Thanks.
On a serious note, I found that good earbuds make a wonderful work setup. I used PK-2s. Earbuds are nice in that you can instantly respond to any interruption and in that they produce good sound with no amplifier, so very little equipment is needed.
I tried this to see what would come up besides Cavalli Audio. There was a glowing review on avforum. Probably the reviewer should stick to TVs. I noticed one interesting thing. It appears that Cavalli Audio isn't confident in the robustness of their products as they offer only a 1 year warranty.
It seems to me that it was fortunate that you didn't have it on you. If you had, you might have been tempted to do something stupid instead of doing the smart thing like you did.