While Audience is the entry level to the Dynaudio line, they are good speakers. I have owned Audience 52s in my home theater and would tend to agree with Ejlif's observations. They sounded good with Rotel electronics in my HT, but when I put them in my big rig and heard them with Lamm ML 1.1s, a Jadis preamp and EMM Labs source they really sounded excellent, very easy to listen to, just lacking a bit of refinement, ultimate dynamic range and, of course, bass. The Audience line is not as well-damped or refined as their higher priced offerings, but as Ejlif said, they let you forget about the gear and enjoy the music.
Dynaudio Audience 8
I know Dynaudios get good reviews but there are so many different models that I can't keep up, or even begin to understand what is what. Are the dynaudio audience 8's nice sounding speakers? Where do they fit in the line and about how old are they?