Hi,
I own both the Audience (Audience 50) and the Contours (1.3MKII). I have often moved out the contours to other room and put the audience as the fronts. Though the Audience is a good speaker by itself, I personally like the contours as my main fronts. If there was a way to calculate the sound pleasure/cost ratio then maybe the audience 50 would have a higher ratio then the contour. But in the audio science I guess this ratio is not a linear equation. If you have the money go for the contours if not the audience won't dissapoint you either.
I own both the Audience (Audience 50) and the Contours (1.3MKII). I have often moved out the contours to other room and put the audience as the fronts. Though the Audience is a good speaker by itself, I personally like the contours as my main fronts. If there was a way to calculate the sound pleasure/cost ratio then maybe the audience 50 would have a higher ratio then the contour. But in the audio science I guess this ratio is not a linear equation. If you have the money go for the contours if not the audience won't dissapoint you either.