I have a pair of Audience 42Ws for my office system, which have no rear port and can be placed against the wall. I picked these up on a whim with the intent to resell, not thinking to pair them with tube gear as I prefer. I was surprised at how good they sound with a variety of amps.
The Audience speakers seem to be fairly easy to drive, which has not been my experience with other Dynaudio models. I am currently playing them through a Golden Tube Audio SE-40 40w SET amp and using a Peachtree Decco as preamp. They sound great, and the tube amp really tames their slight tendency towards brightness.
The Audience speakers seem to be fairly easy to drive, which has not been my experience with other Dynaudio models. I am currently playing them through a Golden Tube Audio SE-40 40w SET amp and using a Peachtree Decco as preamp. They sound great, and the tube amp really tames their slight tendency towards brightness.