Dynaudio Audience 8

The Audience 8's appear to be an earlier version of the Audience 72 that is still being sold today as NOS by some dealers - around $750 each if you check Ebay. The Audience 8 is a medium sized tower with 3 drivers - 1" tweeter and 2 x 6.5" mid-woofers. The Audience line was eventually replaced by the Excite line. While the Audience line were Dynaudios entry line, they are definitely HIFI.

If you can hear them, are in good shape and within your budget, then consider them. If your serious about wanting Dyns, the new 72's at $750 each are a good buy and a well regarded, highly musical speaker too. Good luck!

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.

To clarify, I did not mean to imply the Audience speakers I heard were not good--they were. But the Contour line at the time seemed such a step up in quality that it's hard to compare the two. Also a step up in price, so it all makes sense.
I felt that the brand "got serious" at the Contour line--YMMV.

Audience 8 speakers are similar to the Contour 30 speakers. They sound great. Much less expensive since they are MDF with laminate as opposed to MDF with veneer. Definitely worth considering if you get them in good shape. 

If you can find a nice condition set of Audience 82, grab them!  I use a pristine maple set of them in my bedroom system.  Here is a link to the specs:
https://dynaudiodata.blob.core.windows.net/media/2383/audience82.pdf
The 82 is the flagship of the Audience line, rated down to 27 Hz(-3dB).  I also like that it employs the dedicated mid range driver.