Hi all,

First post here. I can't believe I haven't discovered this place until now. Looks like an informative forum.

Anyhow, I am considering buying the Dynaudio Audience 62 floorstanders. I've got a couple of concerns.

1. Is my amp good enough to drive them? I have a YBA YA201, rated at 100w. I'm not too concerned about it but figured I'd ask, since Dynaudio has a reputation for needing lots of juice. However, I've read reviews that state that even though their speakers are rated at 4 Ohms, this is often misleading as their impedence curves tend to be smooth and over 5 most of the time. And the YBA is a pretty decent integrated.

2. Room size. My room is not large, it's 10.5 feet by 11.5 feet. Dynaudio recommends their speakers ideally be 2m apart, which I can do. And I would listen about 2 meters away. Would these towers overpower the room?

Just to give a bit of background info, I just bought a pair of Wharfedale Evo2-10, but I am now second guessing that choice and looking at floorstanders for a couple of reasons. I don't have stands for the Wharfedale's (they will go on a desk along with the amp/CD player, not ideal perhaps but it is a very heavy and stable desk and doesn't seem to negatively affect sound to me). Also, these speakers will ultimately see home theatre duty, and I'm thinking maybe floorstanders are better in that regard. But that is probably 2-5 years away, so I'd be living with them as my stereo speakers for some time. Thirdly, I won't have to use a subwoofer. I don't mind subwoofers, but they aren't always easy to integrate.

Or I could live with the EVOs for a while and always sell them in a few years, and buy a pair of Dynaudio Excite floorstanders when it comes time to do the home theatre. I'm considering the Audience now because of the good prices.