Advice on speaker pairing with my Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum using KT120 output tubes.


I am interest in spending between $3-$3.5K.  I listen to rock and jazz via vinyl (Music Hall mmf5.1 with a Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+) or digital streaming music library or Tidal via a W4S moded Sonos Connect thru a Schiit Audio Gungnir DAC.  My room is 17' x 24', but I listen close up - 10' from the speakers.  I have been considering Golden Ear Triton 2+ speakers.
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Showing 2 responses by stewart0722

You'll hear 10,000 different opinions on this......

Here is mine:

That amplifier should drive most anything within reason......

For well under 2K you could do the Ryan Audio R610
For well under 3.5K you could do the Ryan Audio R620

I have owned Vandersteen as well as Revel and ended up with Magnepan 3.7s.  If I ever made a return to non planar loudspeakers, I would buy a pair of Ryans based on the two models I have heard....

Even through youtube, you can hear how musical they are:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe6WznxBdjQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QZHsENBRMk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ebt_4pP3J_A

I have a dealer friend who is bringing a pair of 610s for me to try in my study.......and I'll probably buy them and pair them with the Rogue Integrated that you own.....
LOL!!!

See?   Who needs a desler close by when you can tell everything about a speaker through youtube.....guess we may need a sound quality disclaimer if I post avshowrooms vids.....
Based on these videos Ryans don't sound good to me