Rogue Audio Cronus ...what speakers do you love ?

My opinion ofis probably not the best match but a decent one and still sound very good together most of the time.  

Off the cuff if it were me the Triangle and Vandersteen ideas would have a lot of appeal

I have been using a Cronus Magnum on loan from a friend during the pandemic. Was supposed to be a few weeks, but I have been blessed with this lodger for a while.

I have listened to it quite a bit with Sonus Faber Cremonas and with a pair of Gallo Reference 3s.

If you have the Gallos it would be well worth the effort to listen to the pair together. I had always hoped for more from the REF 3s and the Cronus Magnum makes them magical. I will be leaving the amp in this set-up (buying it from friend).

I have been running the Sonus Fabers off Ayre equipment and have been immensely happy with them. The Cronus Magnum sounds great on the Cremonas, but it can not touch the fine delineation and impact/clarity from either the Ayre separates or the Ayre integrated.

Still, at the Cronus price point and with a built-in bias meter, you can not really go wrong with this amp.

I am using it with Raal Sr1a headphone which requires more than 100 watts.

Mine is fitted with Telefuken 12ax7 and Amperex 12 au7 tubes.

possibly the best buy in all of audiophile land.  
i enjoyed my CMII immensely with Harbeth C7ES3 speakers.  
Tube upgraded to amperx 12AX7 and AU7, RCA 5914 12AU7 back row.  

I have "upgraded" everything but should have stopped with that system.  

I am always curious when I read about the CM. I have only heard it once for about an hour at Overture Audio in DE. I thought it was a nice sounding SS amp...problem is its tubes!. I did not get any "tube magic" from it...certainly unlike the MC275 I heard in the same place. Problem is the 275 needs a preamp and the numbers get much higher very quickly. I dont recall what speakers they were playing through as this was a couple of Decembers ago. I would be curious as to what/if any members have used either of these amps with Ohm Walsh or Kef R300 or LS50 speakers and if so their thoughts. I am VERY TUBE CURIOUS and will be upgrading my amp(s) in the next year but have been happy with my speakers. Now, thinking maybe its time to upgrade both...
BTW, running alternatively a Terry DeWick upgraded MC250 with an upgraded Acurus RL11 or a Marantz PM8005. The 250 has a wonderful blend of musicality and detail in its upgraded form but not enough power and the pre has no remote...and I have a increasingly bad back.