Does the Rogue Cronus Magnum III have any real competition in its same price point of $3k?

i owned a raven audio blackhawk.  loved the sound, it came stock with nos svet winged c power tubes and a mixture of quality nos small signal tubes which had a big impact on SQ. the current ravens use different power and small signal tubes.  
i sold it and replaced with a rogue cronus magnum ii to increase the impact and scale driving larger box british monitors.  mission accomplished, dynamics and bass were increased noticeably.  judicious small signal tube upgrades brought the SQ close to that of the Ravens.  
i would bet the sound quality today is closer out of the box.  
the ravens would sound more alive with higher efficiency speakers but that was not my case.  

hmmmmmmm….

The answer is never simple and straight forward. 

+2 Black Ice Audio Fusion F-35 ($2200). F-22 if you need less power ($1700).

Rogue Pharaoh. Sweetness of tubes with SS power. 185 watts/ch. Guys at Rogue prefer Pharaoh over Cronus.