Dynaudio x38’s


Hello everyone.  I’m looking for some friendly advice.  I’m currently in the market for some new speakers.  I have a Cronus magnum and my current speakers are Klipsch forte II’s.  My budget limit is about $4000.  So far of all the speakers I’ve listened to in my price range, the Dynaudio x38’s are my favorite.  Do you think I can power them sufficiently from the 4ohm taps on my Cronus Magnum?  Thanks.
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How big is the room,listening habits & volume?..I run Excite X14's with 15wpc.& it sounds amazing...The Dynaudio's are Phase/Impedence corrected so although they are inefficient they present an easy load...
Specs show 88db.sensitivity BUT real world is probably more like 83-85db.4 ohms nominal with Dynaudio's proprietary phase correction crossover means it will NOT drop below 4 ohms at any time & remain close to 6ohms average through most of the frequency spectrum...Your amp is 90wpc.@ 4ohm...Within sane listening levels I would say it should sound pretty amazing!I am a big fan of the latest Excite series speakers & feel them to be world class from the X14 through the entire series....They get a bad rap for being hard to drive but that's just not true any more.They are inefficient but present a very easy,even load to an amp...
The problem with the 340’s is voicing...Up until the revised Focus/Excite lines the voicing of pretty much all Dyn’s was a slight bump in the lower midbass/upper bass resulting in a touch more warmth & bass slam..The newer voicing is closer to nuetral,especially in the bass/midbass & IMO have a noticeable improvement in low level detail retrieval,possibly due to the new tweeter coating process...If I had your budget & electronics I would buy a pair of Special 40's & stands & never look back...