Agree with Viridian, probably a step back in your specific setup.
Personally though, I could live with a Cronus quite nicely though were I to build the system around it to match well, particular using more tube amp friendly speakers. It is a very good sounding and unique looking piece for reasonable cost that any audiophile worth their salt ought to take to.
Triangle, Focal, Audiokinesis, Magnepan, Tannoy, Klipsch, Zu, Tekton are just a few lines that offer relatively inexpensive options that work very well with tube amps in general. There are many others as well.
Toss a powered subwoofer or two in the mix to handle the lowest octave, if needed, and the world is your oyster regarding speaker options, including probably the current Snells.
Personally though, I could live with a Cronus quite nicely though were I to build the system around it to match well, particular using more tube amp friendly speakers. It is a very good sounding and unique looking piece for reasonable cost that any audiophile worth their salt ought to take to.
Triangle, Focal, Audiokinesis, Magnepan, Tannoy, Klipsch, Zu, Tekton are just a few lines that offer relatively inexpensive options that work very well with tube amps in general. There are many others as well.
Toss a powered subwoofer or two in the mix to handle the lowest octave, if needed, and the world is your oyster regarding speaker options, including probably the current Snells.