Rogue Cronus an upgrade over the PrimaLuna PL1?

I strongly second the CJ recommendation!

I too went from an entry level Jolida through the Cronus to CJ phase and, if I had known what I now know, I would have skipped the Cronus and gone straight to CJ. Take it from experience and save yourself time and money.

Had the Cronus Magnum which is power by KT90s - would not suggest that that version meets your criteria

You might try some different power tubes in the Prologue One. SED 6550's are not ever going to sound dark and moody even with Mullards to compensate for the linearity of the 6550's. I tried. While the Prologue One has adjustible bias its internal settings were intended to be used with EL34 type tubes, not the more powerful 6550's and their variants (although they can be changed to adjust for the larger tubes). Just a thought.

Hi:

Like Newbee I would first recommend rolling the power tubes. I currently use the new Tungsol 6L6GC and like them alot.

Michael

Grinnel and Stevecham - Thanks for the CJ recommendations. Want to stay with an integrated, is the CAV50 a move in the right direction?

Nebee and Michaelo - I may try different power tubes, the 6L6GC if compatible. I strongly prefer the SED 6550 over the stock EL34.