I’ve got the Cronus Magnum II and love it. Both it and my speakers, Ohm Walsh 5000 make magic with an ancient used LP War’s The World is a Ghetto. Acoustic, like Gillian Welch, Vanessa Fernandez, is sublime, but it really shines with busy percussion. I might even get into my wife’s Bob Marley collection. Enjoy! |
@larry5729, No one was asking about your impression of the speakers, he already owns them, so why diss them? I had the original Cronus Magnum with the KT120 tubes.. I tube rolled, had 2 Mullard NOS 4003 tubes and can't remember what I went with for the other 3 tubes. I always felt the sound was a little bit grainy and found it to be the KT120 tubes. I tried EL34 tubes but didn't like the too polite tone. I sold the amp after a year. |
congrats @matias1979 ! you will love the CM III. listen for the smooth, refined sound and the huge atmospheric sound stage.
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yes, the cronus ii i had was clear, smooth, colorful, ultra refined and dynamic. the pharaoh to my ears is bass heavy with unrefined midrange and treble. the bass has kind of a suggish overhang. also the sound did not change drastically with different tubes. you compromise high end sound quality for guts and grunt. |
