Amps or Speakers which one to upgrade next


I have a Rogue Audio Cronus Mag integrated driving Vandersteen 2ce sig II
Very happy with the setup but looking to do better  My budget is around $7000
preferably new but used might be Okay
Let me know what your thoughts are
tomstruck

Showing 2 responses by twoleftears

Agree with simao.

You have a pretty well-balanced system right there.  It all depends on what you're trying to achieve, in more specific terms than "better".

That being said, the CMII hits above it's price-bracket, so if it were me, I'd be looking at speakers.  My CMII is hooked up to speakers that list, coincidentally, at 7K (though I paid a good deal less).

Recommendations: define what qualities you want to enhance; read some of the recent speaker threads.  Otherwise people will just give you their recommendation of their favorite.

While Rogue may be a "value brand", as I and many other contented owners have discovered, it offers not only bang for the buck but also very good sound in absolute terms.  My CMII is driving PMC twenty.24's.  My point is that if you were to buy $7K speakers, and even more so some gently used ones at that price, the CMII would still be no slouch at driving them.  That's the conundrum.  Does an Audio Research tube integrated driving 2ce's sound better than a CMII driving Treo CT's?