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.
redline11

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My listening room is approximately 14x27.  I have my system set up on the short side of the room due to a large bay window and the other side of the long end opens up into my dining room.  So it’s a pretty big space especially for a San Francisco apartment.  I have several rugs down but I will eventually put more on the walls to help acoustics.  As far as volume goes,  the nob on my Cronus never goes past a third of the way.  Because the Klipsch are so efficient they get quite loud beyond that point.  Fortunately I’m on the top floor and my neighbor downstairs is old and hard of hearing.   So there is still a lot of volume nob left to turn.
Thank you freediver, that's what I was wondering. I really liked the imaging and great low end. I felt that not only were they great in their price range, but also better or close to some speakers above their price point.  twoleftears,  I have the Mk1.  I am currently running genelex gold lion KT-88's but I do also have a set of Tung-sol KT-120's that I can swap out.  I plan to experiment with the two when I pick up the speakers.  Any recommendations?
Thanks for the tip on the focals, I may audition some.

There are some really nice looking focus 340's for sale here on the gon.  Do you think my Cronus magnum would have any trouble driving them?
That's kind of what I was thinking.   2K for the used 340's as opposed to 4K for the new x38...  I have heard good things about the focus 340 and I know they have a sensitivity of 87db as opposed to 88db for the x38.  The driver configuration is pretty much the same from what I can tell.
Very good to know.  I liked the voicing of the x38.  I will also look into the special 40's.  Maybe I can demo them too.