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Replace Rogue Cronus 3 with Rogue Pharoah 2 or HiFi Rose rs520 or suggestions

I have a small music room and have been using the Rogue Cronus 3 integrated.

i think the Rogue to me sounds more solid state than my 300b tube amp by a long ways. Maybe I just don’t like the sound with the .7 speakers.

it gets my room a little warm here in Oklahoma with 90 and 100 degree weather.

i also have a Hegel h190 that I have been using.  I think the Hegel h190 sounds better than the Cronus with the Magnepan .7 speakers I am using right now.

i think I just want something new.

i have a local dealer that has the Rogue and HiFi Rose line and been thinking about trading the Cronus for a Rogue Pharoah or a HiFi Rose integrated with streaming capabilities. Read some great reviews about the Pharoah with Magnepan .7 speakers. Should I keep the Rogue or trade for one of these or something else. I am not sure about the class d amp qualities yet. Any advice would be appreciated.

dylanfan

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dylanfan OP
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Avanti1960 thank you so much for the reply.

that was exactly what I thought using the Cronus but could not put it into such precise wording.

you make a lot of sense. Most reviews of the Pharoah 2 has been favorable but there were a couple that had me question the class D amplifier.

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dylanfan OP
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Thank you for all the advice.

i think u have tried different preamp tubes as well as KT120 

tubes in the Cronus.

the dealer that sold me the Rogue gave me some alternatives suggestions besides the Rogue Pharoah 2. I was thinking about Hegel h390 but he suggested the Simaudio 340i with built in dac and phono stage.

i know very little about the Simaudio line but he said it best the Hegel when he had a H600 when he was looking at the Hegel line to carry.

it gets good reviews too. Any experience with Simaudio?

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