Never fished with the new Chronarch. The last Chronarch I owned was the pearl colored ones back in the early 2000's. Since then I've only owned the high end Shimano reels like the Calais, etc.
For me it was between the Antaras and the Metanium MGL. There's a reason why the Metanium is $140 more than the Chronarch.... I'm sure the new Chronarch is a good reel, not "bashing" it. I just wanted the best I could afford. I'm very happy with the Metanium MGL.