If you do go with speaker level output from the amp to the subwoofer the Raven Audio tube amps have an interesting feature, a pair of speaker outputs with a selectable high-pass crossover at 80Hz or 100Hz that means those bass frequencies are removed from the amplifier section and passed off to the subwoofer, effectively make the amp 2 to 3 times more powerful, according to Raven. My Blackhawk was built before that feature was added so I can’t testify to its effectiveness. When I had an HSU subwoofer the high-level outputs were what were strongly recommended by Dr. Hsu.
