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Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hello jc4659, I have replied to your message a few days ago. I hope you received it. Thank you.      
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hello yyzsantabarbara, Thank you. Lots of good amplifiers out there to choose from. The Raven is perhaps one of my better decisions made to add on to my joy of listening to music. Please share your experience with the Raven when you get it. Che... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Lynn, Thank you for the advice - always turn on preamps before power amps, and always turn off power amps first (and wait a little while) before turning off source components.  
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hi kmtang, I will if there is an opportunity.  
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
I have always preferred solid state amps over tubes because most of the time when I listened to tube amps (friends and at retailers), it sounded veiled, without the nice clarity of the top end. But the Raven changed my perception. Not only is the ... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hello Lynn, It is your (and Don's) detailed explanation of the technology used on the Raven and Blackbirds that helped me to decide on the Raven. I learned so much and had a better understanding about tubes, and transformers now.  
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
ghdprentice, Thank you.  
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hello Lynn and Don, Thank you very much for your work on the Raven (and the Blackbirds). I wish am better with words. I went down this path of upgrading my toys, initially from a laptop, Schiit Modi 2 DAC, Yamaha CA410 amp and a pair of bookshel... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hi jc4659, Thank you. It is a very nice set up. Yes, I cannot comprehend those terms, like layered. What makes the music layered? Fast bass, what is fast? Anyway, I don't analyze but only listen and enjoy the music.  The Yamaha AS2100 integrated... 
Spatial Audio Raven Preamp
Hello Folks, I received my Raven a few weeks ago and I now have about 50 hours on it. I want to share my listening joy of the Raven. Caveat: I don't write very well and hence may not be able to describe with the right choice of words. My setup i... 
Preamp upgrade
What is your take on vacuum tube preamps? Spatial Audio Lab's Raven Preamplifier is very good I read. Here is the thread on Audiogon - https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/spatial-audio-raven-preamp    
Open baffle speakers
I have about 100 hours on the Caladans. I hear refined  and tight bass pluckings of bass guitars I never heard of (listening to the same song for years).  
Open baffle speakers
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Open baffle speakers
Check out Clayton Shaw's Caladan OB speakers. All the nice things said of a very good speaker. Sorry, I am not good with words but listen to what the buyers said of their Caladans.    
Streamer, Dac,with Pre Amp
Hi @garrymac  The Yamaha AS2200 integrated amplifier reproduce music that sounds real. Paired with Clayton's Caladan OB speakers, the music sounds real. Sorry, I am not good with words but listen for yourself. The AS2200 is all analog. Its Main ...