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| The Raven Has Landed @millercarbon I was not aware there was a Blackhawk model after the MK 3.1. Check the front of the amp to verify please.Your review of the amp sound exactly like my Mk 3.1 | |
| What Integrated Amp do You use I use a Raven Blackhawk 3.1 as a daily driver.Speakers are Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers w/RAAL.No complaints. | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk I received my Blackhawk toward the end of last year when production started up again. I love it. | |
| Best integrated for my purposes - help me choose 1 of 3! @glupson7 it will be quite a while replacing tubes on the Raven as the tubes are run with less power which will cause them to last much longer.I love my Blackhawk.Last for many years. | |
| anyone pair the Kinki Studio EX-M1 amp with Ascend RAAL Towers? I drive the Sierra w/RAAL with a nova 300 for SS and a Raven Audio Blackhawk Mk 3.1 (20 watts, tubes) and the speakers just sound good.Going to build 2 Amp Camp Amps and comfigure the amps for mono next. | |
| REVIEW: Raven Audio Blackhawk Integrated, Soniquil Cables.... I got my Blackhawk Mk 3.1 in November. I was after skypunk on the list. After your issue, it was a while before I finally got mine. Bought cables and tubes.Not an issue at any time. Great build and sound quality. | |
| Raven Audio Nighthawk I got my Blackhawk Mk 3.1 in November.Sounds great with excellent bass and power. ----------Oppo UDP-203 Peachtree nova500Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers w/RAAL speakersCustom built Roon ServerPS Audio PerfectWave TransportPS Audio DirectStream DAC... | |
| Why is there no love for Prima Luna? This year I am upgrading all my equipment.I am trying to buy from North America and support the smaller audio companies.I just received a Raven Blackhawk Mk.3.1 Integrated (2020 update) which I am using to power some Ascend Acoustics Sierra Towers... | |
| Streaming for beginner I also have a Roon server I built to stream to the PS Audio DSD as it an endpoint for Roon, Spotify and... if you have the Bridge card. You can pick a used one up and save money.Added a PS Audio DMP disc player because it connects to DSD. Mainly l... | |
| Streaming for beginner I used Spotify on my Directstream Dac w/Bridge without issue.As far as sounding good, Spotify sounds find when I don't already own it. We have a family Spotify membership.I also have a Peachtree nova 300 which is designed to remove any device nois... | |
| Think fast: What would you take? My USB external drive with all my music. Everything else can be replaced. | |
| Sub $1k Power Conditioners? Any Assistance Appreciated... I have a Brickwall Audiophile conditioner I would sell you at a good price.I put a Entech Wideband Powerline Noise Analyzer on it and it has almost no noise. I also have a Adcom ACE-515 very cheap, however it is not as quiet.I've replaced both wit... | |
| What’s really hurting the audio hobby? I had a trip planned to southern California and so I thought I would visit a speaker manufacturer and a stereo dealer which had a lot or unlimited amount of speakers I wanted to hear.Spent around 3 hours at the speaker manufacturer listening to th... | |
| Best mid priced Amp-Preamp I had an Adcom GFA555 and GTP500. Needed work...Replace them with current tech (digital included). I found a deal on the Peachtree nova300 for $1800. Bought some Ascend Acoustics CBM170S,$330 (and a used 8" sub). They will work till I can go aroun... | |
| What equipment have you bought this year so far ? Peachtree Nova300Optical and digital coax cablesBuilding a pair of speaker cables |