Raven Audio Shaman or Silhouette MkII Monoblocks, pre-amps or others in Raven line....

Shaman Mk2s and Silhouette pre-amp....

Giving some serious thought to taking in some SOTA tube gear (amplifiers & preamplifier) in and try an entirely new presentation to feed the R1s...could be very interesting and I'm getting psyched up just at the thought of it :-) !!!

As the TAD R1s can be biamped, another variant I would try for which I've received advice in the past is great tubes on the top-end and great solid state for the bass....interested in anyone's thoughts on both pure-tube and the mixed amp scenario.

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Sure thing...just saw this as I've been off the forums for quite a few days....

I sure wish I had seen this or heard directly from you back when this first occurred, because you would have had a set of Raven Audio Shaman or Silhouette MK2 Monoblocks in your livingroom to use and compare against all others within a couple of weeks of contacting me had you asked.

I would be more than happy for you to compare all others to them at any time.  If you are still interested please just email me: dave@ravenaudio.com

Will do,...we had tried to hook up previously for this earlier in the year thanks to Bill D. connecting us but your schedule and my travel schedule did not allow me to meet up with you. I'd like to try again later in the year and will reach out to you when ready. Thanks!