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Raven Blackhawk LE... am I going to be disappointed?

Only reason I ask is because it will be pushing Salk Veracity Ht2-TL’s...  Im coming off a Belles Aria, which was fantastic, but wanted to try something different.  My concern is the low wattage of the Raven and low sensitivity of the salks, but my Belles 75 watts sounded better than 3 other nice 225 watt integrateds.  
So, anyone with experience with the Raven Blackhawk LE pushing somewhat low sensitivity speakers chime in and let me know.  



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willgolf
938 posts
 
My Raven Reflection did not give off much heat.
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mapman
22,334 posts
 
One would expect more heat in general when the amp is working harder or playing louder and/or full range  into a tougher load.
willgolf
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@b_limo 
Did you talk to Raven about changing your power tubes?  I went from KT 88's to KT 150's on my Reflection to increase the power.
mofojo
2,304 posts
 
Thats not enough power for those speakers if you ever like high volumes IMO. May very well sound great at 75-80db. 
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mapman
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Yes likely not getting the most out of the speakers but if you like the amp enough that can certainly help make up for that to a certain extent.
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