Spatial Audio Raven Preamp

After years of pondering next move....Called and they had one left. Got it and AMPs too! Kid in a candy shop. 

Hope you enjoy it!

Don Sachs, Spatial Audio, and I are right at the beginning of the production curve, with the preamps a little ahead of the Blackbird power amps. The designs are finalized, stable, and several steps more advanced than what was shown at the Seattle Audio Festival last June.

Both are quite different than other tube audio products that mostly date from late 1950's designs. They are a combination of Bell System/Western Electric line amplifiers and 21st Century computer-designed transformers and power supplies.

@wsrrsw Yes, I heard someone bought the preamp in the last of the old style cases, and one of the last two pairs of amps in the old style cases.   The amps are electrically the same and so is the preamp.  Please report back once you have them up and running and have 10-20 hours on them.  Please let us know what other gear  you are using with them.

Thanks!

@donsachs Youbetcha. Initially will use a Lumin X1 w/ Khorns. Was going to treat room before this (major) Amp/pre upgrade but a windfall happened and rather than a spiffy wardrobe (who me?), tango lessons or going to the Tour de France this was the best option. Room treatment on tap. Excited!!! Whee Ha, Daddyoh. 

@wsrrsw Fasten your seatbelt, that will be a VERY dynamic system.   Have you rebuilt the crossovers on the Khorns?  If not, there is improvement to be gained there.   The Khorns are a wee bit bass shy below 50 Hz or so, but the amps will give you everything those woofers are capable of.

Let us know when you have a few hours on it all.