Newbie Can't Decide Which Tube Amp

These Quicksilver Mono 120 amps are worth looking into!
http://quicksilveraudio.com/products/mono-120/

Whatever you do, don't buy Raven.

(Just trolling you know who. Raven seems good.)

Love Quicksilver. One thing about the Mono 120's -- they're more powerful than the Mono 60's but less flexible in which tubes they can take, I believe. (decooney stated as much, I think, and he really knows QS.) So, if you get the Mono 60s for a bunch less, you have spare $$ to spend on really nice NOS tubes.

Pathos Acoustics makes a wonderful line of hybrid tube amps and I do own one or two of them. Have a Classic One MK3 in one of my systems now and I have one of their In Pol.

I also have a Raven Blackhawk MK3 in my main system and I love it. Also have Raven CeLest Towers and all Raven cables, Thorens TD145 TT, Icon phone section and Moon by Simusdio 280D DAC Streamer.

Just Buy the Raven. 

EAR534 wouldn't be enough to drive those 87db speakers. 

There's a pair of VTL MB-125s listed here for $4K, that would be a much better fit. Manley and Rogue both also have many models >100w that would pair better with your speakers. 

Output tubes each have their own characteristics. If you can't listen to a number of amps of varying design, at a minimum try reading up on comparisons of EL34s, 6650s, KT150s, etc. 

Cheers,
Spencer

The OP is not looking for an integrated amp. No Raven today!