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

Older Blackhawks dont have the eq feature but I can get it installed on mine and will do so.

I am just blown away by this amp.  I just left and dropped off the Belles at Fed Ex; big gime sellers remorse.  Come home and fire up the Raven and Man, watts are bs, Im telling you.  These are some really really healthy 20 watts.  With the speakers running full range snd 1 velodyne Hgs 10 in the center and its rocking out.  It plays right up to a satisfying level for me (sorry neighbors, but I like it loud) and the sound quality is through the roof.  Im so happy with this amp.  Wow!

It came with a bunch of different pre amp tubes... I have some raytheon black plates, amperex, brimar, rca, rogers and pro comm.

Anyways, I called Raven, got awesome help and am going to stick with this beauty for sure.

@b_limo -- I'm happy that you are enjoying the amp. This just goes to show the incredible variety in our tastes in music, listening preferences, room acoustics, expectations, synergy, etc. In the end, there is no right or wrong in this hobby. My advice was based on my own experiences and having compared the Raven to other tube and SS amps. I'm happy to be proven wrong as long as you're thrilled with what you are hearing. In the end, that's all that matters.

Having said that, a new toy can sometimes usher you into the so-called honeymoon phase. Of course, I could be wrong and you might still be in love with the amp after a few months. But just looking the various iterations/combos on your systems page (very impressive by the way), I'm willing to bet that you will be moving up the tube amp chain in a few months :)

Good luck and enjoy the music!

P.S: If you're not already using a better power cord, I recommend replacing the stock PC. I tried the Audio Envy Mega 3 power cord and it definitely improved the performance of my Blackhawk by a few notches.

You’re the king of unprovable assertions though, Miller. There’s little factual discourse happening ITT.

b_limo- I am just blown away by this amp.  I just left and dropped off the Belles at Fed Ex; big gime sellers remorse.  Come home and fire up the Raven and Man, watts are bs, Im telling you.  These are some really really healthy 20 watts.  With the speakers running full range snd 1 velodyne Hgs 10 in the center and its rocking out.  It plays right up to a satisfying level for me (sorry neighbors, but I like it loud) and the sound quality is through the roof.  Im so happy with this amp.  Wow!

Beautiful. And I have to say, as much as I enjoy seeing you so happy with this it is equally as sweet being right, and watching all the heads explode! Reading this is the closest I will get to Usain Bolt glory. Oh, the delicious backpedaling above! No, it is not "incredible variety" it is a fricken insane good amp! Some can hear it, some can't. We can. Take another lap with the flag flowing......   

People can learn from this, I mean if they are the least bit inclined to learning in the first place. Watts are not all created the same. If anyone proved that you just did, with a 20W tube amp that plays "right up to a satisfying level" like the 75W SS you just had- which in turn was better than 100-200 watt amps.    

That's just one lesson, one of the more obvious ones.    

Another trickier lesson, don't assume that because you read something you know everything. I thought you had one amp, turns out later you have another. You have an older Raven, they change a bit over the years, without a full and complete description you have an older one than I thought. Any idea how old? They will probably be able to pin it down by S/N. Would be nice to know for people like me still evaluating. Because Raven is always trying to make them better. So as good as yours is, as wonderful as it sounds, the new ones sound even better. Just to put it in perspective, because we do sadly have a number around here just find it so very hard to believe this stuff really is as good as it is.