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

b_limo,

Thanks for sharing your experience!
Good info for many, as I am considering the move to a tube integrated myself. I hope the sub-out vs. volume control has a reasonable solution.

Does the amp give off much heat?

@b_limo
So you came back over to the dark side, good for you :) A friend in common shared the news about your incoming Raven. I was about to send you a note to say this, just saw your reply and was about to share thoughts like 1) it will sound very nice, and 2) and won’t go super loud or dynamic. Seems you’ve discovered this already. Your 4-6ohm 88db Salks will definitely benefit from more power IF you still like to listen to music loud. If not, may require getting use to listening at lower levels.
Tip: make sure you are in love with the Raven amp before parting with your Salks for other more efficient speakers. Dave at Raven needs to get with the program and build some affordable KT88 60-80w monos for speakers like yours. Enjoy the tube listening again!

That does sound strange if the sub output level is truly fixed and not variable.  Too bad if so in that the built in high pass filter to the mains for use with a sub sounds like a nice feature to use with a sub. 

My Raven Reflection did not give off much heat.

One would expect more heat in general when the amp is working harder or playing louder and/or full range  into a tougher load.