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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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mapman
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@b_limo didn’t you have the Fritz Carerra at one point prior to Salk? Those might have been winners with the 20 watt Raven due to easy load. Would like to hear that combo. Oh well trying new things is half the fun so more power to you.
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Perhaps the most difficult task when seeking useful information on a forum such as this, to use the cliche, is trying to"separate the wheat from the chaff." Rather than risk being flagged. I’ll leave it at that.  Except to say that I think @oldhvymec has it figured out.  :)
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arafiq
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IMO @b_limo is making an excellent decision. Raven will be a good match with high sensitivity speakers. This was the exact advice given by many a few days ago -- i.e. Salks not being a good match with Raven. They might sound good enough, but too much potential left on the table.

FWIW, I heard the Raven Audio Celest' speakers being driven by an Osprey at James' house, and it was a fabulous match. If I were to go down that path, I would definitely keep the Celest' in my top 3 choices.
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mapman
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Well unfortunately  I guess anyone who correctly answered the OP would be disappointed with the combo gets to take a victory lap now.
decooney
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Do not change to KT150s without doing a bunch of research on this tube type. I thought, for my garage system , that the extra power of the KT120s was worth the slight loss of humanity. I have never used KT150s, but have heard a number of users as well as manufacturers that dont like this tube.

To sound their best, the KT150 tube needs to be utilized in an amplifier and circuit designed with higher plate voltage and hefty transformers. 

Sounds completely different in my current amps specifically designed and built to run KT150s properly. Gotta hear the difference to understand and appreciate it.  
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