Tube integrated amp recommendations

Had a raven blackhawk, loved the sound, ultimately lacked the power i needed in my room, also came with NOS svet winged Cs and amperex / mullard small signal tubes which helped tremendously. 

went with a Rogue Cronus Magnum II and loved it.  more power from the KT 120s, did some inexpensive NOS small signal tubes and the sound came close to the Raven but with much more power.  

Fast forward and i have gone through multiple pre amps and power amp currently running $12K worth of tube preamp ss power amp and could / should have stopped at the Rogue CM II.  The new CM III is even better.  One of the best sounding amps in home audio.  

There are some very nice looking tube amps on Amazon for just over a grand that many people there rave about. Looks nice, good price many happy music loving customers , not just a few audiophiles who alone seldom agree on what sounds best or even good anyhow. I think I’ve read good things about them here as well. Tempting.

With those speakers try a nice low watt amp from Decware. I run a 4 watt Decware mini torii with 92db Ref 3A de Capos loud enough for me lol

sweet sound can run a variety of tubes 6v6 el37, 6l6 etc

I’m an Audio Research fan and that new I/50 integrated has caught my eye. Hard to go wrong with ARC unless just not tubey sounding enough for some.

Conrad Johnson has been around a long time also always impresses when I hear.

i have not heard the others but they all of course have their fans. I heard some Raven amp once at a show and it was perfectly fine but did not strike me in particular either way. Not as much of a fan from what I read though as some. Not as extensive a track record as ARC CJ or even Luxman but the owners seem to love Raven.  Each have their own aesthetic that should also be a factor in deciding. 

If others say the RAVEN’s sound good, and you consider their built-in high pass filter to off-load the need to amplify low bass, you could be extremely happy, and if you ever want to try less efficient speakers, that out to self-powered sub will make a huge difference.

missing headphone feature.

In any case, you need to do some reading, asking questions, and specifically ask Raven for their advice as to which tubes to try.

Also, I highly recommend anyone with tube equipment to get their own tube tester, a simple inexpensive portable one, will give you confidence in what you buy, help diagnose any suspected problems, for the rest of your life! Just add it to your budget. You need it’s manual to know the settings for testing.

this ACCURATE 257 is untested, I have it, and it’s little brother 157, there’s not much to go wrong or to fix if needed, and I have the manuals for both if you find a nice one without a manual.

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