DON:T WAIT! Replace Those Old Power Tubes!

You say Raven Audio amp..What model do you have ??

I had Osprey for 5 years and was very happy but just months ago went with Reflection and I can not believe what my ears hear and have missed all these years in the music I have listened too..

I m running KT88’s and most of my music 90% sound beautiful but for the other music to sound good would need a tube roll probably to 6550 tubes..

If you can get them from Dave is Military 1970 6L6GC tubes these produced in Osprey the most amazing sound stage from that unit .But also 6414 talls in third row ,6060 yellows row 2 and Siemens ECC81 Row 1 ..The best sound that unit could produce..

The other power tubes I enjoyed was Tong Sol 5881 they had a warmer sound ..

Dave can find some really nice tubes for his product line.

I originally bought the Raven Nighthawk. Then, Raven Audio offered an upgrade to the transformers to toroidal, and an upgraded PC board, and other upgrades were offered so Raven recreated my Nighthawk into something better. I'm unsure what to call it now! I had read your earlier post about the Reflection. It sounds totally amazing. (And it looks incredible!) These Chinese NOS are a bit pinched up but soon will open up I expect. The quiet background is beyond anything I've ever heard on my amp from the very first day. After just getting my sub issue worked out, and now these new power tubes, it will be hard to get anything done around here. LOL

I went from dual SVS SB10's to a single SB16 and the sound of single sub over my duals is so much improved that it has more real depth and trying to find positions of duals just drove me ..I am running the Raven Audio Corvus speakers very pleased with them..Enjoy your system and once in a while get off couch.Happy New Year

Once you decide to stick with tube equipment, I advise keeping an eye out for a decent tube tester. Knowing their relative strength and testing for shorts, that is way beyond the world of darkness that you live within without any kind of testing ability. 

I check all my tubes routinely twice a year, and have the benefit to check, know their status when I buy them new or used ones I find or friends give me; or whenever any issue pops up, like the imbalance I just traced to a poor connection of a cable that never gave me trouble before.

Today I am changing the connectors to these compact ones, see the video

Tight RCA Connectors, screws, no solder needed

I used 90 degree ones on everything so wire weight did not put stress on connections..