avanti1960
Well-Known Member
After auditioning systems since last April I stumbled into an amplifier / speaker combo that gives me the sound I was after and came in well under budget!
The "target" sound was a system I heard with a Rogue Audio preamp/amp (RP-5/ Stereo 100) and Joseph Audio Pulsar speakers. I loved the smooth tube sound combined with speakers that had a resolution / clarity that was in a league above most everything else.
I then tried to find a similar sound at something less than the $14,700.00 asking price of that system.
The result is the system below. A Raven Audio Nighthawk MKii and KEF LS50 speakers. Of course it does not sound as good as the "target" system but it comes close in coherency, clarity and tonality- close enough for me.
I had never heard of Raven Audio before but when I stumbled into a local dealer to listen to some KEF towers, they had these cool amps connected to KEF LS50s. I sat down and listened and was mesmerized.
Apparently Raven has only two dealers and I just happened to live near one in suburban Chicago.
Luck me!
The "target" sound was a system I heard with a Rogue Audio preamp/amp (RP-5/ Stereo 100) and Joseph Audio Pulsar speakers. I loved the smooth tube sound combined with speakers that had a resolution / clarity that was in a league above most everything else.
I then tried to find a similar sound at something less than the $14,700.00 asking price of that system.
The result is the system below. A Raven Audio Nighthawk MKii and KEF LS50 speakers. Of course it does not sound as good as the "target" system but it comes close in coherency, clarity and tonality- close enough for me.
I had never heard of Raven Audio before but when I stumbled into a local dealer to listen to some KEF towers, they had these cool amps connected to KEF LS50s. I sat down and listened and was mesmerized.
Apparently Raven has only two dealers and I just happened to live near one in suburban Chicago.
Luck me!