Own one of a kind Raven Audio Monoblocks

One of a kind - Silhouette Monoblocks by Raven Audio

This is the very first pair of prototypes for the Silhouette Mono Amplifiers. They are as you can say more than a little over-built using some extra fenders and trim so to speak. The center white chrome plated machined bronze cover and the gold colored chromed on/off switch trim piece that also matches the decorative badge on the back transformer cover are special pieces that were built and installed only on this pair of prototypes. Though beautifully made and trimmed out, it was decided that these are far too expensive trim pieces to reproduce on every Raven Audio amplifier.

So this pair is one of a kind and very special. The only thing I do not care for about these is the fact that every few months I have to pull them out of the rack, take the tubes out and polish the chrome like on an antique car or motorcycle. I do not have the patience. So I am going to put these up for sale so someone else can enjoy them. It's time that someone with a little more patience (and some chrome polish!) to own them. The sound is breath taking and the fact that they are hand made point to point wired makes them heirloom quality. They are indeed a fine example of some of the absolute best audio amplifiers on the planet. I will miss their unique beauty.

Raven Audio - behind the scenes

All electronic components are hand wired and soldered. Extremely high end quality parts and wire from WWII era. Some items cannot be copied no matter how hard anyone tries. Tubes will be interchangeable for different values & sound, and power will vary a bit as a result. KT88, 6550, KT120, KT90, etc.

 

 

Raven Audio at the Sweet Spot Audio and More

RAVEN AUDIO IS COMING TO THE SWEET SPOT!






Looking forward to going down to the new location of the Sweet Spot Audio And More store to show our Raven Audio products. This will be the only retail location in Texas handling our Texas hand-crafted high end vacuum tube based audio products.

We brought $100,000.00 worth of some of the world's best high end audio 
products to the Clear Lake Texas area! And I left with very little of it! Please go and visit our product line in the store now.




16868 Hwy 3 North, Webster, TX 77598. (281) 338-7768
 
Sweet Spot Audio and More website

Sweet Spot Audio and More on Facebook

Raven Audio wins BEST OF SHOW at Lone Star Audio Fest - 2012

"Best of Show" in Cost No Object category - Grapevine Room - Lone Star Audio Fest 2012

RAVEN AUDIO WINS BEST OF SHOW - at Lone Star Audio Fest That was held in Dallas, Texas over the first weekend of May.


We just found out that Raven Audio was awarded the "Best Of Show" award in the Cost No Object category which is the professional/commercial level of the top award for the show.

There is also a Do-It-Yourself Best of Show level of that award which was won by Odd Watt and a Budget Level Component award which was taken by Pi Audio. Raven Audio also tied for Best Room Presentation with Legacy Audio, a very well known high end speaker manufacturer that has won just about every major high end audio award in the business, before a tie breaker gave it to them. Congratulations Legacy!

Danny Richie's company GR Research won the second place Best Room Presentation award. We certainly had a great time and are honored to be granted any award at all considering this is our first rodeo so to speak.

Raven will begin selling product somewhere around June 1st. Of course we now have some gently used amplifiers for sale for anyone who might be interested. The ones we used at the show are now for sale. They are specially equipped with some really nice NOS tubes too.

Thanks Dallas, Texas!

The list below is of all of our products and others suppliers in each room.

Room 321:
Reference Grade Reflection Integrated
Reference Grade Shadow Stereo Amp
Reference Grade Shadow Stereo Preamplifier
Shadow Stereo Amplifier
Prototype 300B Mono Blocks
Nighthawk Integrated Amplifier
Blue Power Cable
Black Power Cable
Speaker Cables - Cambridge Wire with Audio Note banana plugs or C connectors.
Other components used:
Source: Raysonic 128 CD Player - upgraded with V-Caps by S.E. Han
PNL interconnect cables (purple)
Silver Speakers from Stereo Clarity (graciously provided by Steven Salazzo at the last minute to replace the room loading LS9s)

Downstairs Grapevine Room: BEST OF SHOW ROOM
RAVEN AUDIO products
Reference Grade Silhouette Mono Block Amplifiers (90% of the time playing in the room)
Regular Grade Silhouette Mono Block Amplifiers (physically located on the floor - sitting outside of the others)
Reference Grade Silhouette Preamplifier
Blue Power Cable
Black Power Cable
Speaker Cables - Cambridge Wire with Audio Note banana plugs connectors. Sources: Raysonic 238 CD Player - upgraded with Jensen paper-in-oil silver lead and jacketed capacitors - installed by S.E. Han
Haans T-20 turntable with an old Black Widow tonearm
Denon 103R Cartridge

Lighting from Ikea
Stands from VTI and Knight, Canada.

Lone Star Audio Fest 2012

Thanks Russ from Polk Audio for taking a quick video of our room at the Lone Star Audio Fest this year.

RAVEN AUDIO PRO & DOWNFALL RISING

The professional division of Raven Audio has for a while now been a sponsor of the Lufkin Alternative Metal band Downfall Rising. Last weekend we were honored to have Rachel Hanks come by and blow our minds with her explosive industrial strength vocal ability. She is one of the strongest singers on the planet, and for some reason as yet undiscovered, which might be very good for everyone. Maybe the time is now for the planets to align and make dreams come true!

All we can say about Rachel Hanks and her incredibly talented guitar player fiance' Brian Fruge is WOW! We hope she decides to come back and possibly make it all official, but if not.... we sure enjoyed playing music with you guys. Thanks Brian and Rachel!

Raven - Machine work

The cases are coming together.