Avian Series · Integrated Stereo Tube Amplifier
Blackhawk MK3.1
Building on the Nighthawk's philosophy, the Blackhawk adds Raven's premium custom capacitors and signal-path components — the result is a wider, deeper, more three-dimensional soundstage.
A wider, deeper soundstage — cost-no-object components.
$4,535
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“This sound is BEAUTIFUL and does indeed beat my $10,000 McIntosh MA-8000 when it comes to that sound. I have never heard any better up to $6500.”
The Blackhawk
A wider, deeper soundstage — cost-no-object components.
The 20-watt-per-channel Blackhawk Integrated Stereo Tube Amplifier is Raven Audio's next step up from the Nighthawk. With the addition of Raven's cost-no-object capacitors and other upgraded internal components, the Blackhawk commands an even wider soundstage with more three-dimensionality.
Just like all Raven Audio tube amps, there is no roll-off in the high frequencies or haze which negatively affects high-end detail, and the bass is fast and tight. Twenty watts per channel may not sound like much power, but in terms of driving speakers it is equivalent to a high-quality one-hundred-watt-per-channel solid-state amplifier.
Raven Audio products are made in the U.S.A. and are built to military specifications. They last a lifetime. Quality is in our DNA.
Hand-built in the U.S.A.
American Made
Built in the U.S.A., to last a lifetime.
Every Blackhawk is hand-wired and assembled in America to military specifications — no offshore shortcuts, no disposable parts. It is built to be serviced, upgraded, and handed down rather than replaced.
High-Pass Crossover
Add a subwoofer without taxing the amp.
A variable RCA subwoofer output with a built-in 6 dB/octave high-pass filter rolls the deepest bass off the main amplifier. That frees up the better part of its power to focus on the midrange and highs — exactly where tubes do their finest work.
Proprietary Transformers
Custom transformers, wound in America.
The audio and power transformers are designed in-house and built to Raven's own spec — oversized, quiet, and made to run cool for decades. They are the foundation of the Blackhawk's effortless dynamics and dead-silent background.
Studio-Grade Connectors
Connections you can trust.
Neutrik RCA inputs and heavy, machined speaker binding posts make every connection solid and repeatable — the same caliber of hardware you would find in a professional recording studio.
Features & Specifications
- Power Output
- 20 watts per channel
- Topology
- Integrated stereo, self-biasing
- Tube Complement
- 4 × 6L6GC power · 4 × 12AT7 · 2 × 12AU7 (self-biasing — never needs adjustment)
- Inputs
- 5 × stereo RCA
- Outputs
- Variable RCA subwoofer out (6 dB/oct high-pass)
- Speaker Taps
- 4 Ω and 8 Ω
- Frequency Response
- 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Recommended Sensitivity
- 85 dB+
- Finish
- Metallic Black with Silver trim
- Dimensions
- 15.5" W × 14" D × 6.5" H
- Weight
- 35 lbs
- Remote
- Included (volume)
- Origin
- Hand-built in the U.S.A.
45-Day In-Home Trial
Hear it in your own room for 45 days.
We build every amplifier by hand and stand behind it completely. Audition an Avian amplifier, the CiQala or any Soniquil cable in your own system — if it isn't the most musical thing you've ever heard, send it back.