Conrad Johnson or PrimaLuna

Good to read my suspicions are false.

Doesn't matter to me where something is made. Only my 2 most used sources are domestic-table and tuner. The rest is international-China,Italy and England.  

Hopefully, this thread doesn't fall off a cliff. The earlier post unintentionally sidetracked from the topic, which is CJ or PL. Apologies.

Features,build, flexibility and reliability the PL HP is a solid buy. Haven't heard the CJ, but i'm sure it's a fine amp for what it is. 

Sonically, it's just another subjective call. With the PL, you can fuss with power tubes to your ears. If you MUST have made in USA go Conrad Johnson.

The PL HP with Focal 1038's are a nice match. I've had mine for 5 years. There's plenty of positive user and reviewer write ups on it. Good enough to worry about the rest of the system.

Have you looked at Line Magnetic? If you're not adverse to made in China, they are worth a look also.

 "my harbeths and proacs are a notch less sensitive than your teks -- wonder about db headroom"

If they work fine with the PL, likely fine with Raven.

"i have been a die hard audio research and vac fan for many years, recently tried and like a primaluna... really good for the money in many important ways"

jjss49-

I caught this line from a review on the Reflection, which was disappointing to find out:
 "The amp runs in self-bias, or cathode bias, which is my preference for consumer electronics.":
https://www.dagogo.com/raven-audio-reflection-integrated-amplifier-review/
Their autobias isn't the latest that VAC/PL use.
https://www.primaluna-usa.com/adaptive-autobias

In the grand scheme of things, it's something that's not going to be heard from your speakers. But if we're comparing parts.....

Other than having a more diverse lineup, I don't see much difference from other small  USA companies.
https://rogershighfidelity.com/ 

I wouldn't be surprised if Raven is really a Korean company that just ships their stuff here to be assembled. Who cares...if it sounds great, which I don't doubt, it doesn't matter.