Creek has a long history of making excellent and affordable audio components. Creek amps and CD players always get great reviews because they sound good, are well made, and offer exceptional value. The Destiny line has received great reviews from Stereophile and The Absolute Sound. The 5350 Integrated Amp is a long standing Stereophile Recommended Component. The latest 5350 from Creek is the Evolution 5350 Integrated Amp, now with 120 watts per channel, the most powerful amp ever from Creek, delivering 200 watts into 4 ohms. 5 line level inputs, optional phono board, preamp output, direct power amp input for Home Theater or use as a dedicated power amp. Creek does the British pace and rhythm thing really well, with a neutral, clean, naturally detailed and musical sound.
The Destiny Integrated Amp is a dual mono design, with variable gain settings from passive up to 9 dB gain, A and B sets of binding posts, a preamp output and power amp input, headphone amp and optional MM or MC phono board. Robert Reina of Stereophile says the highs are "pristine, extended and detailed...clean, clean, clean..low-level dynamic articulation and subtleties that reminded me of expensive tubed gear...a powerful sense of high-level dynamic slam...superb rendition of inner detail." The new Destiny 2 Integrated Amp now has 120 watts per channel, and the same Class A sound as the original Destiny. Robert Reina says the Destiny CD has "pristine, extended, and delicate high frequencies, along with portrayals of ambience, air, and subtle low-level dynamic articulation that more resembled a good vinyl front-end or analog master tape than anything digital." We have one Destiny CD left, this one was Made in the UK. Save $600! Or try the new Destiny 2 CD Player. Still only $2495 retail.
The new Evolution 2 Integrated Amp and CD Player give you a generous serving of the Creek sound at very reasonable prices. The Evolution 2 Integrated Amp has a power amp input as well as a preamp output so it can be used as a stereo preamp, stereo power amp, front 2 channel power amp for a Home Theater system, or as a stereo integrated amp! 80 watts into 8 ohms and over 140 watts into 4 ohms. And no price increase from the Evolution Integrated. The Evolution 2 CD Player matches the Integrated in looks and quality and the retail price of $1095.
The OBH line of componets are small and affordable and consist of a passive preamp, headphone amps, and phono preamps.
If you've never owned a Creek now is the time.