Creek reviews

Creek 3140 Tuner review
Tuner Creek 3140

I don't know who wrote the owner's manual for this FM-only British tuner, but whoever did must have been conforming to an unusual set of specification standards. I couldn't make head or tail of the specs found in the booklet supplied with the 3140; fortunately, the U.S. distributors of this fine-sounding...
Creek Classic CD-player review
CD-player Creek Classic

The latest incarnation of Creek's mid-price CD player design is an evolution of the tried and trusted CD50Mk2. Adhering nicely to the 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' school of design, the Classic incorporates a few choice modifications over its predecessor in order to keep things competitive. The...
Creek Evolution Amplifier review
Amplifier Creek Evolution

Looking at its appearance, it's hard to say that Evolution amplifier belongs to the low level. A milled front panel with a thickness of 12 mm, aluminum-molded buttons, volume control knobs and an input selector switch, a large display with adjustable brightness - all this suggests that they did not save...
Creek Evolution CD-player review
CD-player Creek Evolution

The British company Creek Audio has been known among audiophiles for a long time - this year it celebrates its 25th anniversary. It has gained popularity thanks to high-quality and at the same time relatively affordable solutions in the field of amplifiers, tuners and CD-players. The Evolution (Evo)...
Creek Evolution 2 Amplifier review
Amplifier Creek Evolution 2

Today we have an updated version of the popular Evolution model, released a few years ago. Changes, first of all, related to electronic stuffing - many important components were transferred from the top Destiny series. So, the preliminary section is built on low-noise amplifiers OPA2134, a high-current...
Creek Evolution 2 CD-player review
CD-player Creek Evolution 2

Evolution 2 is the most affordable model of the two CD players currently produced by the company. The base of the player is a precision transport CD12, mounted on rubber dampers and coupled with a proprietary servo system. The heart of the device's digital part is Burr-Brown PCM 1796 delta /sigma converter,...
Creek Evolution 5350 Amplifier review
Amplifier Creek Evolution 5350

Creek Evolution 5350 was developed as universal model, being able to successfully work with speaker system of any difficulty. The amplifier has a symmetrical construction, in which each channel is mounted on a separate board, attached to its own radiator cooling system. Coupling capacitors are absent...
CREEK OBH-21 SE Headphone amplifier review
Headphone amplifier CREEK OBH-21 SE

Amplifier for headphones CREEK available in two versions: a OBH-21 and OBH-21 SE. Visible differences boil down to different power supplies: in a simple version of a stabilized source with a capacity of 3 W, the "SE" - stabilized at 12 W, as well as from different terminals - they have gold-plated SE....
Creek OBH-22 Preamplifier review
Preamplifier Creek OBH-22

The passive OBH-22 is relatively tiny, measuring a mere 150x100x66mm and weighing 610 grams. This polished alloy fronted, extruded aluminium box contains a 27mm Alps Blue Velvet motorised potentiometer alongside two gold plated relays for source switching and a muting relay that shorts the signal to...
Creek P42/A42 Amplifier review
Amplifier Creek P42/A42

The pair of strictly minimalist amplifiers: the P42 preamplifier and the A42 power amplifier. These amplifiers are produced in the Great Britain renowned for its audiophile traditions and skills in producing of excellent audio equipment. In this work the English are world recognized authorities, not...
Creek Wyndsor Phono preamp review
Phono preamp Creek Wyndsor

Since it's foundation in 1982 Creek Audio has always kept faith with us vinyl aficionados. Even in the dark days of the late '80s and through the '90s when others talked openly of the format's demise Creek have always offered both moving coil and moving magnet phonostages with their amplifiers and have...