Anne, I know the Creek is a good amplifier. Now I find that indeed it is very expensive to get a better sound. The Bryston didn't make it. At the moment I have the Chord. I'll have to listen some more, but I don't think this one will be it either. (The Chord has a marginally better sound stage and a bit more grip and the Chord is more laid back. On the other hand, this amp seems a bit less detailed, especially in the mid range.)
I hope to listen to the Classé also. If that one also gives only marginally better sound, I'll just stop and enjoy my Creek. So far it has been an exciting experience. Before the Destiny I had a Luxman 105μ for many years, with which I was content (I used it with a Meridian CD player). But that one finally reached it's end of life, so the Creek came in. One of side effects of these experiments is that I am more and more satisfied with my speakers. With every amp they just give me the sound of that amp. So even if this ends with a no buy, I will have learned a lot. Guy, thanks for the addresses. I saw on the German site a Classé available in Hamburg. So if I decide to go for the Classé, who knows I'll go there (only a bit further away from here than Rotterdam). Thanks all again, Teus -- Teus de Jong ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Teus de Jong's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15415 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51122
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