Creek Audio Destiny integrated amplifier, Stereophile Class A, MSRP $2,395 Linn

Creek Audio Destiny integrated amplifier.

Remote-controlled, solid-state integrated amplifier with five line inputs, one tape loop, switchable preamp output & power-amp input, two pairs of speaker terminals and a headphone jack
Creek’s top of the line integrated amplifier from a few years back. Stereophile Class “A” recommended component.

Comes with original SRC2 remote control. Amplifier is in excellent condition with just few marks and hairline mark on the left side,  but nothing that would be visible even from a little distance.

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The Destiny's elaborate array of protection circuits is designed to monitor temperature, current, DC offsets, power-supply status, and overdrive situations. If any of these conditions exceeds preset conditions, a microprocessor takes action and either mutes the input signal, separates the speaker outputs, or, in extreme cases, shuts off the main power.

From Stereophile magazine:

Here are its strengths:

• pristine, extended, and detailed high frequencies with no trace of hardness, and a purity and delicacy that reminded me more of the pricier Jeff Rowland Design Group products than of older Creek designs; appearing in my listening notes many times: "Clean! Clean! Clean!"

• an organic rendering of low-level dynamic articulation and subtleties that reminded me of expensive tubed gear, and a powerful sense of high-level dynamic slam that, with the right recordings, could be startling

• superb rendition of inner detail across the frequency spectrum, combined with abilities to render hall sound, image specificity, and ambience that rivaled much more expensive separates

Conclusion 
I've been a fan of Creek Audio for many years, but even I was surprised at how impressed I was with the Destiny—Mike Creek had already set his standard very high with the 5350SE. But I'm happy to make the Destiny my new reference in affordable integrated amplifiers, and have decided to buy Creek's superb Destiny CD player as well. In fact, I was intoxicated by the combination of the Destinys with the Monitor Audio Silver RS6 speakers. The trio produced a detailed, delicate, dynamic, uncolored sound that rivaled what systems costing twice as much can manage. I strongly suggest that dealers who sell both Creek and Monitor gear audition this system.

Mike Creek, you've done it again. Keep raising that bar!

Description: 

Maximum output power: >100Wpc into 8 ohms, both channels driven (20dBW); >200W into 4 ohms, one channel driven (20dBW). Maximum output current: >25 amps. THD (no level specified): <0.05%, 20Hz–20kHz. Frequency response: 3Hz–80kHz, –1dB. Voltage gain: 33.6dB (48x) with passive preamplifier, +3dB +6dB +9dB with built-in gain stage. Input sensitivity: 590mV for 100W. Channel separation: >60dB. Signal/noise ratio: >105dB. Power consumption: 350W.
Dimensions: 163/4" (430mm) W by 23/4" (70mm) H by 12" (310mm) D. Weight: 22 lbs (10kg).

Price: $2395