Creek AudioEvolution 100AusedCreek Audio Evolution 100ACreek 100A Integrated with Ruby DAC and Sequel 40 mk2 MM phono stage. 8/10 rating to be conservative. Here's what you need to know. Purchased from Music Direct in September-2015 and immediately...1300.00

Creek Audio Evolution 100A

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Ships fromRiver Forest, IL, 60305
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Creek 100A Integrated with Ruby DAC and Sequel 40 mk2 MM phono stage.  8/10 rating to be conservative.  Here's what you need to know.
Purchased from Music Direct in September-2015 and immediately (within a month) bought the Ruby DAC and Sequel MM phono.  
I'll be dead honest:  The Ruby DAC is tremendous.  It sounds sweeter and as good as my NAD M51 DAC (Stereophile A).  But, the Sequel is a decent MM phono stage yet not superb.  
The Ruby has a built in FM receiver that, in turn, makes this integrated like an old school receiver--very cool. 
Like nearly all my stuff, the unit was well taken care of and used for 6 months daily, but then infrequently when I moved to tubes.  
This is a great integrated. Very musical in the British tradition.  It has gobs of power--I think 170 watts into 4 ohms.  
I included an interior photo so you can see the Ruby and Sequel as well as the quality. The toroidal transformer is massive yet low profile, which makes the unit very slim while still powerful.  Huge WAF with stealth power. 
I do not have the original boxes for the unit but do have them for the Ruby and the Sequel.  Remote is included too.  I will pack this thing like plutonium on shipping. 
On my solid state setup, this amp bested some other favorably reviewed amps.  It has no problem driving difficult loads. It's musical, slightly sweet, handsome and feature packed.  It's really an elegant piece of hifi.  
As an aside, the DAC is really something for the price ($600) but the phono can be bested by a good phono pre.  Also, this unit has more power, control, features, style and better build quality than my 5350 SE that I sold awhile back.  The 5350 had its own special charm though. 
The Darlington Sanken transistors, transformer, and build quality are special at this price point.  I know this from building tube amps and pricing component parts.   Mike Creek and his son make a great product. 
If it matters, I'm selling because I'm doing a ton of house projects and have 2 other systems.  I have to thin the herd.  If this doesn't sell, I have no problem keeping it since I compared it next to some gear in a supposedly different league (McIntosh driving Sonus Faber Olympicas or B&W 8XX--cannot remember, but I put a post up on the forums about this.  The Creek 100A coupled with [now sold :(  ]PSB Imagine T2s was a treat in synergy that I often took for granted.    

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