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Creek Audio
Website:https://www.creekaudio.com/
Est. year: 1976
Location: UK
Creek Audio is a British maker of amplifiers and source components, founded in London in 1982 by Mike Creek. Its first product, the CAS4040 integrated amplifier, sold for GBP 99 and set the pattern of compact, straightforward electronics that the company still follows. More than four decades on, Creek covers affordable integrated amplifiers through to the higher-priced Voyage series of amplifier and CD player.
Range & what it's known for
The range runs from the 4040 A, a 40th anniversary model rated at 35 W into 8 ohms with Bluetooth aptX HD, digital inputs and an ES9023 DAC, to the Voyage i20 integrated amplifier and the matching Voyage CD. The i20 combines a preamplifier, DAC and power amplifier with a stabilised power supply in a slim case, controlled by two rotary knobs and an OLED display, and is the most expensive amplifier Creek has made. The Voyage CD can be used alone or with the i20 and uses an AKM 32-bit converter that accepts PCM up to 384 kHz and DSD up to 22.4 MHz over USB. Earlier series included the 50 series, the upmarket Destiny and the Evolution line, and phono stages carried the OBH name.
Who owns it and where it's made
Mike Creek worked at his father's Wyndsor Recording Co from 1970 and ran a design consultancy from 1976 before starting Creek. Mordaunt-Short bought the brand in 1988, Mike Creek bought it back in 1993 with partners from Switzerland, the USA and Germany, and by 2004 he was sole owner. Design is done in London, and the Voyage i20 front was styled by his son Luke. Production has used Chinese partners, but for the Voyage i20 manufacturing moved back to Europe.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers and CD players, costing between roughly GBP 1,000 and GBP 5,000 per model.
Who it's for
Creek is aimed at a home that still plays CDs and needs a compact British integrated amplifier with digital inputs built in. The 4040 A is the lower-priced Creek amplifier, and the Voyage i20 with the Voyage CD forms the upgrade path for owners who want a matched amplifier and disc player from the same designer.
Range & what it's known for
The range runs from the 4040 A, a 40th anniversary model rated at 35 W into 8 ohms with Bluetooth aptX HD, digital inputs and an ES9023 DAC, to the Voyage i20 integrated amplifier and the matching Voyage CD. The i20 combines a preamplifier, DAC and power amplifier with a stabilised power supply in a slim case, controlled by two rotary knobs and an OLED display, and is the most expensive amplifier Creek has made. The Voyage CD can be used alone or with the i20 and uses an AKM 32-bit converter that accepts PCM up to 384 kHz and DSD up to 22.4 MHz over USB. Earlier series included the 50 series, the upmarket Destiny and the Evolution line, and phono stages carried the OBH name.
Who owns it and where it's made
Mike Creek worked at his father's Wyndsor Recording Co from 1970 and ran a design consultancy from 1976 before starting Creek. Mordaunt-Short bought the brand in 1988, Mike Creek bought it back in 1993 with partners from Switzerland, the USA and Germany, and by 2004 he was sole owner. Design is done in London, and the Voyage i20 front was styled by his son Luke. Production has used Chinese partners, but for the Voyage i20 manufacturing moved back to Europe.
The lineup in this catalog
Amplifiers and CD players, costing between roughly GBP 1,000 and GBP 5,000 per model.
Who it's for
Creek is aimed at a home that still plays CDs and needs a compact British integrated amplifier with digital inputs built in. The 4040 A is the lower-priced Creek amplifier, and the Voyage i20 with the Voyage CD forms the upgrade path for owners who want a matched amplifier and disc player from the same designer.
