CD/SACD-проигрыватели и транспорты — Creek Audio Voyage CD

The Voyage CD from Creek Audio is a slot-loading disc player that doubles as a multi-input digital converter, built as a companion source for the Voyage electronics range. It is designed and engineered in London, England, and manufactured in the European Union, with a black steel case paired with a front panel in black or brushed and anodised silver.

Key specs that matter

An AKM AK4493EQ chip takes care of conversion, a high-grade 32-bit 768 kHz part with the maker's VELVET SOUND technology. Creek quotes dynamic range of 123 dB, a THD plus noise figure of 113 dB, and 126 dB in the normal mode of its Over Sampling Ratio Doubler. The analogue stage delivers 2.0 V RMS from RCA sockets and 4.0 V RMS from fully balanced XLR outputs, both with output impedance below 100 ohms. PCM from 8 kHz to 384 kHz is accepted, as is DSD up to 22.4 MHz. The chassis measures 430 x 80 x 350 mm including feet, knobs and sockets, and weighs 6.8 kg net or 9.5 kg packed.

Engineering and use context

Discs spin in a Stream Unlimited CD80 slot-drive transport. Beyond the disc, the unit accepts two transformer-isolated coaxial SPDIF inputs and two optically isolated TOSLINK inputs, each good for 24-bit 192 kHz, plus an asynchronous USB Class 2 port on an 8-core XMOS controller with custom Creek firmware. A coaxial socket and a TOSLINK socket on the output side allow the transport to feed an external converter. Six 32-bit 8-fold digital filter shapes are selectable, ranging from short delay sharp roll-off to low-dispersion short delay. Two Texas Instruments OPA2134 op-amps buffer the analogue outputs. A rear switch activates non-decimating digital volume in 1 dB steps, letting this source feed a power amp straight away. The case uses 2 mm thick steel behind a 12 mm extruded aluminium fascia, and a large OLED display offers adjustable brightness or can be switched off. An auto-ranging custom high-frequency regulated supply with double pole common-mode mains filtering runs from 85 to 265 V AC at 50 to 60 Hz, draws 20 W at most and under 0.5 W in standby.

Pairing

The Voyage i20 integrated amplifier shares the same case width and finish options, and infrared RC Bus input and output sockets allow remote extenders and serial linking of matching Creek products. Where the amplifier offers XLR sockets, the balanced output is the better route over longer cable runs.

Alternatives

Within the brand, the Evolution 100CD from an earlier Creek line is a disc player with a digital preamplifier, Bluetooth receiver and headphone amplifier built in.