Creek Destiny 2

The Destiny 2 is considered the most highly specified model ever made  by producer Creek. It has a solid, slim, quite heavy though very smart external design due to the intelligence use of brushed aluminium.

Inside you will find a large transformer and heatsinks for generous power rating. There are also a decent number of capacitors in the idea that ten small capacitors in parallel make a more ideal component than one single unit of ten times the value

Details :

Name: Creek Destiny 2

Origin: UK

Weight:  10 kg

Dimensions: 430x80x355 mm

Features:

• �         Inputs: 6 line level
• �         Optional phono stage (replaces one line in)
• �         Preamp output
• �         Dual switched speaker outputs
• �         Headphone output
• �         Nominal output  100W

 

Onkyo P-3000R and M-5000R

Returning to the market after an almost 20 years absence and when everyone thought they�re only to be seen on collectors homes, Onkyo is back in business.  The company�s flagship hi-fi�s are the M-5000R power amp and the P-3000R preamp.

The M-5000R is the more conventional of the two units. It achieves 80 watts into eight ohms using a Class A/B layout even though in many recent stereo amps Onkyo uses Class D. This return back to conventional technology suggests that Onkyo feels that classic is not yet dead.

The M-5000R can only be used in stereo mode with unbalanced RCA inputs, but a single XLR input is fitted allowing use as a monoblock. The VU meters can be used at two different sensitivity or can be switched off.

The P-3000R preamp is rather unusual in comparison to the competition. It has six digital inputs, as well as three line inputs , a tape loop and a MM phone stage.

Details :

Product: Onkyo P-3000R preamp &

                M-5000R power amp

Origin: Japan/ Malaysia

Type: Analogue and digital preamp, 2channel class A/B power amp

Weight: P-3000R 11kg/ M-5000R 23,5 kg

Dimensions: 435x99x333.1 mm/ 235x87.5x432.5 mm

Features:

• �         Preamp with moving magnet phono stage, 3line inputs and digital board
• �         2x preouts
• �         DIDRIC Distortion reduction circuitry
• �         6 digit inputs : 1xAES, 1xUSB, 2x coaxial and 2x optical
• �         Front panel display
• �         80 w stereo power amp with symmetrical internal layout

Brennan JB7

What�s the point in owning dozens of CDs which worth a lot of money if you never listen to them? The problem with CDs is time. Try timing how long it takes to pick a CD, load it in the CD player, play a snippet from a track or two, eject it and put it back where it came from. Then there is the problem of finding music. What if the track is on a compilation CD? What if you forgot where you place the CD? You need to keep your CDs near the player or you won�t play them. So you are forced to share your house with literally hundreds of cheap, dust collecting, plastic boxes.

Key features

• Browse albums by spinning the volume knob - push to play
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• Display track names as they play
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• Delete tracks you don�t like
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• Seven rainbow colour coded playlists
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• Segue function blends one track into the next
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• One touch record from vinyl, cassette or radio
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• One button plays the entire music collection at random
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• Plays MP3 downloads - future proof
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• Clock with alarm
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• 60 Watt, 4.8 x 16 x 22 cm steel and aluminium construction
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• Backup music to external USB hard disk for safe keeping
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• You can use it with your existing hi-fi or on its own