I have owned Creek 4330R integrated amp.
It uses passive preamplifier part which has only attenuator, tape monitor and component switch. For the bucks this amp does more than you'll pay for it. You should probably have to have a good quality source with stable output voltage of about 2...3volts preferably with no negative feedback for its best performance. I've had it with Arcam Alpha 8 CD-player and I loved it. The better source you'll hook up the better sound you'll get -- no bounds!
It uses passive preamplifier part which has only attenuator, tape monitor and component switch. For the bucks this amp does more than you'll pay for it. You should probably have to have a good quality source with stable output voltage of about 2...3volts preferably with no negative feedback for its best performance. I've had it with Arcam Alpha 8 CD-player and I loved it. The better source you'll hook up the better sound you'll get -- no bounds!