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Creek 5350 SE vs YBA YA 201

My current bedroom system consists of a Creek 5350 SE Integrated amp, NHT Classic Three speakers and an Oppo BDP 83 Special Universal Disk Player. ALL of my wiring (speaker, interconnects, power) are SignalCables’ best. I use the system for both 2 channel music and DVD video.

My dilemma is the amplifier. It has served me well for many years but has been experiencing channel dropout for the last year. I questioned the forum on this topic before and got excellent responses. I was able to cure the problem for awhile by cleaning the ribbon cable and the motorized selector pot. It has since gotten worse (all the time). I’ve identified the problem as the motorized input selector pot. I purchased a new one from Creek in the UK but it’s beyond my capability to install it which takes me to my question.

Has anyone had an opportunity to compare the YBA YA201 to the Creek 5350 SE. I would consider the YBA if it were equal to or an improvement to the Creek.

I’m not sure if I want to keep the Creek going by sending it to Roy Hall for repair or try something newer. I'd love to have the new Creek Destiny but don't have the funds.

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REL2, good luck having the Creek repaired. I sent my Creek 5350SE to Mitch Singerman three times to repair a channel dropout. The first two times Mitch couldn't hear anything wrong with the amp. The third time, he replaced the volume pot and cables. It worked for a while and then I was experiencing channel dropout once again.

I then sent the amp to a tech who replaced all three ribbon cables and he hard wired the connections. It's worked perfectly for the last two years. In fact, I think it sounds better than ever.

So good luck and I hope Mitch repairs your amp. Mitch is a great guy, knows what he's doing and makes every effort to fix the problem. But I think there's something wrong with the ribbon cable Creek supplies, or at least there was something wrong with the replacement cable in my amp.
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