James
Give yourself greater options in future by buying the amp of your choicce (dictatedby current speakers) and get a passive "pre" or better put control box.The Placettee comapny has gotten great reviews and makes a one input one output bos with what like 100 Vishay resistors and also makes a multiple input unit.Reviews are uniformallyy excellent.I have had intergrated,seprates,tubes,everything.I must say there have been times when the added "ooomph" from the active setting is something I have prefered and sometimes not.But this way you can get cleanest sound from source but go froma 200 watt SS to a 50 watt push pull or go into "the ether" with SET at 7 watts.I like the cost savings and compactness of intergrateds and dislike ANY cable signature but get the bug every few years to try something else.Only caveat is yes youy might fall in love with a Plinius or Unico or some such item (like your Creek!great value there)and get more bang for the buckup front but with the Placette starting at $600 used you could have options you may for close off incremental changes which will mean a full make over if a diffent speaker or source with too little output voltage tickles your fancy in the future.
G'luck
Chazzbo
Give yourself greater options in future by buying the amp of your choicce (dictatedby current speakers) and get a passive "pre" or better put control box.The Placettee comapny has gotten great reviews and makes a one input one output bos with what like 100 Vishay resistors and also makes a multiple input unit.Reviews are uniformallyy excellent.I have had intergrated,seprates,tubes,everything.I must say there have been times when the added "ooomph" from the active setting is something I have prefered and sometimes not.But this way you can get cleanest sound from source but go froma 200 watt SS to a 50 watt push pull or go into "the ether" with SET at 7 watts.I like the cost savings and compactness of intergrateds and dislike ANY cable signature but get the bug every few years to try something else.Only caveat is yes youy might fall in love with a Plinius or Unico or some such item (like your Creek!great value there)and get more bang for the buckup front but with the Placette starting at $600 used you could have options you may for close off incremental changes which will mean a full make over if a diffent speaker or source with too little output voltage tickles your fancy in the future.
G'luck
Chazzbo