Is there really no one else out there with the Creek Evo 50 CD player?
Anyway... it is quite nice. Fairly laid back, somewhat dark, rounded off a bit --- all which is great if, like me, many of your favorite CD's are recorded fairly poorly (non-audiophile recordings of great music). Hyper-analytical, revealing CD players (like the AVM player at 3x the cost) render modestly recorded CD's as almost unlistenable, whereas through the Creek they are fairly enjoyable (as the brightness is rounded off).
So, this CD player is not too revealing and quite nice. A great value at ca. $1400.
Anyway... it is quite nice. Fairly laid back, somewhat dark, rounded off a bit --- all which is great if, like me, many of your favorite CD's are recorded fairly poorly (non-audiophile recordings of great music). Hyper-analytical, revealing CD players (like the AVM player at 3x the cost) render modestly recorded CD's as almost unlistenable, whereas through the Creek they are fairly enjoyable (as the brightness is rounded off).
So, this CD player is not too revealing and quite nice. A great value at ca. $1400.