Cody: Is the Creek, etc. your second system or is it your main system that you have tried adding on to or upgrading? I don't quite understand your post. I think that most people will require knowing exactly what you have and what you are trying to achieve in order to give good advice, if that is what you are asking for.
the best not always the best
I am continuously trying to improve my top system, but always feel let down after each upgrade. However, I can always return to my Creek 4040s2, RALabs Speakers using a Macintosh Performa cd drive. this setup always sounds musical and I have no desire to change it. I want someone to explain to me why this is so?