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Streamer/DAC combinations
Check out the ASR reviews ont the miniDSP SHD Deer Creek Audio is an authorized miniDSP dealer.  
Preamp - what's the purpose?
The signal coming from your source and being fed into your power amplifier needs to be in the sweet spot of your amplifier's sensitivity.  Meaning that you are well above the noise floor of your amplifier, but not approaching the output clipping l... 
Excellent Solid State or Hybrid Monoblocks Recommendations
The Hypex Nilai 500 Class D amplifiers are getting great reviews.   
New Streamer, DAC or Let it Be
Here is a video on the topic you might find interesting:     
Looking for integrated solid state amp for daily usage
We suggest thes seperates: miniDSP SHD Dirac Preamp Hypex Nilai 500 Stereo Power Amplifier You will be amazed. Deer Creek Audio is an authorized miniDSP and Hypex dealer    
Comparison of sonic qualities of some tonearms
Vertical Tracking Angle (VTA) and Stylus Raking Angle (STR) are the two most important factors in getting optimal tonearm / cartridge performance. There are many available resources to gain an understanding of the methods and tools needed to achie... 
Finally upgrading my amp
We suggest a miniDSP SHD with a pair of Hypex NCx500 monoblocks: Deer Creek Audio is an authorized miniDSP and Hypex dealer  
DAC/Streamer/PreAmp
The miniDSP SHD high fidelity preamplifier provides digital and analog performance on par with today’s highest performing amplifiers and speakers. The SHD combines high-definition streaming, Dirac Live processing and digital multi-channel crossove... 
Looking for 200 watt Amp to drive Dynaudio Heritage speakers
The NCx500 mono block from Hypex provides high power, high fidelity Class D amplification. It offers extreme power with finesse, precision and ultra low noise, in a very small and light form factor.   Deer Creek Audio in an authorized Hypex de... 
Speakers 10 years old or older that can compete with todays best,
We absolutely believe that higher quality, older speakers (from the mid-70s onward) in good working condition can sound great.  We also believe they can benefit from today's technology to sound even better.  Check out our video on "Bringing Your V... 
All Pre 1970 Vintage speakers suck! Prove me wrong
In general I would agree. Then in the early - through late 70s some of the best American designs from JBL, Altec Lansing, Infinity and others began emerging! Here’s an interesting video on the topic: Bringing Your Vintage Audio System into the 21s... 
Should I steer clear of class D amps
When looking at major brand Class D amplifiers that use amplifier modules from the big three manufacturers (Hypex, Purifi and ICE), be sure that you're getting the very latest and best sounding designs of these boards. It is our opinion that the ... 
Questions about Resolving Systems
At Deer Creek Audio we believe high quality, proven audio equipment is the minimum requirement for producing high resolution audio. Next we believe in staying in the digital domain as long as possible before you convert to analog with excellent DA... 
Absorption, Diffusion or a combination of it all?
Having a good mix of absorption and diffusion is certainly essential. Also consider DSP based room correction technologies which operate in the time domain. Dirac Live helps listeners correct for one of the weakest components in the audio chain, t... 
Is soundstage DEPTH a myth?
@ czarivey - You are correct, it all begins with the quality of the original recording! After a wonderful recording has been made then you have all the following issues that smear the image so you cannot perceive depth: Nonlinearity and analog...