Creek Evo 50a

[Gonepostal]

Good evening…..just a quick one..I’ve recently bought a Creek Evo 50cd player to match my Evo amp, want to know if it’s ok to stack the amp on top of the Cd player.

Regards

 

[Gonepostal]

 

[Gonepostal]

View attachment 8283

That’s a photo of the units.

 

[nopiano]

That is definitely the correct way round, with the amp on top. However, having not used these the caution is - as with any similar pairing - to be sure the amp isn’t picking up any noise from the CD player.

Firstly, with the CD player off. You have a phono stage listed, so select that option, and a slightly higher volume that you’d usually use, but without a record actually playing. Can you hear any background noise?

Now, lower the volume, turn on the CD player and listen again at the same high volume, without an actual record playing, still selecting the phono stage not the CD input. Is the noise any worse?

If it is worse, then better to move them apart; if not, you’re good to go.

I hope that’s clear enough - the aim is to use the amp to detect any induced noise from the internals of the CD player. Lastly, I don’t suppose the handbook mentions placement?

 

[Gonepostal]

That is definitely the correct way round, with the amp on top. However, having not used these the caution is - as with any similar pairing - to be sure the amp isn’t picking up any noise from the CD player.

Firstly, with the CD player off. You have a phono stage listed, so select that option, and a slightly higher volume that you’d usually use, but without a record actually playing. Can you hear any background noise?

Now, lower the volume, turn on the CD player and listen again at the same high volume, without an actual record playing, still selecting the phono stage not the CD input. Is the noise any worse?

If it is worse, then better to move them apart; if not, you’re good to go.

I hope that’s clear enough - the aim is to use the amp to detect any induced noise from the internals of the CD player. Lastly, I don’t suppose the handbook mentions placement?

I’m out at the moment but will test out what you suggest tomorrow…

Would probably help to read the instructions, I’ll try and dig them out.

 

[Gonepostal]

That is definitely the correct way round, with the amp on top. However, having not used these the caution is - as with any similar pairing - to be sure the amp isn’t picking up any noise from the CD player.

Firstly, with the CD player off. You have a phono stage listed, so select that option, and a slightly higher volume that you’d usually use, but without a record actually playing. Can you hear any background noise?

Now, lower the volume, turn on the CD player and listen again at the same high volume, without an actual record playing, still selecting the phono stage not the CD input. Is the noise any worse?

If it is worse, then better to move them apart; if not, you’re good to go.

I hope that’s clear enough - the aim is to use the amp to detect any induced noise from the internals of the CD player. Lastly, I don’t suppose the handbook mentions placement?

The answer to those questions is no.

I normally listen with the volume on 40 for CDs and streaming and about 35 for records. I had to turn the amp up to approx 20 to hear anything and it didn’t change with the CD player turned on, so I guess I’m good to go.

Thanks for your help

Regards
Adam

 

[nopiano]

The answer to those questions is no.

I normally listen with the volume on 40 for CDs and streaming and about 35 for records. I had to turn the amp up to approx 20 to hear anything and it didn’t change with the CD player turned on, so I guess I’m good to go.

Thanks for your help

Regards
Adam

I reckon so!

 

[Jasonovich]

The amp on top of the cd player is the correct way. The amp gets very hot, better the hot air escapes without hinderance.
I would suggest for very little costs, get a solid oak butchers chopping board, place this between cd and amp.
The block can be rested on absorption pads (x4), this will nullify most of the vibrations from the cd player.

 

[nopiano]

The amp on top of the cd player is the correct way. The amp gets very hot, better the hot air escapes without hinderance.
I would suggest for very little costs, get a solid oak butchers chopping board, place this between cd and amp.
The block can be rested on absorption pads (x4), this will nullify most of the vibrations from the cd player.

View attachment 8306
View attachment 8307

That looks bigger than the electronics themselves! 😮

 

[Gonepostal]

The amp on top of the cd player is the correct way. The amp gets very hot, better the hot air escapes without hinderance.
I would suggest for very little costs, get a solid oak butchers chopping board, place this between cd and amp.
The block can be rested on absorption pads (x4), this will nullify most of the vibrations from the cd player.

View attachment 8306
View attachment 8307

I wasn’t really worried about vibrations having an impact on the sound, I was concerned that the heat from the amp would damage the CD player.