I recently upgraded to the Creek Evolution 50a amp and have been really thrilled with its performance. I put on a record I've had for 30+ years (German pressing of "Portrait" by Django Reinhardt) and heard detail and nuances that I had never heard in all those years of listening. So...I started thinking to myself, "well hell, if the 50a was such a quantum leap upwards in sonic deliciousness, why not send it back and get me the next click up, the 5350?" (the dealer is perfectly happy to take the 50a back and sell me the 5350, once I pay the difference of course). Thing is, I don't know if that extra $500 is gonna yield a sonic improvement as dramatic as was the leap from my old $400 Yamaha to the 50a. In fact, I'm pretty sure it won't. But would it be a significant improvement nonetheless? That is the question.
Spoke to a good buddy earlier today who advised me that if I upgraded my MM Ortofon cartridge to an MC cartridge, I would DEFINITELY hear a big improvement. But let's not muddy the waters: what do y'all think the improvement from the 50a to the 5350 would/could be? Thanks for indulging my rabbit-hole sonic neuroses.
Lastly: I listen to everything from the aforementioned Django album to Beatles, Dylan, Waits, Monk, Duke, Ramones, Brad Paisley, and Berlioz. In short, just about everything. TT is Rega Planar 3 and speakers are 2 JBLs (model escapes me at the moment). No sub.
Spoke to a good buddy earlier today who advised me that if I upgraded my MM Ortofon cartridge to an MC cartridge, I would DEFINITELY hear a big improvement. But let's not muddy the waters: what do y'all think the improvement from the 50a to the 5350 would/could be? Thanks for indulging my rabbit-hole sonic neuroses.
Lastly: I listen to everything from the aforementioned Django album to Beatles, Dylan, Waits, Monk, Duke, Ramones, Brad Paisley, and Berlioz. In short, just about everything. TT is Rega Planar 3 and speakers are 2 JBLs (model escapes me at the moment). No sub.
