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Title:	You get surface noise in real life too
Notice:	Let's be conformist
Moderator:	GOVT02::BARKER

Created:	Thu Jul 28 1988
Last Modified:	Mon Jun 02 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	550
Total number of notes:	3847

196.0. "CREEK CS4040 Mods ?" by AYOV16::GHUTCHEON () Fri Aug 17 1990 17:34

    
    I've had my CS4040 for about 7 years and am now wondering if there
    are any mods anyones tried with this amp. I believe Creek did do some
    sort of upgrade before the total rebuild, does anyone know what this
    is.
    
    Or, should I just spend the cash and buy something better.
    
            Graeme

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196.1 Be careful.... BAHTAT::SALLITT Dave @RKG, 831-3117 Mon Aug 20 1990 10:41 15

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196.1	Be careful....	BAHTAT::SALLITT	Dave @RKG, 831-3117	`Mon Aug 20 1990 10:41`	15
	Creek are now owned (I'm not sure if wholly or partly) by Mordant-Short, who are in turn part of Tannoy-Goodmans International. You can bet your life that the latest 4040 bears only passing resemblance to yours, and the chances of you bringing it up to anything like latest spec are pretty slim. Any mods Creek did bring out are unlikely to be DIY anyway. If there's nothing about the sound of your current setup that makes you desperate to change, save the money and spend it on records/CDs. If there is some aspect of the sound you want to change, then that's a whole different can of worms! A better amp (and significantly better than even an old Creek 4040) is unlikely to be had for under �500, and even then it may not do what you're looking for it to do. Dave

    Creek are now owned (I'm not sure if wholly or partly) by
    Mordant-Short, who are in turn part of Tannoy-Goodmans International.
    You can bet your life that the latest 4040 bears only passing
    resemblance to yours, and the chances of you bringing it up to anything
    like latest spec are pretty slim. Any mods Creek did bring out are
    unlikely to be DIY anyway.
    
    If there's nothing about the sound of your current setup that makes you
    desperate to change, save the money and spend it on records/CDs. If
    there is some aspect of the sound you want to change, then that's a
    whole different can of worms! A better amp (and significantly better
    than even an old Creek 4040) is unlikely to be had for under �500, and
    even then it may not do what you're looking for it to do.
    
    Dave