Creek 43. I own a Marantz 6000 OSE, and my dad has the Creek. Huge difference, now the Creek was a tad tizzy in the treble at first, but after an extensive (150 hour) break-in, it seems to have worked itself out. The addition of a JPS Digital power cord also helped immesely. The Marantz is a great player, believe me, but I think that it is a tad rolled off in the bass, and it definitely lacks the requisite bite with electric guitar. A little TOO laid back if you listen to much rock, but sounds great for my jazz. Also, you might consider the Marantz as a transport and getting an MSB Link DAC III as well for the D/A conversion.
