It's that time of year again, the CES international HiFi show is here.
Creek Audio and Music Hall will be demonstrating the latest offerings from both Creek Audio and Epos Ltd. Be one of the first people to see and hear the New Evolution 50 integrated amplifier and the new Epos Elan speaker range.
The show runs from the 10th to the 13th of January. We will be demonstrating in the Venetian Hotel Suite 29-319.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.
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The Managing Director, Mike Creek has been in the electronics business all his working life. Having worked for a couple of companies after leaving technical college, his ambition to ultimately produce his own budget amplifier led him to establish Creek Audio in 1982.
During the 80’s Mordaunt Short acquired both Creek and Epos. Working alongside Epos’s founder, Robin Marshall, for several years, it became apparent to Mike that there was a great synergy between the two brands.
He re-acquired Creek in 1993 and in 1999 he purchased the Epos brand enabling him to design a complete range of products for the consumer market – the electronics and loudspeakers being totally complementary to each other.
Mike’s interests away from the office lean towards cars – were he not earning a living from the electronics industry, he could probably do quite well as a Formula One historian! And as if he’s not sufficiently challenged in his working life, he’s contemplating taking the odd flying lesson or two!
Having been almost born with a soldering iron in my hand it was not long before I became interested in Hi-Fi. In my teenage years I spent quite a lot of time developing different types of loudspeakers with some Quad-22 power amps as a hobby, my most successful speakers were undoubtedly a 6 1/2" transmission line speaker that stood 1.5m high.
Nowadays my thinking is much more grounded, I deal with many different parts of the business here at Creek. Looking to the future I see the home audio market being all about connectivity.
Giles, Creek's Company Secretary, built his first loudspeaker at the age of 16 and as a result of his efforts did not go on to become a loudspeaker designer - far from it! However his interest in all things audio has resulted in his working within the industry for more than 13 years - the last 9 with Creek and Epos.
Giles keeps everything flowing smoothly for all suppliers and customers, both in the U.K. and abroad.
He definitely has a humorous side - if a little dry at times - and no doubt amuses himself as much as the rest of us through the course of the working day!
Once away from the office his interests are somewhat diverse. His young son is a constant source of delight and is already showing signs of being a chip off the old block. Sport of most types ranks up there fairly high on the list of interests with cricket and running taking centre stage from a participation standpoint.
Since I became old enough to read the manual on my Radio Shack 75-in-1 Electronics Kit, I have been fascinated by analogue electronics. Music was also a keen interest and so my focus logically moved to audio electronics; my career path was set from a very young age!
In 1995 I graduated with a M.Eng. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering at Leeds University and found my first job within Cyrus Electronics, part of Mission Loudspeakers. My six years with them saw me develop several successful products and sparked an interest in Loudspeaker engineering. In 2001, I moved to a subsidiary of Mission called NXT plc. where my skills were put to use creating active loudspeaker designs and designing specialised research and development test equipment.
Working for Creek and Epos since 2010, I am now enjoying being in the high-(end) life again and look forward to exciting our customers with the fantastic new products we are beavering away on!
In my spare time you can find me singing in a barbershop chorus and quartet or travelling the world in search of the latest thrill ride or being a sound and lighting technician for "Robots Live!" or building another huge "Tesla coil" or just admiring the "Robot Wars Series 6 Grand Final Winner" trophy on the mantelpiece!
Italian to the core (although born in Manchester) Santo left the delights of Genoa a few years ago to head to Hemel Hempstead and Creek Audio. He joined us with a wealth of experience, having founded Audio Analogue in 1996. As Managing Director of that company he was actively involved in the design and manufacture of amplifiers and CD players. 1998 saw him take up a position as Project Manager with Marconi in Coventry, although it was not too long until he headed back to those enticing Italian shores as Marconi's Program Manager for Photonics.
Two years after joining Creek he once again returned to Italy and now works from there, visiting the Creek office on a regular basis. Santo spends an increasing amount of time in China dealing directly and closely with the engineers of the companies who manufacture our products.
Apart from his decided liking for vintage cars, we're lead to believe that his talents revolve around the finer things in life - music and food. He plays the Hammond organ (although we have yet to find out how well) and enjoys cooking.
David joined Creek and Epos in 2005 to manage our Chinese office. With experience in the audio industry and a vast knowledge of suppliers and parts, he works tirelessly to ensure an exceptional standard of quality is applied to all products manufactured under the Creek and Epos brands.
He acts as interpreter when Mike and Santo visit – and as a result his English has improved enormously. Not so Mike’s and Santo’s Chinese………
Although Creek has its own offices, David’s preferred work station is at the local Starbucks where he seems to have become quite a celebrity.
Dan is the latest addition to the Creek and Epos team, joining the company early in 2009.
Dan is an exceptional quality control expert and spends his days and nights at the factory when Creek and Epos models are in production. He oversees production and personally tests each and every product before he signs it off for shipment.