Company
Crimson
Products Ltd., founded as Crimson Elektrik by Brian Powell
as a small
specialist
company producing assembled amplifier modules for the flourishing
British hi-fi kit market. These products proved very popular and
within a short space of time Crimson Elektrik expanded to design
and market modules for a wide variety of applications including
the nuclear and medical industries.The first dedicated and completely
assembled hi-fi products to emerge from Crimson were known collectively
as the 500 series. Conceived by Brian Powell in 1979, the 500 series
quickly established the Crimson brand name. Although designed as
a budget range of amplifiers, the 500 series with its innovative
battery powered pre-amplifier easily outperformed more expensive
competitors. The unique shape of the Crimson range was further
enhanced with the 600A series. Launched in 1983, the combination
of improved performance and styling established the company as
a primary supplier of quality budget amplification in both the
UK and European export markets.