The Chord Crimson replaces The Chord Company's first
ever interconnect cable, the Chord Chrysalis.
Although a completely new design the Crimson is a good
example of the way a product evolves.
The oxygen free, multi-stranded copper conductors are
identical in strand diameter to the conductors used in the Chrysalis, but
whilst the Chrysalis used a co-axial configuration the Crimson, like other
interconnects in the Chord Range uses a pseudo-balanced circuit path.
Using identical conductors for the signal and
return paths improves a cable's ability to accurately carry dynamic
information and also to transmit greater levels of detail.
The
design also means that the cable will carry more information
over a greater bandwidth and the decision to replace the
Chrysalis was driven by the need to do this.
The
extended frequency range of the Crimson makes it a great
choice for use with CD, DVD and SACD players.
Modern versions of these machines output a surprising amount of
information and the Crimson will transmit this remarkably accurately.
The
Crimson was designed to be versatile and will work really
well in any entry-level hi-fi or home cinema system.
Its ability to accurately carry high frequency signals makes it
an ideal cable for connecting multi channel audio players.
Crimson will maintain
performance over long runs and the design of the cable means that it can be
configured to perform extremely well as a subwoofer cable
