The Chord Crimson is a new interconnect cable that has been designed to replace the Chord Calypso and Chord Chrysalis cables. Replacing the longest established interconnect in the Chord product line up is not a decision to be taken lightly but advances in design throughout the rest of the Chord range means that we can now produce a high performance interconnect at an extremely competitive price.

Chrysalis and Calypso are both coaxial design cables. The Chord Crimson, when configured for use with RCA plugs, is a true balanced design and like the Cobra 3 and the Indigo, uses a full floating shield.

The Crimson design reduces interference and mechanical noise, has a wider band width and this makes the cable ideal for use as a cost effective interconnect for both SACD and DVD audio.


Chord Crimson is constructed around two sets of multi stranded oxygen free conductors in a twisted pair configuration. The conductors are insulated with low density polyethylene and each conductor is surrounded by a lapped oxygen free copper shield. Both the shields and conductors use the same gauge of copper conductor.

The conductor's spacers are low density polyethylene and the outer jacket is a combination of soft PVC internal with an extruded hard PVC outer casing. This produces a cable with excellent mechanical damping properties. The RCA plugs have been upgraded to the proven gold plated design used on the Chord Cobra 3.

Crimson replaces one of the most versatile cables within the Chord range but the design allows Chord to terminate the cable with the same range of terminations that could be fitted to the Chrysalis. This versatility means that whilst the cable performs extremely well as a stereo pair, it can also be configured to produce an outstanding cable for sub woofers and of course, can be fitted with a wide range of DIN plugs.