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    Hi Jan,
    
    I tried the number for you too (and got no answer) I'll see if I can
    find the spec sheets they sent to me 18 months or so ago. I'll also
    check the main telephone directory - the one I used is a local directory
    that you have to pay to be in, maybe they don't bother ! - in case they
    do still exist under their own name.
    
    Graham 

    hi Graham,
    
    appreciate the effort! Thanks VERY much. If you could find those
    specs, I should would be interested in them or any address / phone
    info contained in them.
    
    Thanks again,
    Jan.

    Hi all,
    
    I tried calling international information here in belgium, on both
    the Leicester and the Stoke-On-Trent location, but no luck.
    
    FYI the shop that I got the amp from (here in Belgium) is also out of
    business... Seem to have gotten myself in a nice jam.
    
    Still the (musical) quality of the amplifier is great!
    
    Thansk for ANY pointers... Is there anybody else who had recent
    dealings with crimson or its successors?

    
    I checked the Yellow Pages last night and found :-
    
    Crimson Elektric
    Phoenix works
    500 King Street
    Longton
    Stoke-On-Trent
    Staffs
    
    Phone : 01782 330520
    
    however, I've checked the phone number and it's dead so it seems that
    the Companty I mentioned in a previous reply is indeed the same one -
    same address, different name, new phone number ! I'll try their number
    again for you this morning.
    
    Graham
    
    BTW, when I find the spec's I'll let you have a copy.
    

    
    Hi Jan,
    
    good news ! I just called the Cycad number (01782 311572) and a voice
    at the other end said "good morning, Crimson...". I then explained the
    situation and he said Cycad was just a trading name.
    
    So, give them a call and see what they can do !
    
    BTW, I live 12 miles from Longton, so if you need anything
    collecting or delivering I'll be happy to try and help out.
    
    Graham 

    Graham,
    
    Saw your new notes a few minutes ago. Again, thanks very much for your
    effort.
    
    I tried the number again just now, but did not get an answer.
    Maybe I'm calling outside office hours. I will try and call again 
    tomorrow. I'll keep you posted.
    
    I would hope they could point me to a local Belgian importer or
    ditributor so that I could get the repairs done there or at least via
    that channel. Should that prove to be impractical I may get back to you
    on your generous offer to help out collecting or delivering.
    
    Many thanks,
    --Jan.

Hi all,

Thanks to Graham, Success in the End.

I talked to them, and they will be sending me the parts I need by mail. 
The problem is just bad connections in the selecetor switches, so we were 
able to identify the parts by phone. It seems to be a common problem.

In case anybody is interested, Crimson packed it in some years ago, and 
was taken over by ... (didn't catch that). The good news is they will be 
back on the UK market with some new amps over the next few months: 
prototype testing has just ended. If their orignal amps are anything to go 
by, this may be worth looking into for you price contious purists out- 
there (good sound - very musical - good dynamics - reasonable prices).

    Hi Jan,
    
    glad you got it sorted ! someone I shared a house with as a student had
    a Crimson pre/power combination that really impressed me, if the new
    stuffs half as good it'll be worth a listen. His had two Mono power
    amplifiers that were all heatsink (one red LED on each I think) an a
    pre-amp which was powered by a PP9 batteryfrom what I remember it had a
    volume control, a 2 or 3 way input selector and on on/off switch - very
    minimalist !
    
    Graham

Graham,

correct, VERY minimalist, as you stated.

Pre-amp has on-off switch including source or tape selection, source 
selection (tuner or disk on my old one, the newer have tuner, disk, CD), 
balance, and volume of course. No sound control (treble or bass...).

The Pre-amp takes its power from the Amp, via a special cable. The power 
amp itself is plugged in, and has one LED and an on-off switch.

BUT, as I have said before, VERY good price/quality. When I bought mine 
(way back) there were power amp setups avaialable: either 2 monoblocks (100 
watts each) or one "stereo" block (50 watts per channel). However, if I 
recall correctly, it is possible to turn the "stereo" block into a 
monoblock and buy a second monoblock if you needed/wanted the power. For 
finacial reasons i bought the stereoblock. I have never felt the need to 
upgrade, I expect this is due to the great dynamic response of the system.

So yes, I believe that if past performance is anything to go by, these new 
Crimson amps ARE worth looking in to.

Kind regards,
--Jan

    
    Thanks for the info Jan, I'll be looking around for a new amp later in
    the year and Crimson will defintely be on my review list.
    
    graham