Crest Audio was founded in the late 1970s by Jean-Pierre Prideaux in California.
Dallas Music Industries (DMI) acquired Crest Audio in the 1980s and subsequently, Crest Audio was acquired by Peavey Electronics in 1999,[1] and has since been based in Meridian, Mississippi.
[2] The company was founded in the late 1970s by Jean-Pierre (John) Prideaux to build power amplifiers for the tour sound industry.
[3] In 1989, Crest audio diversified into mixing consoles with its Gamble EX series.
Two years later the company introduced NexSys, a computer-based network amplifier control system that became the basis of a range that addresses every aspect of installation configuration and control.