Acoustic Energy’s Flagship Corinium Loudspeakers Launched
Corinium stands as Acoustic Energy's break into the high-end loudspeaker arena, and it has now officially launched.
Following its High End Munich debut and, most recently, a 'soft launch' at UK Audio Show 2023, Corinium is the culmination of a three-year project by Acoustic Energy's in-house design team, resulting in a high-end flagship loudspeaker.
The brand-new, next-generation floor-standing loudspeaker takes its name from what the Romans dubbed Acoustic Energy's Cirencester home. It promises to set "new benchmarks for performance, design and value within the higher-end audiophile sector", and it has certainly been attracting plenty of attention at the aforementioned shows - especially in its British Racing Green finish.
MD and Designer Mat Spandl told StereoNET:
The new Corinium is a loudspeaker that's markedly more dynamic, more live sounding and more musically involving than any previous generation of product we've designed before. This has been achieved by developing brand-new drive units, careful selection of crossover components and creating an enclosure that's both acoustically and aesthetically stunning.
The tweeter sports a new and unique soft dome material that's said to be lighter than carbon fibre and proven to lower colouration and increase delicate high-speed transients.
Meanwhile, the 120mm mid and 2x140mm bass drivers are derived from the same carbon fibre units used in the brand's 500 Series. This second-gen sees them further developed with an ultra-rigid version of the carbon fibre cone, driven by a long throw voice coil in a low hysteresis motor structure.
Additionally, the extra cabinet width allowed the development of a new 165mm driver to deliver a bass alignment combining weight, speed and slam to produce a big, powerful, controlled and natural low-frequency response. The frequency range is given as 32Hz - 30kHz (- 6dB) / 38Hz - 25kHz (-3dB) alongside a 92dB/m/2.83v quoted sensitivity.
Driver duties are assigned at 260Hz and 3400Hz via a 3-way crossover "optimised for best transient performance", featuring "high-quality components" connected to the drive units using "audiophile-grade" internal wiring via a patented arrangement of conductors.
Acoustic Energy's latest tech is housed in a beautifully curved, exquisitely finished inert enclosure measuring 1100mm (inc. spikes) x 235mm x 385mm (HxWxD). The hybrid 'Resonance Suppression Composite' (RSC) cabinets boast up to 45mm thickness for optimal performance. The 4-degree tilt improves the time alignment of sound to the listener, whilst the 6mm ultra-rigid aluminium front baffle firmly houses the drivers and isolates any cabinet resonances from the listening environment.
The new Corinium loudspeaker is suitable for medium to large-sized listening environments and will be available in real wood veneer, matt black, matt white and metallic British Racing Green cabinet finishes from next month, starting at £6,000 per pair. International pricing has not been shared by the company.
Visit Acoustic Energy for more information
Jay Garrett
StereoNET’s resident rock star, bass player, and gadget junkie. His passion for gadgets and Hi-Fi is second only to being a touring musician.
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