Acoustic Energy Corinium

“There’s no banging, booming or thrumming from that big cabinet; instead, this speaker sounds as tight and together as the classic AE1 standmounter ever did.”

«This is the best Acoustic Energy speaker I’ve heard, and that includes the legendary AE1 from back in the eighties. It offers excellent performance at the price and is a massive upgrade over the company’s previous ‘flagship’ floorstander, the AE520. The latter is almost half the price, but the Corinium is more than twice as good.»

“Going up a size, to enter the ‘affordable high end’ loudspeaker market was without doubt a gamble for Acoustic Energy, which has of late focused on less expensive designs. On the face of it the new Corinium is basically an upscaled 520 floorstander, but look closer and you’ll see a host of improvements and refinements that ratchet up the performance dramatically. Artfully designed and beautifully constructed, the result is a very powerful but subtle performer that is highly musically enjoyable yet super-refined. A real class act, right now this is near-impossible to beat at the price.“

“The combination of speed, power handling and transparency to detail is intoxicating with a good piece of music and really engages the senses in a way that more laid back speakers cannot.”

"Conclusions:

• A warm-toned, bass-rich, lively and natural performance
• It bears all the character of its manufacturer, but is clearly already at the top of level of the audiophile region
• He does not choose between musical genres, he touches everything enthusiastically and unflinchingly
• Softly, at room volume or loud, this speaker provides a sense of presence at all levels
• Very carefully designed, rigid and stable construction, with excellent use of materials "

“Acoustic Energy has introduced a beautifully finished floorstander with its new Corinium speakers. The limited edition in British Racing Green metallic in combination with the black front, base and drivers visually leaves us with a stately impression.” 

“The overall character of the speaker is impeccably designed. Fast and full in the lows, balanced and at the right distance from the listener in the mid-range and appropriately gentle in the highs, it created – with impressive comfort – a restful feeling of fullness. The speaker seems capable of playing everything, forgiving a slightly projective program and displaying all the niceties of a careful production. You can’t ask for much more…”

“Ce sont des enceintes hyper neutres à tendance monitor, sans coloration, capables également de dessiner un espace sonore grandiose, aussi respirant que le preneur de son l'a voulu, ni plus et, surtout, ni moins.”