hi-fi+ 25th Anniv. Editor’s Choice: Shunyata, Kroma, Engström
Shunyata Research’s EVEREST, Engström’s ARNE, and Kroma Atelier’s Mimi were awarded Editor’s Choice Awards earlier this month in the 25th Anniversary issue of hi-fi+.
Audio Show Deluxe 2024: Show Summary
What a spectacular show! Thanks to all who helped put this together, and all who attended. We premiered Kroma Atelier’s new Matilde and MacBeth speakers alongside Engström, Wadax, Bassocontinuo and Shunyata Research, witnessing some truly unique synergy…
Audio Show Deluxe 2024 Preview
Join us 23rd and 24th of March for the World Premiere of Kroma Atelier’s Matilde & MacBeth speakers, and an epic system powered by Shunyata Research and driven by award-winning amplification from Engström. + Bassocontinuo audio racks & WADAX!
“Best Sound” at Ascot 2023 from Soundstage!
“I was impressed by what I heard, mostly by the sound of vocals, particularly in “The Sound of Silence”… At the end of the day, if I had to vote for the best sound at UK Hi-Fi Show Live 2023, I would have put a checkmark next to Boyer Audio.”
HIGH END Munich 2023!
A fantastic show where Kroma Atelier picked up a Best of Show award for its stunning new Mercedes Speakers. Engström was right at home with its Swedish partners, FalkenOhr looking fantastic and Shunyata Research doing some heavy lifting behind the scenes in the show’s most elite rooms.
Audio Show Deluxe 2023!
We spared no expense when it came to delivering pure, natural sound at this year’s inaugural Audio Show Deluxe. Our epic system featuring Engström, Kroma, Shunyata and FalkenOhr filled the (giant) room with pure music and was widely regarded as the best of the show.
Kroma Thaïs Xtreme - UK Exclusive Launch at KJ West One
“Our friends at KJ West One know their stuff, and it doesn't take them long to know if they’re listening to something special. With very little fine-tuning of their positioning, the Thaïs X speakers delivered an extraordinary sound that was immediately met with a satisfied nod, or a somewhat disbelieving shake of the head.”
Kroma’s Mimi Xtreme is Hificlube’s standmount speaker of 2022!
Standmount Speaker of 2022 - “The original Mimi excelled in its full sound, surprising deep bass, wide soundstage, and intrinsic musicality. Mimi Xtreme kept all these critical characteristics whilst sounding faster, cleaner, tighter, more precise, dynamic, transparent and informative.”
Stella Xtreme Hi-fi News Review: “A real eye-opener…”
“… It’s a pleasure to hear, demonstrating that musical excitement can come from other areas beyond an aggressive midband. The scale of the soundstage is vast, and with the speakers happy to play loud without ever sounding stretched, you can drown yourself in music.”
Kroma Atelier Stella review by lite-magazin.de
“With Stella, the Andalusian high-end manufacturer Kroma Atelier has succeeded in creating a loudspeaker that masters the art of self-evidence: the two-and-a-half-way loudspeaker acts in a spectacularly unspectacular manner, with its natural, relaxed, unadulterated sound conversion making us forget we are listening to a playback…”
Countdown to Ascot: system overview! (postponed)
We had big plans for our visitors at UK Hi-Fi Show Live this year, which is now unfortunately postponed due to the passing of Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II. We hope to showcase these highlights for you at Ascot soon.
Kroma Atelier’s Mimi Xtreme impresses at PAF 2022
“When we played the CD layer of Iván Fischer's recording of Mahler Symphony No.3, the soundstage was again wide and deep, the reach low, and the highs lovely in the best possible way. Color me extremely impressed.”
Come see Kroma at High End Munich & Hifideluxe!
Kroma Audio is now Kroma Atelier, and will be showcasing stunning new speakers from its Xtreme range at High End Munich in Atrium 4.2 F222. You will also find them at the Hifideluxe at the Marriott Hotel in Salon A!
Kroma Mimi Xtreme Review by HifiClube
“In its never ending quest for perfection in musical reproduction, Kroma Audio, a Spanish loudspeaker manufacturer, has upgraded its awarded Mimi stand-mounted two-way monitor by changing both drivers and keeping the same cabinet made of Krion.”
Kroma Mimi: Hi-Fi+ Stand-Mount Loudspeaker of the Year (over £2,000)
“This all about making a sound that is lifelike and engaging; you are always aware of listening to music – not simply the sound music makes.” -Alan Sircom, Hi-Fi+ Issue 197
Hi-Fi+ Mimi Review: “Dare to be different”
Those who want to extract sonic information from their recordings to get that peculiar ‘accuracy under duress’ stark presentation will find the Mimi wanting; this is all about making a sound that is lifelike and engaging; you are always aware of listening to music – not simply the sound music makes while trying to escape the loudspeakers – through the Mimis.
6moons - Julieta Review
Julieta Review - HFA
“Big, wide, deep, richly colorful, warm and smooth yet transparent and effortlessly dynamic, these speakers have a performance that is immediately captivating.”
HifiDeluxe 2019 Show Report
“Once again the Mimi amazed with a dynamic expression and soundstage size that can fool one into thinking that the large speakers are playing.”
Mimi Review • AUDIOPHILE Hong Kong
“… the most emotional sounding loudspeaker with the most ambitious sound field and the most powerful low frequency energy amongst all the many compact loudspeakers I’ve listened to…”