Corelli
Symmetric 3-Way
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The Corelli speakers fulfill highest expectations of audiophile connoisseurs and lovers of acoustic music. The exceptional musicality, clarity, and relaxed tonal balance of the Corelli speakers are outstanding and combine with thrilling dynamic and gripping verve. These extraordinary qualities are owing to Consequence Audio developer Reinhard Gundlach’s deep-rooted understanding of instruments and voices, as he is also actively performing Jazz vocalist and bandleader. Because they can deliver the emotional intensity of live performances, the speakers bear the name of Italian violin virtuoso and composer Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713). The Corelli reveals subtlest overtones of acoustic instruments and finest vibratos in voices with bewitching beauty, rich in timbre and with natural tone colors. Equally at home in both Jazz and Classics, listening satisfaction is always guaranteed.
The stunningly refined sound of the Corelli maintains its natural transparency at every volume level. Expressive strings reverb with silky body and warmth, horns and percussions with vitality and attack. The Corelli enthrallingly unfolds breath-taking piano scales and sensitively models lasting decays of individual notes. The excitingly direct and tangible renditions of vocalists are likely to send shivers down your spine.
Vibes, triangles and drums effortlessly explode just out of the blue. With its vivid impulsivity and astonishing command in the low bass range the Corelli renders double basses taut contour and an impressively deep foundation.
The Corelli is entirely handcrafted in Germany, using utmost care and devotion in all stages of production. Befitting the exquisite sound quality, the enclosures are masterfully finished in luxurious burl wood. Their elegant slender design and delicate surface texture harmoniously blend the Corelli into their owner’s interior as sophisticated elements of acoustic furniture.
Technical details
Guided by his trained ear and experience as performing jazz artist, Reinhard Gundlach designed his Corelli speakers in tremendous efforts of extensive listening tests to find the best suited high quality components to approach the musical original. The 25-mm silk dome tweeter free of damping ferrofluid offers excellent resolution and detail. It always remains naturally decent and never annoys by hiss. The two fast 15-cm midrange coated paper cones are driven by ultra-strong magnets for superior dynamic compliance. Their symmetrical arrangement around the tweeter increases sensitivity, reduces distortion, and adds to the highly accurate spatial definition of individual instruments on the sound stage. The two lateral 18-cm woofers operate in-phase, which avoids enclosure vibrations. This arrangement also enables the slender enclosure design, which dramatically extends the depth of the sound stage by reducing reflections at the speaker front to an absolute minimum.
The very rigid enclosures are structurally complex due to multiple internal anti-resonance stabilizations. Separate air-tight compartments are provided for the symmetric high/midrange, the woofer pair, and also the enormous frequency crossover network, which thus is completely protected from microphonic disturbances. The extremely elaborate low-loss network contains exclusive air cored high purity copper coils free of microphonic effects, even in the woofer branch, and Mundorf Supreme© foil capacitors of impeccable audiophile reputation. A worldwide rare impedance linearization achieves a very smooth impedance variation by eliminating strong resonance peaks at the crossover and bass-reflex frequencies. This critically improves the control of the speaker by amplifiers of low output power. Together with its high sensitivity (90 dB/2.83 V, 1 m) this qualifies the Corelli as an ideal combination partner for high-grade single ended vacuum tube and class-A transistor amplifiers.
Special features
Switchable impedance linearization for total frequency range or bass only. High-purity (6N, 99.9999%) XLO solid copper wiring, vibration-protected by carbon fiber shielding. Natural wool internal damping. First-class WBT connection terminals. Adjustable spikes in the base. Bass-reflex duct opening optionally directed to the front or rear. Various luxurious European burl wood finishes are available on request.
Specifications
Sensitivity: 90 dB/2.83 V, 1m
Impedance: 4 Ω
Input Power: Max. 120 Watts
Frequency Range: 35 – 25000 Hz
Crossover Frequencies: 135 Hz, 1800 Hz
Dimensions (enclosure): 121 x 21 x 41 cm
(base): 30 x 50 cm
Weight: 55 kg