Kroma Atelier Mimi Loudspeakers

The Mimi are the first loudspeaker in Kroma Atelier’s entry level Classic Series.

Kroma are a Spanish company, based in Andalucia in southern Spain.

The entire range of Kroma loudspeakers (13 models across 3 distinct ranges) are all manufactured from Krion™ which is a material designed and manufactured by the Porcelanosa Group. Krion™ is very much like Corian in the way it looks and feels, visually they are superb and a break from the norm is very refreshing.

They almost look and feel like natural stone, it is comprised of two-thirds natural minerals (aluminium trihydrate) and a low percentage of high-resistance resins. This composition gives Krion™ a number of exclusive features: it does not have any pores, it is very hard-wearing, highly resistant, it only requires minimum maintenance and is very easy to clean. Due to the nature of Krion™ and its properties it is very strong acoustically and offers excellent insulating properties.

The Mimi stands just under 40cm tall, 20cm wide and 25cm deep so it isn’t a large speaker by any stretch of the imagination. The current iteration of the Mimi uses a Mundorf AMT ribbon tweeter and a 6.5 inch Purifi mid/bass driver. Sensitivity is 88db and they are a 4ohm load so they like a good amplifier behind them, but at this level of speaker (Mimi are £11,500 a pair plus the matching stands) that really shouldn’t be an issue.

The dedicated stands for the Mimi are £3495 and are also manufactured from Krion™ and feature a Panzerholz top plate and feet.

The classic Kroma finish is all white, but you do have the option to change the side cheeks to Titanium, Aluminium, Champagne, Carbon Fibre or Wood for the same cost, plus there are cost option paint finishes which add £680 to the price of the Mimi and £580 to the stands.

The front port is made of cedar or fir wood and is highly tuned for each speaker and plays an important role in terms of giving the speakers their voice.

The Mimi cabinet has a swept back design to time align the drive units, they are single wired and front ported. Some time and effort is needed with set up in the room, distance from the side walls is arguably more important than distance from the rear wall, in my demo room they really like firing straight down the length of the room (4.5m) with no toe in and for the size of box they really impress with their bass weight and scale, they render a large soundstage and are incredibly holographic in terms of placement of artists and instruments.

Driver Complement

Tweeter AMT (x1)
6.5″ Paper Fiber mix (x1)

Specifications

Sensitivity: 88dB
Impedance: 4 Ohm
Frequency Response: 31Hz- 25kHz
Recommended Power: 30-300watts
Dimensions: 39,8cm (height) x 25cm (depth) 20cm (width)
Weight: 18 kg per unit