The new Krell KSA-i400 Amplifier made some breaking news at AXPONA 2022 — and not only for it’s back-breaking 160lb curb weight. The amp, which will retail for $35,000, features the latest in tech from Krell […]
A trip to the Vitus Audio Factory Denmark, a country with a landmass 1/25th the size of Ontario Canada and a population of only 5.6 Million, occupies one of the most prestigious spots in the […]
The 2019 High End Munich show went as expected and that translates into many big and interesting rooms, lots of new proposals coming from some 500+ manufacturers along with beer and pork-knuckles a go go. […]
I still recall the first time I bumped upon Estelon speakers. Among the most outlandish cabinets in the market. They have nothing in common with a typical cabinet, neither as a form nor as materials. […]
Another show, another great show actually. It is useless pointing out how good of a show Munich has became in recent years. This is the place to be for everybody, starting from emerging realities and […]
Estelon has been on a hot streak for years and 2017 was no exception, they introduced a new, all in one speaker system called the Lynx. The Lynx offers an M-T-M configuration with two 5″ […]
I felt small. I’m six-foot-two-inches tall, but making your way around The High End Show at the colossal MOC in Munich can be a humbling experience in spatial ratios. While some system set ups were of […]
If you are kind enough as to read through the end, you will also know my favorite rooms of this year’s Munich’s High End show. But first, let me tell you why we do show […]
Many designers reserve the same room year in year out in Munich’s High End show and this helps a bit, It lets me move as a heat seeking missile on day one, pointing straight to […]
Scot is flying towards Munich; I will be doing the same at dawn. I hate flying that early and would do it for one reason only. It’s that time of the year. The biggest kermesse […]
Living in Estonia, designer Alfred Vassilkov and business-partner Alissa Vassilkova of Estelon don’t do a lot of North American shows. If you haven’t met them, they’re a charming story, this father-daughter pair, and a delightful exemplar […]
By Dr. Panagiotis Karavitis What would you expect from a speaker that goes by the name “Extreme”? To push the limits of proven concepts to the edge? To use some of the finest materials for […]
Been seeing a slew of NPI (new product intro) announcements hitting the wires, perhaps targeting (or just piggybacking on) the High End Show in Munich. Thought it might make sense to set out a few […]
AVM-TEC is an audio start-up, fronted by Alexander Vitus (yes, that Vitus), with a couple of prototype products on display. The first, the Alluxity Pre ONE preamplifier (TBD, but ~$8,000), sports a very fancy LCD […]
So, with nothing precisely new here, the Estelon X-Diamond is still a magnificent loudspeaker. Physically dominant, the big white dinosaur-bone shape is elegant and most definitely different — certain to inspire some rather definitive opinions […]
Vitus Audio launched a new entry into their entry-level “Reference Line” at CES this year, the RD-100. The RD-100 looks like a DAC/pre combo, but that’d be oversimplifying a bit. Think of it, rather, as […]
I first ran across Estelon at RMAF last year. There, the big, beautiful, top of the line, $64k X Diamonds were a very pleasant shock, and earned a nod toward Best in Show. Here again, […]
I first ran across Estelon at RMAF last year, and I remember being instantly smitten. And not just by the sound. With three Accuton drivers, the $64,000 X Diamond is lightning fast, with detail retrieval […]
I was immediately star struck. Look at those beautiful shapes! Gorgeous, flowing, white! Then I looked into the high-mounted Accutons and saw … what are those? Eyes? Are these speakers? Or … Schmoos? Har? Okay, […]
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