High End 2014: Estelon + Vitus = Extreme
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 [...]
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High End 2014: Some Announcements
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 [...]
CES 2013: Alluxity, Light Harmonic and Estelon
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, [...]
CES 2013: Estelon, Vitus and Light Harmonic
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 [...]
CES 2013: Vitus Audio RD-100, with Estelon and VPI
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 [...]
RMAF12: Estelon and Vitus Audio
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. [...]
Newport 2012: Estelon, Concert Fidelity, Fono Acustica
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 [...]
RMAF 2011: Estelon, Bricasti, Zesto, Concert Fidelity
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? [...]
