Estelon has been on a roll lately, filling in their product range with smaller, less expensive models. That makes sense to me. After all, I’ve heard their top-of-the-line speaker, the Extreme, at several audio shows, and I don’t think there’s anywhere further north to go for Estelon. The Extreme is always in the running for my best of show, and it sells for maybe a quarter of the price of some other statement speakers that don’t sound anywhere near as good.
So filling in the lower end of the product line, in my opinion, is where the smart money would go.
Making their first appearance at High End 2025 were three additions to Estelon’s A-Series of speakers: the Aurelia stand-mounted two-way (€17,900 per pair, including stands, all prices in euros), the Aurela Center two-way center-channel speaker (€7500), and the Aurus subwoofer (€13,500). These all fall below Estelon’s first A-Series speaker: the floorstanding Aura. All three models follow the design cues of the Aura, which Estelon introduced at High End 2023.
You could look at the A-Series in two ways. It would be tempting to build up a sexy home-theater system with these speakers. Four Aurelias plus an Aurelia Centre, and maybe two Aurus subs, and you’d have an astounding 5.2 system.
Or you might want to recreate what Estelon was doing here at High End 2025. Estelon was playing the A-Series in a sub-sat 2.1 system comprising two Aurelias and an Aurus, fronted by an MSB Technology S202 amplifier (€33,500) and MSB The Discrete Pro DAC/streamer (€23,300).
The Aurus subwoofer has two inputs: speaker-level and a line-level XLR. There are four filter settings, all optimized for Aura and Aurelia speakers, selectable via rear-panel switches. The internal 1.2kW amplifier is from Powersoft. The driver complement comprises one 13.6″ woofer and one 13.6″ passive radiator, both sourced from SB Acoustics.
The Aurelia’s driver complement is the same as the Aura’s—two 5.2″ papyrus-fiber midrange-woofers, sourced from SB Acoustics, and a 1″ textile-dome tweeter from Scan-Speak. The Aurelias are designed to play full-range, with only their natural rolloff at the low end facilitating the blend with the Aurus sub.
I spent a fair amount of time sitting in the hot seat listening to the A-Series system. Clear, see-through midrange meshed with a silky, refined top end. I could immediately hear the Estelon family sound—a sophisticated, grown-up way of presenting music. There were no sharp edges, no grain, just a feeling of clarity right from the bass to the very top. The Aurus subwoofer completely disappeared—I was unable to locate it, so the crossover was very cleverly set.
The Estelon folks were playing wonderful music, so I made only one request. It felt inappropriate to request something coarse, such as Van Halen—that would be like taking the Queen into a mosh pit. I settled on Astor Piazzola’s “Milonga Del Angel,” the soundtrack for dying of a broken heart, which fit in so, so well.
Deep bass, pinpoint imaging, and a smooth, extended top end. These are wonderful speakers, much like everything I’ve heard from Estelon.
Jason Thorpe
Senior Editor, SoundStage!
