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There’s nothing quite like starting off the show with a million dollar system. Holding court in the huge Schaumburg D partition of the Convention Center, the imposing Estelon Extreme Mk II bi-amped loudspeakers ($269,000/pair) received their juice from two Vitus Audio MP-S201 Mk I stereo amplifiers ($230,000/total) via Crystal Cable Art Series cabling ($330,000). But they were just the start of a system where each amplifier required three power cables, put out up to 500W/pc into 8 ohms and 1000W into 4, and weighed more than I can type without getting back spasms. (Okay: Each weighs 125kg. I don’t dare convert that to lb.)

Hey Secrets readers, we are here in Schaumberg Illinois, just outside Chicago, covering the AXPONA show. Now officially the largest HiFi show in North America it is being held once again at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center. The show is boasting over 200 listening rooms full of the latest and greatest audio gear along with seminars, concerts, and vendors to be explored over 3 days. Editor-In-Chief Carlo Lo Raso, Co-Editor Jim Clements, and reviewer Stephen Scharf will be roaming the floors and halls, and getting the low-down on best stuff at the show.

Crystal Cable Appoints EMD

International Audio Holding (IAH), owners of the audio cable brand Crystal Cable, has announced that they have engaged Aldo Filippelli and his company Elite Marketing Dynamics, LLC (EMD) as their official representative sales agent throughout the United States and Latin America.

A MILLION $ PLUS SYSTEM FROM ESTELON AND VITUS AUDIO AT AXPONA 2023

Estelon and Vitus Audio have teamed up to exhibit at AXPONA 2023, April 14^th -16th, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel and Convention Centre in room Schaumburg D.

“Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.”

— Joseph Addison, British essayist, poet, playwright, and politician (1672 – 1719)
Joseph Addison lived far earlier than our era of recorded music, yet the value of his wisdom has trickled down and sheds light on our pursuit of luxurious premium high-end audio as individuals as well as societally.

Crystal Cable Sales Now Handled By Elite Marketing

Elite Marketing Dynamics now handles the audiophile cabling brand Crystal Cable in the U.S.

International Audio Holding (IAH), owners of the premium audio cable brand Crystal Cable, has announced that it has engaged Aldo Filippelli and his company Elite Marketing Dynamics, LLC (EMD) as its official representative sales agent throughout the United States and Latin America.

DANISH HIFI BRAND VITUS AUDIO APPOINTS EMD AS SALES AGENT FOR THE AMERICAS

Danish HiFi brand Vitus Audio started in 1995 with a goal to “produce the world’s finest high end audio electronics”. Their relentless commitment to quality shows in every component they design and produce in-house. The company believes in a no compromise approach and does not cut corners. Since their inception, Vitus Audio has grown to become one of the premier luxury audio brands in the world and we have had the pleasure of listening to them in High End systems around the world.

Elite Marketing Dynamics will handle the sales, support and distribution of the Danish audio company Vitus Audio in the Americas.

AVA Group A/S, owners of the audio electronics brand Vitus Audio, announced the hiring of Aldo Filippelli and his company Elite Marketing Dynamics, LLC (EMD) as its official representative sales agent throughout The Americas (United States, Canada, Caribbean, and Latin America).

I spoke with people working in hi-fi to get a sense for how the industry is evolving. Here’s one way: Some companies at the market’s higher end are eschewing the traditional distribution model, in which a domestic company serves as middleman for products from overseas, buying and reselling inventory to dealers and then providing support. In the newer model, distribution services are provided by the overseas manufacturing company itself, either directly or via a US subsidiary. Brinkmann, dCS, Estelon, Gryphon, and T+A employ variations on the model. Some of these companies outsource public relations, marketing, sales, and other services to US-based companies, but they keep control of product distribution.