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aVWATCH | stella

PRESS COVERAGE | JANUARY 8, 2026

AV Watch interviews VOLK Audio founder Jack Vang and shares its listening impressions of STELLA, the collaborative IEM developed with Astell&Kern.

astell&kern | volk stella Tokyo debut

EVENT COVERAGE | JANUARY 7, 2026

STELLA makes its public debut at the 2025 Winter POTAFES exhibition in Tokyo.

2025 | a year in review

FOUNDER’S NOTE | JANUARY 2, 2026

A founder’s reflection on VOLK’s first year.

headfonics | 2025 iem of the year

PRESS COVERAGE | DECEMBER 27, 2025

ÉTOILE earns Headphonics’ highest honor: Best Universal IEM of 2025 award.

HEADFONIA | 2025 EDITOR’S CHOICE

PPRESS COVERAGE | DECEMBER 13, 2025

Headfonia names ÉTOILE its 2025 Editor’s Choice, recognizing its performance, tuning, and design as a standout among universal in-ear monitors.

AK | VOLK presents stella

PRESS COVERAGE| DECEMBER 05, 2025

Forbes reports on STELLA, an exclusive collaboration between VOLK Audio, Astell&Kern, and mastering engineer Michael Graves.

ÉTOILE REVIEW ARCHIVE

ARCHIVAL RELEASE | NOVEMBER 1, 2025

Industry features, media reviews, and community impressions, all in one place. See how listeners around the world experienced ÉTOILE.

volk audio DEBUT X ÉTOILE WORLD TOUR

ARCHIVAL RELEASE | OCTOBER 27, 2025

The first chapter of VOLK’s journey, told through ÉTOILE and the cities, stages, and people who carried it into the world.

VOLK × Michael Graves: Pursuing Truth in Sound

PRESS RELEASE | OCTOBER 23, 2025

A look inside the collaboration that defined ÉTOILE.