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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.