X Diamond Mk II Floorstanding Speakers By Estelon

The elegant X Diamond Mk II retains the iconic sweeping silhouette of its predecessor, but its refined cabinet now houses advanced technology, making it one of the most sophisticated full-range speakers available. Featuring engineering advancements like an ultra-hard diamond tweeter and an upgraded crossover network for enhanced dynamic range and transparency. New cabling further elevates the audio experience, delivering exhilarating sound quality.

Estelon products share the same design and construction principles, utilizing advanced engineering to create a harmonious synergy with room acoustics. This results in an emotionally engaging listening experience, revealing the sound stage and musical details as intended. Years of research and testing led to the development of a proprietary marble-based composite material and special molding technology. This ensures the highest quality cabinets with acoustically engineered complex shapes, both inside and out, enhancing sound performance and aesthetic appeal.

The X Diamond Mk II’s unique cabinet shape, with its curved walls and intricate interior chambers, sets it apart from traditional box designs. This advanced construction makes the cabinet non-resonant, ensuring that only pure, uninfluenced sound is emitted from its high-performance driver elements. To enhance musical purity, advanced internal dampening has been meticulously designed and tested. Using a combination of natural and synthetic materials, the placement and amount of dampening have been optimized for the best overall balance and effect across the musical spectrum.

Each X Diamond Mk II speaker features one woofer, one mid-woofer, and one tweeter, utilizing a carefully selected combination of three different driver types. These top-tier drivers, crafted by renowned German manufacturer Thiel & Partner GmbH under the Accuton brand, are celebrated worldwide for their exceptional quality.

The crossover components are meticulously chosen from the best available, ensuring optimal synergy and performance. Each component is measured for perfect pairing, and the crossover filters are housed in isolated chambers to minimize microphonic effects and vibrations. The crossover filter slopes are third-order between the woofer and mid-woofer, and second-order between the mid-woofer and tweeter, delivering superior sound quality.

Stereophile
“Balanced, engaging, and multifaceted, the Estelons took me through many moods. I felt not just in sync with the music but blessedly affected by it too.”

https://www.stereophile.com/content/estelon-x-diamond-mk-ii-loudspeaker

The Absolute Sound
“This is not just one of the great floorstanding, direct-radiating loudspeakers; it is one of the greatest floorstanding, direct-radiating loudspeakers. Its relatively modest size (four-and-a-half-feet tall, a foot-and-a-half wide) and beautiful (and beautifully functional) shape make it ideal for modestly-sized-to-larger rooms (though Estelon’s bigger—and just as beautiful and innovative—transducers may better suit truly large spaces). Obviously, I recommend it.”

https://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/estelon-x-diamond-mk-ii-loudspeaker/

Soundstageultra
“The Estelon X Diamond Mk IIs were driven by either my Boulder Amplifiers 2060 power amp or, later in my listening, MSB Technology’s S202, via Shunyata Research Alpha SP speaker cables fitted with spades at both ends. My DAC, with integral volume control, was MSB’s Discrete, though I also substituted their Premier DAC toward the end of my listening. Connections between DACs and amps were made with Shunyata Delta IC balanced interconnects. My source component, an Apple MacBook Air laptop running Roon and Audirvana and using the Qobuz streaming service, was connected to the DACs with a Shunyata Alpha USB link. Shunyata Venom NR-V10 power cords were used in various places as well.”

https://www.soundstageultra.com/index.php/equipment-menu/1027-estelon-x-diamond-mk-ii-loudspeakers

Audiodrom
“It is easy to live with the X Diamond, and there is a reason why these speakers are one of the best ranking speakers of our magazine. However, it is even more rewarding to enjoy the new Estelon X Diamond MkII. This evolution was definitely for good.”

http://www.audiodrom.net/en/floorstanding-loudspeakers/detail/28-floorstanding-loudspeakers/776-estelon-x-diamond-mkii

• Type: 3-way passive speaker, bass reflex
• Woofer: 250 mm (11 inches) Accuton, ceramic sandwich dome
• Mid-woofer: 173 mm (7 inches) Accuton, ceramic membrane
• Tweeter: 25 mm (1 inch) Accuton, diamond inverted dome
• Frequency Response: 22-60 000 Hz
• Sensitivity: 88 dB / 2.83 V
• Power Rating: 2 00 W
• Nominal Impedance: 6 ? (min 3,8 ? at 55 Hz)
• Minimal amplifier power: 20 W
• Cabinet Material: Marble based composite
• Recommended room size: 25-80 m² (270-860 ft²)
• Dimensions: Height: 1370 mm (54″), Width: 450 mm (17.5″), Depth: 640 mm (25″)