Furniture-grade audio / Kickstarter preview
Open sound. Useful space.
An open-front vacuum-tube Bluetooth audio system, engineered as one whole and designed to give the space it occupies back to you.
Official trailer / 02:34
See how sound, light, and useful space come together in one furniture-grade vacuum-tube audio system.
01 / The question
VX-1 answers with an open, illuminated center for the objects and rituals that make a room yours.
Cameras, records, books, and personal objects turn the open center into a display that is entirely yours.
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Join the launch list free for sound demonstrations, listening invitations, product stories, and Kickstarter timing. After signup, add an optional, refundable $1 Founder Pass for priority Early Access.
One resolved object, designed to be useful even before the music starts.
The open-front architecture creates useful space, but it also creates an acoustic challenge. VX-1 is engineered around that challenge rather than hiding it inside a conventional box.
The rear wood resonating panel is designed to reduce low-frequency cancellation while preserving the open character of the system.
A premium paper-cone full-range driver covers the entire musical range without a conventional multi-way crossover and its integration tradeoffs.
The custom vacuum-tube amplifier, feedback, damping behavior, and driver are tuned as one system rather than selected as separate boxes.
VX-1 monitors Bluetooth audio activity. When no audio stream is active or Bluetooth disconnects, it automatically cuts power to the vacuum-tube stage, avoiding unnecessary energy use while idle.
Every acoustic and electronic element is developed as part of one complete system, from the driver and amplifier match to the way VX-1 interacts with the room.
VX-1 at a glance
The essential figures for placement, power, playback, and the vacuum-tube signal path in one compact reference.
* Conservative design rating pending final production RMS and distortion verification. Prototype specifications may change before the campaign.
VX-1 will debut on Kickstarter. Join the free launch list for launch updates. With an optional $1 Founder Pass, eligible paid, unrefunded pass holders receive an emailed $498 Secret Reward link for the first 72 hours of the campaign: $1 plus $498 totals $499 before applicable taxes. The $1 is paid outside Kickstarter and is not a pledge or order. Complete the separate Kickstarter pledge during the 72-hour window to claim the reward. Standard shipping to eligible contiguous U.S. addresses is planned to be included. You may request a refund before using the benefit; we also refund if the campaign is canceled, does not reach its goal, or the offer cannot be provided.
Our three-stage plan is a limited $499 Founder Early Access reward, a $599 standard Kickstarter reward, and a planned $699 post-campaign retail price. That gives eligible early supporters a $200 advantage and standard Kickstarter backers a $100 advantage before applicable taxes. Standard shipping to eligible contiguous U.S. addresses is planned to be included.
VX-1 combines two carefully matched 6.5-inch cloth-surround paper-cone full-range drivers, a custom vacuum-tube amplifier, outward-facing stereo architecture, a rear wood resonating panel, Bluetooth playback, wireless speaker networking, and three-level touch-controlled display lighting.
VX-1 monitors Bluetooth audio activity. When no audio stream is active or Bluetooth disconnects, it automatically cuts power to the vacuum-tube stage instead of leaving it consuming energy while idle.
Bluetooth handles everyday wireless playback. AUX provides a direct connection for older sources and situations where low latency matters. VX-1 also supports wireless speaker networking for synchronized playback across connected living and hospitality spaces. Campaign specifications will document supported grouping and placement options.
The Kickstarter campaign will launch first in the United States, with additional regions to follow. Supported destinations and shipping prices will be listed on the campaign page.
