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About Joao Martins
Since 2013, Joao Martins leads audioXpress as editor-in-chief of the US-based magazine and website, the leading audio electronics, audio product development and design publication, working also as international editor for Voice Coil, the leading periodical for the loudspeaker industry. Covering Audio and Video technology for more than 30 years - Broadcast, Film, Computer Graphics, and Music - as founder and editor of several leading publications in Portuguese and Spanish languages, (he's also fluent in French!), he benefits from a broad and rich perspective of those sectors and its multiple verticals. Marketing and Communication Specialist working at the intersection of media and technology for over three decades, Joao Martins started as a musician and studied visual arts and cinema before founding its own (short-lived) advertising agency. After a career in marketing and sales in film, television, radio and pro audio systems, transitioned full time to magazine publishing, founding new

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Parrot Introduces Zik 3 Bluetooth Headphones With Better Adaptive Noise Control and USB DAC
September 7, 2015 by Joao Martins

Parrot Introduces Zik 3 Bluetooth Headphones With Better Adaptive Noise Control and USB DAC

French wireless electronics specialist Parrot updated its Philippe Starck- designed Zik wireless headphones, introducing the third generation with new colors, an improved design, wireless charging, hi-fi quality in USB, and smart noise canceling. Strange is the fact that the Zik 3 still relies on Bluetooth 3.0.
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Panasonic Introduces New Technics Products at IFA 2015 and Promises Improved Direct Drive Analog Turntable
September 4, 2015 by Joao Martins

Panasonic Introduces New Technics Products at IFA 2015 and Promises Improved Direct Drive Analog Turntable

With an eye on 2016 commercial launch, Panasonic introduced a new prototype of its popular Technics turntable, which the company says will feature an improved Direct Drive system. At IFA 2015, Panasonic also promised “the lifestyles we all desire” with several new Technics audio components, among many new products in other categories.
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DTS to Acquire iBiquity Digital Corporation
September 2, 2015 by Joao Martins

DTS to Acquire iBiquity Digital Corporation

A surprise industry announcement with huge implications for the future of digital radio. DTS announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer and licensor of HD Radio technology for AM/FM audio and data broadcasting, for approximately $172 million.
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Beyerdynamic Updates T 1 Tesla High-End Headphones
August 31, 2015 by Joao Martins

Beyerdynamic Updates T 1 Tesla High-End Headphones

beyerdynamic updated its famous T 1 high-end headphones. Just in time for presentation at the IFA 2015 show in Berlin, the second-generation Tesla flagship headphones get a tuning resulting from modifications to the driver aiming to reduce undesirable vibrations and improve bass response. It also comes with a new textile-covered connection cable and case.
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Jacob Collier and Ben Bloomberg Turn to DPA Microphones to Record Live Stage Shows
August 31, 2015 by Joao Martins

Jacob Collier and Ben Bloomberg Turn to DPA Microphones to Record Live Stage Shows

Jacob Collier and his Production Director Ben Bloomberg turned to DPA Microphones to ensure excellent audio quality for their innovative multitrack project. UK artist and Quincy Jones protégé Jacob Collier is only 20 years old yet his undoubted talent as a musician and singer has already earned him the epithet of ‘jazz’s new prodigy’.
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Bluesound Gen 2 Is The Next Generation in Wireless High Resolution Audio. MQA Support Also Confirmed
August 28, 2015 by Joao Martins

Bluesound Gen 2 Is The Next Generation in Wireless High Resolution Audio. MQA Support Also Confirmed

Bluesound was the first wireless digital multi-room music system to fully support high-resolution audio. Now, the sister company to NAD and PSB Speakers unveiled Gen 2, an upgraded platform of virtually every aspect of the product’s design and performance with reengineered multi-room wireless streaming digital music players and two entirely new models.
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Speaker Design — The Cooks and the Wizards
August 14, 2015 by Joao Martins

Speaker Design — The Cooks and the Wizards

Some speaker designers approach their creations based purely on self-acquired knowledge and research, deliberately trying to distance themselves from existing trends and debates. Others, base their work on team efforts, industry partnerships, and sometimes market-oriented options. These are the people who I’ve started to categorize as the Wizards and the Cooks.
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Standards Review: Considerations for the MPEG-H Audio Standard
July 31, 2015 by Joao Martins

Standards Review: Considerations for the MPEG-H Audio Standard

This article discusses the plan for the new MPEG-H Audio standard, a real-time 3-D audio encoder system with applications for broadcast and streaming distribution, developed in large part by the Fraunhofer Institute in Germany, and recently finalized and submitted as an ISO/MPEG standard.
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Focal Announces Sphear In-Ear Headphones
July 8, 2015 by Joao Martins

Focal Announces Sphear In-Ear Headphones

French loudspeaker specialist Focal has already stirred the market with its strong entrance in the headphone category, with consumer and professional models. Now, following two years of development, Focal announces a strong product also in the in-ear category with their new Sphear headphones, designed by Simon Matthews.
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LaVoce Introduces Two New Ferrite Low Frequency Drivers for Small Enclosures
July 7, 2015 by Joao Martins

LaVoce Introduces Two New Ferrite Low Frequency Drivers for Small Enclosures

LaVoce introduced two new ferrite subwoofer drivers intended for the installation market and small enclosures, including a new 10” SSF102.40 shallow mounting subwoofer with a total mounting depth of less than 4” (10cm) using a 2.4” voice coil. The 8” SSF082.00L is a new powerful long throw subwoofer with a 2” voice coil.
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