Audio Product Development Specialist
Here is a small selection of notable audio products that I have led the design for and seen through from design concept to production.
The Roberts Reunion was an exercise in taking a lateral approach to achieve a truly fantastic performing and looking product. It has a superb tonal balance, achieves a huge SPL with low distortion and has some really fantastic features, including a broadcast mode, Bluetooth 5.3… and it’s waterproof too! Continue reading “Roberts Reunion – Turning it around!”
The Zen Plus concept was to create a small and attractive clock radio with some distinctive features: Continue reading “Roberts Zen Plus – Innovation in Bedside Radio”
The Roberts Play 10 had been in the range for over 10 years and needed a facelift. As well as bringing in the new Roberts Logo, the whole aesthetic needed improving to bring in a more minimal and tactile appearance – however crucially, without increasing the cost. The Play 11 has been a well received replacement with improvements in look, feel, sound and all without increasing the cost over the rather plasticky looking Play 10.
A relentless quest to create the purest audio experience to date. The Air D1 showcases Airsound with analogue transconductance amplifiers that virtually eliminate harmonic distortions by using feedback from the drivers’ motions.
The Dock E30 is a truly remarkable audio platform. The original concept was to produce a loudspeaker that has a ‘full’ response but is as small and compact as possible. The starting point was the driver and passive radiator design, as our target acoustic was not a ‘hyped’ sound, rather one that was naturally full. Continue reading “Orbitsound Dock E30”
The Orbitsound P70w is a unique product that features Airsound in an all-in-one platform with multiple orientations. The configuration was inspired relatively late during its development and from an unlikely source… Continue reading “Orbitsound P70w”
Orbitsound had been the business of making soundbars with Airsound for 5 years before work on the A70 started. This was more than an update – it was a ground-up design featuring totally new acoustics, speakers, a larger team and with higher aspirations. Continue reading “Airsound Bar A70”
In my early days, I worked with my father, designing and building professional studio equipment. The JOEMEEK range flourished from the initial success of the SC2 optical compressor. This initially ‘garage born’ device started the brand. Here is a trip down JOEMEEK memory lane: Continue reading “Joemeek Studio Equipment 1995-2003”