The rigorous judging procedure began with nominations from the editorial teams from across the Produção Áudio catchment. Five entries for each category were then reduced to three through a readership poll. Once the magazine and the readers made their choices the finalists were judged by specialist panels for either pro audio or visual arts categories. The pro audio panel included Professor Homero Sette from Studio R, whose CV covers over 40 years in the industry; Armando Baldassarra from Tukasom Audio Systems; the IAV Professional Audio School founder Marcelo Claret and Thacio Palança from the Vox Mundi Studios.
João Martins, International Editor from Editorial Bolina of Producao Audio elaborates on the judges' choice, "The d&b audiotechnik brand is highly regarded here in Brazil and Latin America although the new V-Series is not so well known in the market just yet. The jury recognised that the V-Series expands on the success and quality of the J-Series, to the point where it can generate similar sound reproduction in applications where space is limited.
"They particularly praised the fact that d&b audiotechnik was bringing to the market such a compact loudspeaker, allowing greater stage visibility, reducing costs and weight. They considered the V-Series to be the ideal solution when the highest sound quality is required for medium and smaller sized rooms, which in the Brazilian market is a particularly good fit."
(Jim Evans)
