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Hall of Fame

Was skimming over the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame web site. Just wonder which first FIVE (just a random number) inductees you will pick for the first ever Audiophiles' Hall of Fame (if there is one): designers, engineers, inventors, entrepreneurs,etc. who contribute the most for the advancement of hi-end audio equipment. I'm sure we'll each have our own sets of criteria. My choices , bar none, are:
-Emile Berliner
-Saul Marantz
-Frank McIntosh/Gordon Gow
-Peter Walker
-Mark Levinson
Thomas Edison should probably be on top of the list for inventing the phonograph but I surmise the sound wasn't too high end ...:-)
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caterham1700
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This is a tough one.
There's been so much extraordinary talent and genius in this industry that it seems unjust to limit it to only 5.Anyway, here's my personal selection in alphabetical order-

Kimura
Mogghadam
Morecroft
Sugano
Tiefenbrun

hon.mention:
Bowers
Gandy
Pass
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dekay
5,593 posts
 
This is bragging as I own/use these items and consider them all to be top notch, yet affordable products that have broken the price/performance barrier that is of concern to many of us.

Sakura OTA cable kit, don't know the name of the designer(s)

Ken Caterham, Neuance isolation components

Brian @ BMI, power cords

Sorry, if this makes you blush guys.
blackie
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I'd have to say (in no particular order):
-Saul Marantz
-Nelson Pass
-John Bowers
-Ivor Tiefenbrun
-Frank McIntosh/Gordon Gow
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albertporter
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I'm not sure if the first five positions should not all belong to Western Electric/Bell Labs. Just about everything we treasure came from them.
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