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Designer Hall of Fame

There are many great designers out there, and especially in the lore from the golden age, but I'm not to familiar with them. I thought it might be interesting to discuss some of the great designers for engineering skill and knowledge, business integrity, and ultimatley quality of their products. My short list a "hall of fame" if you will of designers working today are:

Nelson Pass, Pass Labs
Charles Hansen, Ayre
Roger Modjeski, Music Reference
Ken Stevens, Convergent Audio Technolgy (CAT)
Kevin Hayes, VAC

and how could I leave Jeff Rowland off? Well it is a short list. Who would you nominate?
pubul57
know_talent
34 posts
 
CTC

Curl, Thompson and Crumb
windriver
22 posts
 
I am surprised nobody has mentioned Jim Strickland and some of the pioneering work he did with panels during the Acoustat era of the 70’s and later on his Trans-Nova FET power amps.

Also should mention Jim Winey of Magnepan fame as well.
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temple
3 posts
 
Sid Smith for all his work on the Marantz legendary
amplifiers and preamplifiers: the 7, 8B, 9. Also
his work with Dick Sequerra on the Marantz 10B. Definitely Sid Smith.
interlochen
40 posts
 
John Hillig, Julius Futterman, the transmission line pioneers -- Bailey, Webb, Chris Rogers ...think that's right.
tubed1
161 posts
 
Does anyone really know what ever happened to John Iverson?
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