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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
chrispass
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Sid Smith designer of most early Marantz's
jfpmft
4 posts
 
Israel Blume
Dan Wright
Phil Jones (loudspeaker designer v.g. Soliloquy)
To name a few to start with...
dave_72
1,399 posts
 
Billy Woodman-ATC

Chris Russell-Bryston
btaudio
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Paul Grzybek of Tube Audio Design, of the famed TAD-1000, TAD-60, and TAD-150 among other great products including his signature Fisher restorations, has died. The world lost a great, talented, and kind person and the audio designing world is one less today for he left us on March 20, 2012. He was 48. He is dearly missed.

His obituary:

PAUL A. GRZYBEK

Paul A. Grzybek, 48, of Wheaton, passed away March 20, 2012, loving husband of Kathy, nee Huttenhoff; beloved son of Joseph and the late Anne Grzybek; dear brother of Maria Grzybek; fond uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Williams-Kampp Funeral Home, 430 E. Roosevelt Rd. (one blk E. of Naperville Rd.), Wheaton. Funeral Mass Monday, 10 a.m. at St. Daniel the Prophet, 101 W. Loop Dr., Wheaton. Please meet at church. Interment Assumption Cemetery Wheaton. In lieu of flowers, donations appreciated to the charity of your choice in Paul's name. Info at www.williams-kampp.com or 630-668-0016.
Published in Chicago Tribune on March 23, 2012
turbomustang
6 posts
 
Bob Carver would be on my short list
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