Ken Ishiwata has passed away.

Sorry to hear this. I've had the pleasure of meeting him a few times. Very intelligent and a really nice, decent man!

https://www.whathifi.com/news/ken-ishiwata-legendary-hi-fi-figure-dies-aged-72

mofimadness12-03-2019 3:46pm

big_greg Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 6,672 posts 12-04-2019 at 05:23pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I will give some CDs a spin in the KI-Pearl tonight in his honor.
cd318 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,636 posts 12-05-2019 at 08:42pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Along with Harvey ’Gizmo’ Rosenberg Ken Ishiwata was my favourite audio guru. I’m not sure if either have any modern day counterparts. There’s a great tribute from David Price, who knew him well, posted here on stereonet. https://www.stereonet.co.uk/features/inside-track-in-memoriam-ken-ishiwata
lohanimal Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 659 posts 12-09-2019 at 08:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete The man was not just a celebrity and a legend as I discovered in 2018 when I went to a demo and talk by him. He was a friendly guy who was very articulate and fun communicator. He explained succinctly explained how we never get imaging and stereo with headphones due to the speed at which the two speaker channels reach our ears in a way that made a lightbulb flash over my head. He told us all a short history of CD as well. RIP Ken was a pleasure and a privilege to have met you.