Hugo9000 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 With so much fawning recently in the audio world over a certain person with inflated/questionable credentials, I propose that we put things in proper perspective by discussing the truly great men and women in audio history, who have made indisputable contributions to a hobby that is capable of bringing music from all over the world and reaching back into time into our homes and lives every day. I'd like to start with Edward C. Wente, whose work on microphones and loudspeakers was so groundbreaking and important. Here is a brief but eloquent tribute to this great mind in audio history: https://www.svconline.com/products/ec-wente-unsung-audio-pioneer-gets-his-due-394981 请教别人一次是5分钟的傻子，从不请教别人是一辈子的傻子 Link to comment
Hugo9000 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 23 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: Ed Villchur Thank you, great choice! Ed Villchur, inventor of the acoustic suspension speaker, among other important innovations throughout his career. Here is a tribute from someone who worked with him: http://directacoustics.com/?page_id=299 And a blog devoted to his life and work from his daughter: http://villchurblog.com/ 请教别人一次是5分钟的傻子，从不请教别人是一辈子的傻子 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 you might not like my next one so much... Amar G. Bose - he fits the thread title tho Link to comment
Blackmorec Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 9 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: you might not like my next one so much... Amar G. Bose - he fits the thread title tho No I think Bose fits perfectly...the James Dyson of the audio World. It takes some real out of the box thinking to come up something like the 901 speaker or a hand drier that makes use of your shirt cuffs to dry your hands. Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 Alan Blumlein Hugo9000 and esldude 1 1 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Henry Kloss Nelson Pass Bruno Putzeys Jim Winey A. G. Bell Hugo9000 1 Link to comment
Hugo9000 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 18 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: you might not like my next one so much... Amar G. Bose - he fits the thread title tho I'm not really familiar with his company's products, other than hearing some 901s many years ago, but never with my own music, and then the occasional in-store setup with those tiny speakers. He was certainly innovative, and of course controversial, and clearly with an enormous impact on home audio, and those noise-cancelling headphones. Here is an interesting article I found a few minutes ago: https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-07/curious-genius-amar-bose 请教别人一次是5分钟的傻子，从不请教别人是一辈子的傻子 Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 Yup - also there are Wikis for many or most of these folks We hear a lot of guff & fluff about folding & origami, but if you really want folding... P G Klipsch fas42 and Hugo9000 2 Link to comment
Hugo9000 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 8 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: Yup - also there are Wikis for many or most of these folks We hear a lot of guff & fluff about folding & origami, but if you really want folding... P G Klipsch Yes, and Benjamin Olney at Stromberg-Carlson, with his acoustical labyrinth, which later evolved into transmission line loudspeakers. 请教别人一次是5分钟的傻子，从不请教别人是一辈子的傻子 Link to comment
adamdea Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Peter Walker obvs 4est 1 You are not a sound quality measurement device Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Lee de Forest R. Hertz G. Marconi Link to comment
Hugo9000 Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 I will also mention: Raymond Cooke of KEF also Laurie Fincham 请教别人一次是5分钟的傻子，从不请教别人是一辈子的傻子 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 Oliver Lodge Edwin Pridham Peter Jensen Link to comment
Popular Post mansr Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 19 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: Lee de Forest R. Hertz G. Marconi In that case: James Maxwell Oliver Heaviside esldude and phosphorein 2 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I vote Maxwell out - not audio sensu strictu certainly de Forest is IN! check out his bio Link to comment
garrardguy60 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Edwin Howard Armstrong Link to comment
mansr Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 10 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: I vote Maxwell out - not audio sensu strictu What did Hertz and Marconi do for audio specifically? Link to comment
esldude Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 1 hour ago, mansr said: What did Hertz and Marconi do for audio specifically? Marconi created that great crappy pasta like stuff. No wait a minute....I'm thinking of macaroni. Never mind. Hertz prevents us from having to talk about cycles per second or cycles for short or cps for an abbreviation. And always keep in mind: Cognitive biases, like seeing optical illusions are a sign of a normally functioning brain. We all have them, it’s nothing to be ashamed about, but it is something that affects our objective evaluation of reality. Link to comment
kumakuma Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Wrong thread. Sometimes it's like someone took a knife, baby Edgy and dull and cut a six inch valley Through the middle of my skull Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 2 hours ago, mansr said: What did Hertz and Marconi do for audio specifically? - radio don't fergit, audio # audiophile .NE. HiFi <> music Link to comment
Le Concombre Masqué Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 Georges Cabasse ; spot on almost 30 years ago : https://www.forumcabasse.org/wiki/Interview_de_Georges_Cabasse Link to comment
mansr Posted October 13, 2018 Share Posted October 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Ralf11 said: - radio Marconi and Hertz only dealt with radio telegraphy. Had digital audio been invented then, it might have been transmitted that way, of course. Don't get me wrong, their contributions to science were great, just not audio related. Link to comment
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