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

Showing 1 response by apollo66

As long as this has become a list of practically everyone associated with the development and maturation of high-end audio, I've got to add Michael Kelly of Aerial Acoustics. He combines true design talent with marketing savy.

And IMO he played a big part in directing high-end speaker companies into multichannel. I know some of you think that was a giant step backwards, but it surely helped establish that audiophile quality sound was an essential part of good home theater.