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

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Ikeda-san for the Fidelity Research cartridges and pickup arms.
Ikeda-san for the Mark Levinson cartridge (MLAS) before he went EMT.
Ikeda-san for the Rowland Complement cartridges.
Ikeda-san for his own line of "moving coil Deccas" and pick up arms.
If he is no longer with us I wish him well. He made the best cartridges, a cantilever-less moving coil!