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
Rodman99999, no list is complete without the men you mention, and I am very remiss for not have included Ralph Karsten who has proabably done more than anyone else to bring a well engineered, reliable, and excellent sounding OTL to the market.
Lloyd Walker - Walker Audio
Mick Maloney - Supratek

I will second Ralph Karsten, Ted Denny
Am I showing my age by mentioning William Zane Johnson(ARC), David Hafler(Dyanco,etc.), John Dahlquist, and John Curl(the Levinson JC-2)? Each of these men produced designs that rocked/created the "high-end" world.
Jeff Nelson of Boulder Amps, John Curl of Parasound, Dave Wilson of Wilson Audio, ........
Dan D'Agostino Krell

Gayle Sanders Martin Logan

Ted Denney III Synergistic Research
Vladimir Lamm, Lamm Industries
Dan Wright, Modwright
Ralph Karsten, Atma-Sphere Music Systems