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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
gaslover
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Pubul, I actually got to meet him at the 1984 CES, and heard his Eagle 7a/Electro Research/strain gage set up. From what I heard that day, this guy was in a league of his own.
pubul57 OP
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Seems worthy of a screenplay. Who could we get to play Iverson? Russell Crowe?
gaslover
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He was more of a Clint Eastwood type, as memory serves.
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atmasphere
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Yeah, a Clint Eastwood with lazers!! I understand he demonstrated a high power lazer to a class that he taught, punching a hole through a brick wall. The next day supposedly the FBI showed up and classified it.
pubul57 OP
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There is something almost Gumpish about this story. Next I expect ot hear that he had a prototype diesel engine that got 200mpg, but somehow did not see the light of day....
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