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IP: RIP, Henry Kloss
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 09:52:38 -0500
From: "Janos G." <janos451 () earthlink net> To: "jg" <janos451 () earthlink net> [From Boston Acoustics] > I just received word that Henry Kloss passed away last night. He was > one of the great visionaries in this business. At one time I made a > list of the significant milestones in the development of the audio > business, and Henry was responsible for developing and commercializing > more of them than anyone else in our industry: > 1. The LP record in 1948. > 2. The acoustic suspension loudspeaker in 1954. Henry designed > the AR-1, a revolutionary product for its time. Without small high > performance speakers, stereo never would have become a commercial > reality, and we probably wouldn't have the significant industry we have > today. > 3. FM stereo in 1959. > 4. The transistor. Although Henry had nothing to do with its > development, his 3-piece music systems at KLH were the first audio > products to exploit the much smaller sized electronics that the > transistor made possible. > 5. The Dolby B System and the High Fidelity cassette in 1970. > Henry immediately saw the commercial significance of Dolby and convinced > Ray to develop the consumer version of his noise reduction system > several years before he intended to. The hi fi cassette fulfilled > Henry's vision of a music source you could carry in your shirt pocket > and play virtually any where. Ho hum stuff today but ground-breaking in > 1970! > 6. Large screen television in 1974. Before the Advent > Videobeam, large screen TV was $50,000+ and not a consumer product. > 7. The CD in 1982 and the DVD most recently. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Janos Gereben/SF janos451 () earthlink net
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