Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now GONE

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Dr. Sidney Harman, who co-founded Harman-Kardon with a partner in 1953, bought out Kardon in 1956, purchased many innovative and sometimes floundering companies of note including JBL before selling them to prevent a conflict of interest, to Beatrice in 1976 and then later buying several of these businesses back to found Harman International upon leaving government service to the current core of over a dozen audio companies of legend that also include Studer and DBX Professsional has passed away on April 12, 2011 at the age of 92. He left us due to a bout with acute myeloid leukemia.

With his passing, a generation of pioneers who formed the character of the audio industry we have known for so long has disappeared.

(August 4, 1918 – April 12, 2011)

We can all hope there are many, many more like him to guide the generations to come...

 

[stuwee]

Re: Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now

R.I.P. Dr. Harman, thanks for the great rigs!

 

[speakerman1]

Re: Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now

I have owned a lot of older H/K. I did love the way they sounded. It is like any thing else when someone buys the name it doesn't mean as much as if it were their own name going on it. In the day H/K was something to have.

Larry

 

[Web Police]

Re: Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now

Yep, they made some pretty great equipment in the last 50 years. I love my Citation Power amps.

 

[Fast Forward]

Re: Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now

never owned any Harmon Kardon Gear,,but back in the day the Name always meant up-scale,,,RIP

 

[laatsch55]

Re: Like World War I, a generation of audio pioneers is now

Maybe him and PWK can now have THAT DISCUSSION!!!