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In Reply to: Acknowledging Excellence posted by ggraff on September 26, 2001 at 06:39:18:
What about the DTN Williamson audio circuit ?His audio circuit made it possible for the masses to have high fidelity sound, reasonable power and vanishingly low levels of distortion (for the time).
Probably the greatest propenent of the Williamson circuit in the US was Heathkit. Their W-3-4-5 amplifiers from the mid 50's to early 60's were and are wonderfull sounding amplifiers. In fact, a properly restored example IMO sounds better than it's new and similarly priced competition.
Acoustic Research for their production of the acoustic suspension design and the original AR turntable.
The acoustic suspension design demonstrated that realistic audio reproduction was possible from a modestly sized enclosure. The later 3 and 3a introduced the spherical dome type midrange and tweeter. The combination created a sonic standard that was unmatched for a decade. The dome driver is in use by virtually every loudspeaker made today. That good sound was possible from small boxes, made stereo a much easier sale for the manufacturers.
The turntable refined the concept of suspended isolation and demonstrated the importance of the main bearing. Suspended isolation was previously used by Weathers and Scott. AR made the conept mainstream due to their marketing success, low price, and clean aesthetics. One of the inovations that made the table possible was the high quality main bearing- an area that had been overlooked by other makers.
I agree with Mr. Doorak in that Linn (Ivor Tifenbrum-sp?) created the concept of the high end turntable. BUT- his basic design was nothing more than a highly refined AR or Thorens-
Thorens, btw preceeded Linn in creating higher quality AR 'tables.
Best,
Ross
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- Re: Acknowledging Excellence - Ross 10:43:26 09/27/01 (1)
- Don't forget Tiptoes.... - BTW 06:57:20 09/28/01 (0)
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