Rest in Peace

W WALDECKER
W WALDECKER Posts: 900
edited April 2011 in The Clubhouse
Sidney Harmon the founder of Harmon Kardon died today age 92
Rogue Audio stereo 100 tube amplifier - Lector Zoe preamplifier with 6H30 pi's
.Audience AU24SE speaker and ic cables- Chord Qutest DAC - Black Cat Silverstar II 75ohm digital cable-Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature system with large bass cabinets to accommodate 10" Seas magnesium woofers.2xhmpsuownoj.jpg
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited April 2011
    RIP Sidney. I bought one of his amps, a Citation 19. Very nice little amp that really did put out a little more watts rms /channel than it was advertised. Thank you for your honesty HK, it's always appreciated.
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  • kappclark
    kappclark Posts: 136
    edited April 2011
    I wrote HK a few years back, after getting a 3380 receiver, telling them how impressed I was, and how I had always wanted an HK receiver since the 60's..he was a real pioneer dedicated to quality. I recall he bought his company back to get the reputation back.
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited April 2011
    That is sad news.I have 3 HK receivers and 1 amp and tuner combo.
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2011
    Harmon/Kardon introduced me to hi-fi. RIP, very respectable product.
    Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Harmon/Kardon introduced me to hi-fi. RIP, very respectable product.

    What he said. My dad had a HK receiver before I was born, one of the REAL old ones with the flywheel tuner. That's what got me hooked. Keeping the faith, my first significant audio purchase was an HK990vxi receiver back in 1988. A damn fine machine. I currently run an HK AVR for my home theater, which is the second one I've owned, and I have an HK amp that feeds my whole house system.

    Unfortunately I think the quality of their stuff took quite a nose dive in the past decade, as did a good portion of the audio industry. I happen to work in the same building as their North American headquarters, and have bumped into some execs in the cafeteria and stirred up conversation about it. They've said they're quite aware that quality has fallen, and these guys are part of a new management team brought in to repair that. They said to stay tuned.

    RIP Sidney.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Vette C6.r
    Vette C6.r Posts: 1,560
    edited April 2011
    My first "real" piece of gear was a H/K. Sad news.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    The receiver my dad had when I was a kid was along the lines of this vintage:

    http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/storage/4/522708/hk630.jpg

    I think it was even older than this one though.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Found it! This was my dad's HK receiver:

    http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Yk545uR_NB4/SrZ2suunzGI/AAAAAAAAAR8/Jnqajnxd70w/s320/Harman+Kardon+SR-600+receiver.jpg
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited April 2011
    May Harmon RIP.

    Speakers
    Carver Amazing Fronts
    CS400i Center
    RT800i's Rears
    Sub Paradigm Servo 15

    Electronics
    Conrad Johnson PV-5 pre-amp
    Parasound Halo A23
    Pioneer 84TXSi AVR
    Pioneer 79Avi DVD
    Sony CX400 CD changer
    Panasonic 42-PX60U Plasma
    WMC Win7 32bit HD DVR


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