Ken Ishiwata RIP

[OSX]

Kahju, järjekordne audiomaailma legend on meie hulgast lahkunud. RIP KI
https://www.whathifi.com/news/ken-ishiwata-legendary-hi-fi-figure-dies-aged-72

[madis64]

Vs: Ken Ishiwata RIP

Meil kõigil on oma tee astuda, mis siiski kunagi lõpule jõuab. Samas panus, mis sellel teekonnal on kaaslastele antud, on vägagi erinev.
RIP

[martk]

Vs: Ken Ishiwata RIP

Üks tema vastustest:
Which products have been the hardest to develop over the years?
At the beginning of the 1980s, Marantz became part of Philips. At that time I was developing all the speakers for the European markets and we were very successful, I must say.

The drive units were developed with a Japanese OEM manufacturer called Tonegen, and we managed to come up with some wonderful transducers. These were used in speakers such as the LD-50. However, since we became part of Philips they forced me to use Philips drivers...