The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
40 chief engineers
by Paul McGowan
When reader Chris Kelley sent me this ad for the Harmon Kardon TA-120 receiver, an ear-to-ear smile flashed across my face.
The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
The ad's how they dealt with the move from hand wiring to printed circuit boards. This made me smile because even in the 46 years I have been designing and building audio equipment, we have never hand-wired anything other than a prototype.
It is a simple reminder of progress. How we move from innovation to innovation mostly for the better.
And, oh, by the way. Our chief engineer, Bob Stadtherr, is a decent solderer but when we need a real work of soldering art performed it's sent to our head tech, Jordan Kamper, instead.
Chief engineers, while revered for their knowledge, aren't typically great craftsmen.
Just sayin'.
Paul McGowan
Founder & CEO
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