Ray Dolby dead at age 80

[ack]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/13/b...iegoers-in-the-middle-is-dead-at-80.html?_r=0

 

[RogerD]

Ray Dolby's speech to the AES

About the coming digital age,his thoughts and his take on Analog.

http://www.aes.org/technical/heyser/aes112.cfm

 

[DaveyF]

I read his obit today. Apparently he left behind a fortune of $2.5 Billion....

 

[RogerD]

I read his obit today. Apparently he left behind a fortune of $2.5 Billion....

One of the true geniuses of audio......he will be missed.

 

[NorthStar]

--- R.I.P. Ray

* $2.5 Billion?!! ...That is a lot of dough to please the inheritors (family & all). ...But more importantly: His Legacy.

And Roger (Dressler), the Dolby man, I am at your side with my heart & spirit, in these times of remembrance, memories, accomplishments, praises, prayers, and careers' builders.
From the past innovations to the new explorations for a better 'sounding' world.

 

[j_j]

Ah, well, another good analog guy bites the dust.

So long, Ray. Hope you enjoyed that plane!

 

[DexterMiller]

FWIW: the Harman/Kardon "CAD-5" was the first cassette deck to use Dolby (NOT the Advent 200 unit sub-contracted to Nakamichi...as is often reported).
[However: the first consumer component recorder featuring Dolby *was* a Henry Kloss product at KLH: the rarely seen KLH Model 40 reel to reel from 1968.]