Statement from Cambridge SoundWorks Regarding Henry Kloss
Newton, MA, February 5, 2002
- On January 31, 2002,
the co-founder of Cambridge SoundWorks, our friend, Henry Kloss, passed
away. Henry was a prolific and imaginative inventor. His innovations,
from small table radios to 7-foot-screen projection TVs, have had a monumental
impact on the way we live today. He was a warm, clever, generous, funny
man. We shall miss him very, very much.
p>"Henry was one of the most passionate men I have ever met. He loved
his wife Jacqueline, he loved good food and great wine, he loved music,
and he loved creating products that made people happy. There was a little
bit of Henry in everything he made. He lived to make products. He did
it until the day he died. Henry Kloss lived a full life. He's left behind
a lot of friends, and millions of customers who love the things he designed.
His absence leaves a hole in the world," said longtime friend, Tom
Hannaher, Vice President of Merchandise, Cambridge SoundWorks.
Henry Kloss revolutionized our industry. We would like to take this opportunity
to applaud and thank him for some of the most innovative product developments
in the history of audio and video:
- 1952 First Acoustic Suspension Speaker-The AR-1
- 1960 First High-Fidelity FM Table Radio-The KLH Model Eight
- 1961 First High-Fidelity Transportable Stereo System-The KLH Model Eleven
- 1968 First Tape Recorder with Dolby B Noise Reduction-The KLH Model 40
- 1971 First High-Fidelity Cassette Deck-The Advent 200/201
- 1972 First Big Screen Colored TV For Home Use-The Advent VideoBeam 1000
- 1988 First Dual-Subwoofer/Satellite Speaker System-Ensemble
- 1994 First Affordable High-Performance Multimedia Speaker System-SoundWorks
- 1998 First Table Radio With Built-In Powered Subwoofer-Model 88
Along with his many industry "Firsts," Henry was a founder of Acoustic Research, KLH Research and Development Corp., and Advent. Henry Kloss is a member of the Audio Hall of Fame and an Emmy Award winner.
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