ssmith3046
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Mr. Villchur passed away at the age of 94 Monday.
Edgar Villchur R.I.P.
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Bogframe
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Fast_Eddie
Upper-middle fi
Oh man. I was just reading an article about him. RIP. What a great legacy to leave behind.
reggaenaut
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R.i.p. Ed
Another admirable thing about AR was its treatment of workers -- fair pay and good benefits were a goal of both Ed Vilchur and Henry Kloss. That treatment was part of the reason they could offer such good warrantees on their speakers (AR even sent your a box and paid for shipping)-- they knew that their workers were invested in the products and the speakers were unlikely to need repair work.
I guess that approach isn't much in favor nowadays...
I guess that approach isn't much in favor nowadays...
ken kantor
Fowl Humor
He was a great man. Brilliant, generous, a pleasure to know. Eddie was an inspiration in my life, and no doubt, countless others. I'll try and post some pics here over the next few days.
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RIP Mr. Villcures
ssmith3046
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Great link.
That was wonderful. I am especially impressed by the fact that Mr. Villchur chose not to mention the names of the two companies who did not take advantage of his seminal idea when they had the chance. The very essence of class.
It should also be mentioned that after giving the audio world the AR series of loudspeakers and turntables, Edgar Villchur went on to invent multichannel wide dynamic range compression for hearing aids. Characteristically, Mr. Villchur chose to openly publish the results of his R&D and make it available to anyone who wanted to use it rather than patent it, and today it is the technology on which virtually every hearing aid in the world is based.
