3DsoundSurge Press Release: Statement from Cambridge SoundWorks Regarding Henry Kloss

Statement from Cambridge SoundWorks Regarding Henry Kloss

NEWTON, Mass., Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- 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.

``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

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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.

SOURCE: Cambridge SoundWorks