Who are the most talented individuals working in the high end audio industry today?

[the sound of Tao]

Menno van der Veen is one for the greats.

Not sure if I forgot Caelin Gabriel who also hangs around in these forums.

Vinnie Rossi, Townshend...

Yes, Caelin Gabriel is a very worthwhile candidate for designers highly active and influential today. Great nomination!

Vinnie Rossi certainly totally rethinks the approaches to design and also marketing and his approach to power supplies with the LIO concept may also prove a substantial and lasting one.

 

[Mdp632]

Updated with recent experiences of respective products and designs.. My personal list

Yoav Geva - YG Acoustics (Loudspeakers)

Rick Fryer/Keith Johnson-Spectral (Electronics)

Caelin Gabriel/Shunyata Research (Power Conditioning)

Berkeley Audio Design Founders (Digital DACs)

 

[2ndLiner]

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