H. H. Scott, Inc. was a major manufacturer of
hi-fi equipment in the U.S. It was founded in 1947 by
Hermon Hosmer Scott Hermon Hosmer Scott (March 28, 1909 – April 13, 1975, aged 66) was a pioneer in the Hi-Fi industry and founder of H.H. Scott, Inc.
Scott graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta frat ...
in
Cambridge, Massachusetts and moved to the nearby town of
Maynard in 1957.
History
H.H. Scott sold some of the earliest
FM stereo multiplex tuners and receivers, with some units sold as kits. The company's competition included brands like
Fisher
Fisher is an archaic term for a fisherman, revived as gender-neutral.
Fisher, Fishers or The Fisher may also refer to:
Places
Australia
*Division of Fisher, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland
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Marantz
Marantz is a company that develops and sells high-end audio products. The company was founded in New York, but is now based in Japan.
The first Marantz audio product was designed and built by Saul Marantz in his home in Kew Gardens, New York. ...
,
McIntosh, and
Harman Kardon. The 1961 Model 350 was the first FM stereo multiplex tuner sold in the US. H.H. Scott was involved in early stereo multiplex testing with radio station
WCRB in Boston, one of the first three U.S. FM stations to broadcast in multiplex stereo.
The company pioneered developments in noise suppression, tube output circuits, hifi mono and stereo amplifiers, tuners, FM multiplex, transistor receivers, FET RF sections, and integrated circuit IF sections.
Scott's Instrument Division manufactured precision sound measuring and analysis instrumentation for laboratory use.
"Lacking the capital needed to continue operations, Scott terminated its production in October 1972. In November 1972, several of Scott's creditors filed a petition for involuntary bankruptcy under Chapter X of the Bankruptcy Act, and Scott filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter XI of the Bankruptcy Act. In the same month, Eastern Air Devices released its option to acquire the company. In January 1973, however, the Scott company was acquired by SYMA International, Brussels, Belgium, Scott's European licensee." "Production at Maynard was resumed in February 1973." Further refuting the widespread notion that EAD acquired Scott is a letter to the editor of ''Audio'' mag, Oct 1975, by Mr. Susskind, EAD pres.
Per NYT obit, Hermon Scott retired in 1972. Per Audio Eng Society obit, Technical Director Daniel Von Recklinghausen was appointed staff consultant at Electro Audio Dynamics (formerly Eastern Air Devices) in 1973.
Between late 1975 and late 1976, the company's operations moved from Maynard to Woburn, Mass.
[Advertisements: Nov 1975, p 119, ''Stereo Review'' and Oct 1976, p 5, ''Audio''. ]
In 1985, the brand was purchased by
Emerson Electronics
Emerson Radio Corporation is one of the United States' largest volume consumer electronics distributors and has a recognized trademark in continuous use since 1912. The company designs, markets, and licenses many product lines worldwide, inc ...
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E.H. Scott
E.H. Scott Radio Laboratories is sometimes confused with H.H. Scott. E.H. Scott was founded in 1925 by Chicago resident Ernest H. Scott. The company motto was "The Fine Things Are Always Made by Hand". The company published news of its latest developments in monthly "The Scott News" from 1929 to 1946. The company was also known as Scott Radio Laboratories, and went through many changes of ownership until its eventual merge with John Meck in the 1950s. Known for its elaborate, high quality radio receivers, the company had no connection to H. H. Scott.
In later years, HH Scott filed a lawsuit ending the use of the Scott Radio Laboratories name.
Gallery
Image:scottfront.jpg, 1956 Model 311-B Mono FM Tuner
File:HH Scott 1956 Model 311-B FM Tuner Top View of Tubes.JPG, 1956 Model 311-B Top View of the tubes
Image:Scott350.jpg, 1961 Model 350A FM Multiplex Stereo Tube Tuner - The First FM Multiplex Stereo Tuner on the US market
Image:LK72BFront.jpg, 1964 Model LK-72 B 80 Watt Stereo Tube Integrated Amplifier—sold in kit form
Image:LK72BTop.jpg, TOP VIEW 1964 Model LK-72 B 80 Watt Stereo Tube Integrated Amplifier
Image:ScottLT-111Front.JPG, Rare HH Scott LT-111 FM Stereo Tube Kit Tuner Utilizing Compactron Tubes c. 1965
Image:LT-111chassis.JPG, LT-111 Top Chassis View
Image:ScottMarantz350.JPG, Rare HH Scott Model 350 Tube FM Multiplex Tuner with dealer installed Marantz faceplate.
Image:ScottMarantz350Dials.JPG, Rare HH Scott Model 350 Tube FM Multiplex Tuner (Marantz Font View) with dealer installed Marantz faceplate.
References
External links
The Vintage H. H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive H. H. Scott - French Site
Focus on HH Scott, Jan 26, 2009''The Absolute Sound'' magazine by Steven Stone
Scott Tuners, Feb 17, 2009''The Absolute Sound'' magazine by Steven Stone
More Scott Classics, Mar 3, 2009''The Absolute Sound'' magazine by Steven Stone
More on HH Scott, June 21, 2009''The Absolute Sound'' magazine by Steven Stone
* https://web.archive.org/web/20100302185003/http://lacieg2s.ca/w3terra/ols/audion.htm The Audion Circuit Reviews
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