Some people have a passion that ultimately changes the course of history. Avery Fisher was one such individual, and his accomplishments became legendary far beyond the boundaries of his native New York. His greatest contribution was the pioneering spirit which enabled him to devise the basic principles of high fidelity. This wonderful invention increased the quality of sound reproduction by several orders of magnitude and defined pure sound perfection. 

Although Fisher had a passion for music, his true genius manifested itself in his understanding of electronics. However, he was not just the inventor of the transistorized amplifier and the combination radio-phonograph. Fisher was a visionary who activated untapped potential and made the impossible possible. Not one to keep his accomplishments a secret, he staged phonograph concerts for his friends and built versions of his systems for them. He founded a company in 1937, and HiFi was on its way. Avery, who was nearly 88 when he died in 1994, was a major instigator of the torrid pace of development in the world he left behind. Did he realize that the technical evolution would continue under his name? Fisher still shapes the changes which are taking place thanks to digital technology. The company will continue to set the future direction in home cinema systems, futuristic LCD panels, etc. and in keeping with the spirit of Avery Fisher, it will maintain a passion for perfection. 

We owe it to him.