tysontom Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Roy Allison, from Steve Mowry interview in Australian HiFi, Jan-Feb 2011 Roy Allison, 88, died on March 1, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife and three children. Mr. Allison was an acoustics researcher, loudspeaker designer and author of dozens of audio articles and a book, High Fidelity Systems, A User's Guide. His contributions to the science of sound reproduction are well-known and respected throughout the audio community. In 1959, he began work at Acoustic Research, Incorporated as Assistant to President Edgar Villchur and soon became chief engineer and then plant manager; by 1967, he was made Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering. He helped the company maintain its industry leadership for many years and was instrumental in the creation of many of the company's most time-honored products, including AR-3a, AR-5, AR-4x, AR-6, AR-7 and AR-LST loudspeakers, the AR Amplifier, FM Tuner and Receiver, as well as improvements to the AR XA Turntable. His continued vigilance of AR's industry-leading customer-service policies and internal employee relations helped the company maintain its industry-leading position for many years. After leaving AR in 1972, Mr. Allison did research into room-boundary acoustics and its interaction with loudspeakers, and in 1974 he cofounded Allison Acoustics, Inc., to build loudspeakers of his design (under his 1975 patent #3,983,333) to specifically address these room-boundary problems. Allison Acoustics manufactured many highly respected, successful speakers during this period, such as the Model One, Two, Three and others. By 1990, Mr. Allison formed two other companies, RDL Acoustics and RAL, primarily a mail-order loudspeaker business. In 2000, Allison Acoustics was revived by new owners and moved to Kentucky, where new products emerged, and by this time Roy Allison retired to write and to perform freelance speaker design. —Tom Tyson This is a brief obituary on Roy Allison. Further information and a detailed obituary will follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newandold Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 In this crazy world of audio, Roy was always my ultimate "hero". His genius brought the sound of real world acoustic instruments home like no other. When others opted for platinum or titanium, Roy stuck with his "treated" paper for all the right reasons. (driver design) Hats off to one of the greatest of all time in his field, and a wonderful person....he will be missed. Bill Mina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 RIP Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stupidhead Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thanx Roy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Safe journeys, Roy, and God bless! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ra.ra Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Thanks, Tom, for distributing the sad news and providing the photo. This attached pic from 2014, cribbed from another website, has always delighted me. This woman had just purchased a pair of speakers directly from Roy in NH, and their mutual joy with this particular transaction appears evident. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Wow. RIP roy. Huge impact on many folks enjoyment of music. That is a pretty personal thing. Of course I read this news as I listen to music through his Allison Ones here in my home office. Thats no lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samberger0357 Posted March 3, 2016 Report Share Posted March 3, 2016 Stereophile interview from 2005: http://www.stereophile.com/content/glorious-time-ars-edgar-villchur-and-roy-allison-allison-part-1#h1MUfKd9jSEr5czc.97 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Roy´s articles about room acoustics in 1980´s are very informative and sound minded. RIP Roy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmas111 Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 RIP Roy.... and thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fedeleluigi Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 RIP Roy... Thanks for everything you did for us. God bless you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tysontom Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 On 3/2/2016 at 4:32 PM, tysontom said: Roy Allison, from Steve Mowry interview in Australian HiFi, Jan-Feb 2011 Roy Allison, 88, died on March 1, 2016 in Manchester, New Hampshire after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife and three children. Mr. Allison was an acoustics researcher, loudspeaker designer and author of dozens of audio articles and a book, High Fidelity Systems, A User's Guide. His contributions to the science of sound reproduction are well-known and respected throughout the audio community. In 1959, he began work at Acoustic Research, Incorporated as Assistant to President Edgar Villchur and soon became chief engineer and then plant manager; by 1967, he was made Vice President of Manufacturing and Engineering. He helped the company maintain its industry leadership for many years and was instrumental in the creation of many of the company's most time-honored products, including AR-3a, AR-5, AR-4x, AR-6, AR-7 and AR-LST loudspeakers, the AR Amplifier, FM Tuner and Receiver, as well as improvements to the AR XA Turntable. His continued vigilance of AR's industry-leading customer-service policies and internal employee relations helped the company maintain its industry-leading position for many years. After leaving AR in 1972, Mr. Allison did research into room-boundary acoustics and its interaction with loudspeakers, and in 1974 he cofounded Allison Acoustics, Inc., to build loudspeakers of his design (under his 1975 patent #3,983,333) to specifically address these room-boundary problems. Allison Acoustics manufactured many highly respected, successful speakers during this period, such as the Model One, Two, Three and others. By 1990, Mr. Allison formed two other companies, RDL Acoustics and RAL, primarily a mail-order loudspeaker business. In 2000, Allison Acoustics was revived by new owners and moved to Kentucky, where new products emerged, and by this time Roy Allison retired to write and to perform freelance speaker design. —Tom Tyson This is a brief obituary on Roy Allison. Further information and a detailed obituary will follow. Audioholics, an on-line audio publication, has just published my tribute to Roy Allison: http://www.audioholics.com/news/a-tribute-to-roy-f.-allison --Tom Tyson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newandold Posted March 9, 2016 Report Share Posted March 9, 2016 1 hour ago, tysontom said: Audioholics, an on-line audio publication, has just published my tribute to Roy Allison: http://www.audioholics.com/news/a-tribute-to-roy-f.-allison --Tom Tyson Hi Tom, Thank you for those wonderful tributes, both here and at Audioholics (one of my favorite "reality check" sites.) For those of us fortunate enough to keep Roy's loudspeakers humming, the tribute will never end. Bill Mina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speaker dave Posted March 20, 2016 Report Share Posted March 20, 2016 As a young speaker engineer I wrote to many companies looking for work. Roy was the only one who took the time to write back and offer some personal advice and a friendly note.. A true gentleman. Rest in Peace Roy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamSessions Posted April 30, 2017 Report Share Posted April 30, 2017 I worked for Mr. Allison in the mid-eighties at his Factory in Natick, Massachusetts. He was an amazing man with a big heart. He will be missed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbuchan Posted January 2, 2020 Report Share Posted January 2, 2020 Is this the model one I can’t post a photo buts its a 10 speaker cabinet. It’s beautiful. I cannot find any info about them and no model number is given Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newandold Posted January 4, 2020 Report Share Posted January 4, 2020 (edited) On 1/2/2020 at 11:14 AM, Kenbuchan said: Is this the model one I can’t post a photo buts its a 10 speaker cabinet. It’s beautiful. I cannot find any info about them and no model number is given The Allison 20 was the only 10 speaker (driver) cabinet to ever come from Allison. Plenty of info available here on this site about them. The Allison One was a six driver cabinet. Bill Edited January 4, 2020 by newandold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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