[mike1964]

Just read on Stereophile's website the announcement of Hovland calling it quits.  Hopefully someone will pick up and continue their capacitor business, it would be a shame to see that go away.

[poseidonsvoice]

Hovland Calls it Quits

Sad, sad, sad. The poor economy is killing my beloved manufacturers. Hovland caps were the first caps I had ever soldered with when I modified my original SFL-1.  George Wright passes away and Hovland is now going out of business.

Sorry for the rant.

What gives?

Anand.

[Wind Chaser]

How esoteric is esoteric? Here's a little perspective from an insider...  My time at Hovland - HP-100 Lore 

[Wind Chaser]

Don't know why the embedded link failed, but it here it is....

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/tubes-valves/227913-my-time-hovland-hp-100-lore.html

[Davey]

There was an extra slash on the end that shouldn't have been there.  Thanks for posting that diyaudio link......I had missed that one previously.  A good read. 

Dave.

[mgalusha]

Tube dowsing, that's a new one.

[Mike B.]

When I first started in business, Bob Crump got Hoveland in contact with me. We had a nice conversation and they arranged for some outlets. They seemed eager to try new things. Most of what I read in the article is news to me. I am aware of others who believe in resistor orientation and board layout importance. A number of people claim direction for fuses. The dowsing deal is hard for me to swallow.