H. H. Scott, Inc.

:"H. H. Scott" is commonly used to abbreviate the company's name. For the company's founder of the same name, see Hermon Hosmer Scott."

Founded by Hermon Hosmer Scott in 1947, H.H. Scott, Inc. was one of the top hi-fi brands sold in the U.S. during the "Golden Age" of the vacuum tube. Other similar brands included Fisher, Marantz, McIntosh, and Harman Kardon. H.H. Scott sold some of the earliest FM Stereo Multiplex tuners and receivers. Pictured is the 1961 Model 350, the very first FM Stereo Multiplex Tuner sold in the USA. Some HH Scott units were sold as kits. Models beginning with an "L" such as LK (amplifier) or LT (Tuner) can be recognized as kits, rather than factory-assembled units.

WCRB in Boston was one of the first three U.S. FM stations to broadcast in multiplex stereo. H.H. Scott was involved in early stereo multiplex testing with radio station WCRB.

In 1985, the famous hi-fi brand was purchased and today operates as a division of "Emerson Electronics". Since 1999 H. H. Scott or Audioscott equipment (radios, car-audio, mp3-players e.g) is produced by their subsidiary "alfa group" from Hong Kong.

Classic H.H. Scott tube equipment are sought by collectors today.

External links

* [http://hhscott.com The Vintage H.H. Scott Hi-Fi Stereo Archive] promotes sharing of information, understanding and historic appreciation of vintage H.H. Scott (vacuum tube) consumer high fidelity audio products produced from 1946 through 1966. The site, online since 1998, is not affiliated or sponsored by H.H. Scott, Inc., but rather operates under the guidance of Lee K. Shuster as a free service to Scott tube aficionados.
* [http://www.hifi-studio.de/hifi-klassiker/scott-hifi.htm H.H. Scott - German Scott HiFi Classics and History Site] (private project)
* [http://www.audioscott.com/ Official Site of the brand owner]