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. 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.

H.H. Scott sold some of the earliest FM stereo multiplex tuners and receivers. Pictured is the 1961 Model 350, the first FM stereo multiplex tuner sold in the USA. 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.

In 1985, the brand was purchased by and today operates as a division of Emerson Electronics. Since 1999 H. H. Scott or Audioscott equipment including radios, car-audio, and mp3-players has been produced by Emerson's subsidiary alfa group in Hong Kong.

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

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  1956 Model 311-B Mono FM Tuner

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  1956 Model 311-B Top View of the Tubes

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  1961 Model 350A FM Multiplex Stereo Tube Tuner - The First FM Multiplex Stereo Tuner on the US Market

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  1964 Model LK-72 B 80 Watt Stereo Tube Integrated Amplifier - Sold in Kit form

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  TOP VIEW 1964 Model LK-72 B 80 Watt Stereo Tube Integrated Amplifier

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  Rare HH Scott LT-111 FM Stereo Tube Kit Tuner Utilizing Compactron Tubes Circa 1965

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  LT-111 Top Chassis View

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  Extremely Rare HH Scott Model 350 Tube FM Muliplex Tuner with Dealer Installed Marantz Faceplate - Photo used with permission of Al Slater at Plateau Audio.

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  Extremely Rare HH Scott Model 350 Tube FM Multiplex Tuner (Marantz Font View) with Dealer Installed Marantz Faceplate - Photo used with permission of Al Slater at Plateau Audio.

External links

• 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.
• H.H. Scott - German Scott HiFi Classics and History Site (private project)
• Official Site of the brand owner