Sherwood
Sherwood Electronic Laboratories was founded in Chicago in 1953, according to the company's own history reproduced on the original site, to build an amplifier designed by engineer Ed Miller, who ran the company with his partner John Snow. Miller had previously worked at Radio Craftsmen, the small Chicago-area maker whose engineers also included Marantz's Sidney Smith.
Sherwood concentrated on integrated amplifiers, tuners and receivers, and its tube equipment of the 1950s and early 1960s is the part collectors look for today: solidly built and usually cheaper than the famous East Coast brands. The company's own account claims several firsts, including Sherwood technology in the first commercial FM stereo broadcast and the first all-silicon solid-state receiver; we have not been able to verify these independently.
The archive has the company page and an S-5500 stereo amplifier with 7591 output tubes.
Sherwood Electronic Labs was founded in Chicago in 1953 to manufacture an amplifier designed by legendary audio engineer Ed Miller (former Radio Craftsmen employe). Determined to design high performance audio gear and to manufacture it themselves, Miller and his partner John Snow created a company that has long set the standard for audio excellence and efficient manufacturing.
Throughout the evolution of advanced audio electronics, Sherwood’s contributions have been invaluable. The world’s first commercial FM stereo broadcast employed Sherwood technology. Sherwood was the first to introduce digital readout tuners and computer-controlled tuners. And, most significantly, the industry’s first 100% all-silicon solid-state audio receiver came from Sherwood.
