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Jim Fosgate, car-audio pioneer and longtime Utahn, dies at 85

The Heber resident invented the first car amplifier, and won an Emmy for work on “surround sound” systems for TV.

(Mark Maziarz | maziarz.com) Jim Fosgate, audio industry legend and inventor of the first car amplifier, stands in front of his collection of audio equipment in his home in Heber, Utah, in 2013. Fosgate died Dec. 7, 2022, at age 85.