RIP Arnie Nudell. I just discovered you from one of Paul's videos and watched you gave this terrific talk. You sounded like one of the coolest and most passionate gentlemen in the field and to those who personally knew you, you are truly missed by many.
Amazing story. When i was 13, my uncle just out of the military, Hand made me a 30w rms x2 amp. Just a box with a lit push button on the front, and on the back, speaker level in & out, fuse, and a power cord . I had made some speakers with radio shack drivers, but nothing to power them but a boom box. This is what got me into Audio. My first car audio system at 16 was infinity speakers. RIP Arnie, & Uncle Patrick.
RIP Arnie. Had Infinity SM152. Got Kappa 9 and still have them. Wanted to get my hands on a IRS BETA but never found a good pair to buy. Got the IRS Epsilon and they are still my main speakers.
Another Thank you for putting this up. It’s great to get a glimpse into the man that designed so many wonderful speakers. I say this as I sit in front of the new to me Delta-Gammas. I’m in awe.
Ohhh the last minute of this video, Paul and Arnie arguing about the wine. Than you see how they have managed to build some great audio gear. Arnie is like: "No no no!" and Paul is like: "all right, we arguing later about it". That's something called synergy. Now I understand why Paul is talking so much about Arnie. It was his best friend (in audio). You see that there's "something" between those guys. And that was something very special.
I somewhat feel out of place, being a punk kid and a metalhead (with a side of Johnny Cash) interested in high-end audio. Everyone talks about opera and orchestral music when it comes to high-end audio, a genre of music that I'm simply not interested in. I think Opeth is really as close as I get. Regardless, a wonderful speech and I thoroughly enjoyed Arnie's story and storytelling. Sad to learn he's since passed. I genuinely believe that when I have the means, I'm going to fit out a room with PS Audio gear, I love the genuine content Paul and the team put out.
LOL, that's actually a compliment, Carlin was one of the smartest guys around, after one of his comedy routines, I always feel like I have acquired new useful information.
maybe its me but i didnt hear one thing about amps , from technical side i dont even know which type of amp are they talking about .So damn good this so damn good that , but what is that thing who knows , at the end you can hear mosfets and tubes but mentioned in some memories type of deal .
Sigh! Being retired myself, and not very wealthy, unfortunately I'll never be able to afford or enjoy equipment like this. Even if I could afford it, I'd have to battle with the wife to justify owning such equipment. I do, however, understand that you get what you pay for these days. Oh well, will just have to carry on being jealous I guess. I've not yet reached what I want from any high end audio equipment, I just have to grin and bear it! I do try to get what I can from what I can afford! Which is a budget the likes of you chaps would laugh at. Even building a listening room is an expensive task for me. Depressing isn't it lol. Perhaps I should give up watching vids like this, what I don't know I won't miss. Tata!
Just do what you can with in your budget. I am sure "audiophiles" wiuld laugh at my system but being an "audio enthusiast" i can say I like the way it sounds. No big budget, no nice tube amps etc just good ole music that brings joy to my life.
Air Ram. I am with you brother! Please consider this: Beethoven has something to say. It is important! It truly is. It is a message in music: Melody, Harmony, Form, Rhythm, and Instrumentation. We have a Hi-Fi. A Hi-Fi already contains all those elements and so you so not need anything else to immerse yourself in this meaning. You want to move up to High End Hi-Fi? so do!! You will get better timbrel accuracy, better soundstage, even a better illusion of the musician in the room. But you will not get better musical understanding, because you even had it at the low end of Hi-Fi. Imagine a picture of a bright eyed boy giving his sandwich to a scruffy dog. The digital image is at 1024 x 768. you get the MESSAGE! Let's go High End and have a 4K image. More detail to be sure but the message and emotion is already there. Conclusion. Go High End if you can afford it, but do not if you cannot afford it because 100% (not 99%) of the musical meaning has long since been achieved.
I have pieced together a mid level system from craigslist used stuff and recapping my own speakers. Upgraded one thing every year. Used equipment. One item i bought later was a power protection unit from furman. Twice it has saved equipment from overcurrent event. I bought large 8awg speakers cables in my 20s and have been using them since.
It's great to have these videos for the next couple of generations
History being made, what a privilege to be able to see this recording. Thank You
RIP Arnie Nudell. I just discovered you from one of Paul's videos and watched you gave this terrific talk. You sounded like one of the coolest and most passionate gentlemen in the field and to those who personally knew you, you are truly missed by many.
Amazing story. When i was 13, my uncle just out of the military, Hand made me a 30w rms x2 amp. Just a box with a lit push button on the front, and on the back, speaker level in & out, fuse, and a power cord . I had made some speakers with radio shack drivers, but nothing to power them but a boom box. This is what got me into Audio. My first car audio system at 16 was infinity speakers. RIP Arnie, & Uncle Patrick.
Some of the best 19 minutes of my life. You must have loved this guy! Legend.
RIP Arnie. Had Infinity SM152. Got Kappa 9 and still have them. Wanted to get my hands on a IRS BETA but never found a good pair to buy. Got the IRS Epsilon and they are still my main speakers.
What an amazing guy! Paul, you were both privileged to work with one another.
I am so glad you made this video so those of us who never had access to Arnie could hear him.
Hard to believe both of them are gone now... One day I want to own some of what these legends designed
This just gets better the more times you watch it. Same goes for the related BHK vids,. A real pleasure to listen to these legends.
Another Thank you for putting this up. It’s great to get a glimpse into the man that designed so many wonderful speakers. I say this as I sit in front of the new to me Delta-Gammas. I’m in awe.
I'd never heard about Arnie Nudell beside of the stories Paul tells in his videos about him. But what a wonderful, wise and special person!
RIP Arnie Nudell
Wow, really smart men, with amazing resume's, who love what they do, and are also awesome people.
RIP Arnie ! One of the Best in Audio Engeneering. And a great Person.
This is great! Thanks so much for posting. Reminds me of listening to Nelson Pass give a talk...
Strong and emotional! I'm enjoying and crying....watching history! Glad to witness that!
Anton Tanchev why are you crying?
The best sales pitch I have ever heard. I wanna buy!
'Usually legends are dead' - unfortunate quip or prophetic, he is clearly missed. RIP.
Yeah, that's very strange to hear a man saying that who is not longer with us. Life is beautiful but also cruel sometimes.
Legends never die they stay forever they are timeless.
Arnie is simply a better speaker engineer than most.
Ohhh the last minute of this video, Paul and Arnie arguing about the wine. Than you see how they have managed to build some great audio gear. Arnie is like: "No no no!" and Paul is like: "all right, we arguing later about it". That's something called synergy. Now I understand why Paul is talking so much about Arnie. It was his best friend (in audio). You see that there's "something" between those guys. And that was something very special.
How lovely & heartbreaking, the amp inspired Arnie out of retirement, yet he never saw his final project through....
Rest In Peace Arnie. I will forever cherish my Modulus system.
I somewhat feel out of place, being a punk kid and a metalhead (with a side of Johnny Cash) interested in high-end audio. Everyone talks about opera and orchestral music when it comes to high-end audio, a genre of music that I'm simply not interested in. I think Opeth is really as close as I get.
Regardless, a wonderful speech and I thoroughly enjoyed Arnie's story and storytelling. Sad to learn he's since passed. I genuinely believe that when I have the means, I'm going to fit out a room with PS Audio gear, I love the genuine content Paul and the team put out.
Rest in peace, Arnie Nudell. I have 3 pairs of Infinity Kappa that I love and keep.
love this...just love it
I totally agree, you rarely see Arnie on TH-cam... This is great!
*****
The last time i saw Arnie was in an interview about his company Genesis. And it was from 2001.
+Paul McGowan Paul, you guys are all amazing and very humble people. This is something for younger people to aspire to and be inspired by.
I got all chocked up and emotional towards the end.
RIP Arnie. Paul will do you proud.
When he starts out Arnie sounds like he got a blood transfusion from George Carlin! lol!
LOL, that's actually a compliment, Carlin was one of the smartest guys around, after one of his comedy routines, I always feel like I have acquired new useful information.
@@marko1970 he meant it as a compliment
@@60zeller What an astute and poignant observation of the profoundly obvious; congratulations.
Thank you so very much. This is awesome!
so where I can find that book from The Absolute Sound? I have the volumn ii but i is nowhere to be found.
Thanks for that awesome video. Arnie, hope you drank that that wine! RIP.
Just gotta like Arnie
Great story teller. RIP
R. I. P., Arnie!
True Legend!
maybe its me but i didnt hear one thing about amps , from technical side i dont even know which type of amp are they talking about .So damn good this so damn good that , but what is that thing who knows , at the end you can hear mosfets and tubes but mentioned in some memories type of deal .
Thanks Paul
These videos are amazing.
Sigh! Being retired myself, and not very wealthy, unfortunately I'll never be able to afford or enjoy equipment like this. Even if I could afford it, I'd have to battle with the wife to justify owning such equipment. I do, however, understand that you get what you pay for these days. Oh well, will just have to carry on being jealous I guess. I've not yet reached what I want from any high end audio equipment, I just have to grin and bear it! I do try to get what I can from what I can afford! Which is a budget the likes of you chaps would laugh at. Even building a listening room is an expensive task for me. Depressing isn't it lol. Perhaps I should give up watching vids like this, what I don't know I won't miss. Tata!
Air Ram you never know what can happen.
My trick was to buy broken high-end stereo equipment cheap and then repair and modify it.
Just do what you can with in your budget. I am sure "audiophiles" wiuld laugh at my system but being an "audio enthusiast" i can say I like the way it sounds. No big budget, no nice tube amps etc just good ole music that brings joy to my life.
Air Ram. I am with you brother! Please consider this: Beethoven has something to say. It is important! It truly is. It is a message in music: Melody, Harmony, Form, Rhythm, and Instrumentation. We have a Hi-Fi. A Hi-Fi already contains all those elements and so you so not need anything else to immerse yourself in this meaning. You want to move up to High End Hi-Fi? so do!! You will get better timbrel accuracy, better soundstage, even a better illusion of the musician in the room. But you will not get better musical understanding, because you even had it at the low end of Hi-Fi.
Imagine a picture of a bright eyed boy giving his sandwich to a scruffy dog. The digital image is at 1024 x 768. you get the MESSAGE! Let's go High End and have a 4K image. More detail to be sure but the message and emotion is already there.
Conclusion. Go High End if you can afford it, but do not if you cannot afford it because 100% (not 99%) of the musical meaning has long since been achieved.
I have pieced together a mid level system from craigslist used stuff and recapping my own speakers. Upgraded one thing every year. Used equipment. One item i bought later was a power protection unit from furman. Twice it has saved equipment from overcurrent event. I bought large 8awg speakers cables in my 20s and have been using them since.
What amp was arnie talking about that he replaced his tube amps with!?
Constellation audio amplifier
This guy is great!
What a wonderful "speaker!"
Annie you could play George Carlin part in a move when they ever make one.
Did Arnie pass on? :/
The end of November last year, sadly: www.psaudio.com/pauls-posts/arnie-nudell/
Nice
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I got a infinity woofer the cone messed up is it repairable
this bascomb dude looks like maester aemon targaryan.
HE HAS MY LAST NAME
RIP Arnie Nudell