Arnie Nudell on the BHK Signature Amplifier

Arnie Nudell, founder Infinity Loudspeakers tells it like it is

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  • @vicweast
    @vicweast Жыл бұрын

    It's great to have these videos for the next couple of generations

  • @alexandar666
    @alexandar6662 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @cowboyhank456
    @cowboyhank456 Жыл бұрын

    Hard to believe both of them are gone now... One day I want to own some of what these legends designed

  • @theejoeylee
    @theejoeylee5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @miket64
    @miket643 жыл бұрын

    History being made, what a privilege to be able to see this recording. Thank You

  • @vangmx
    @vangmx6 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @warrenduffy1377
    @warrenduffy13776 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @SamiyuruSenarathna
    @SamiyuruSenarathna6 жыл бұрын

    RIP Arnie Nudell

  • @jeffreyjoshuarollin9554
    @jeffreyjoshuarollin95546 жыл бұрын

    Some of the best 19 minutes of my life. You must have loved this guy! Legend.

  • @stoutdog56
    @stoutdog565 жыл бұрын

    I am so glad you made this video so those of us who never had access to Arnie could hear him.

  • @bernhardmichaelfux308
    @bernhardmichaelfux3086 жыл бұрын

    RIP Arnie ! One of the Best in Audio Engeneering. And a great Person.

  • @xenoyakozabo
    @xenoyakozabo9 жыл бұрын

    This is great! Thanks so much for posting. Reminds me of listening to Nelson Pass give a talk...

  • @renejansen5939
    @renejansen59394 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @shadelizard
    @shadelizard2 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @michaeltamburello
    @michaeltamburello3 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing guy! Paul, you were both privileged to work with one another.

  • @marko1970
    @marko19708 жыл бұрын

    Wow, really smart men, with amazing resume's, who love what they do, and are also awesome people.

  • @renejansen5939
    @renejansen59394 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @6pekXX
    @6pekXX4 жыл бұрын

    Strong and emotional! I'm enjoying and crying....watching history! Glad to witness that!

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Anton Tanchev why are you crying?

  • @arthurwatts1680
    @arthurwatts16806 жыл бұрын

    'Usually legends are dead' - unfortunate quip or prophetic, he is clearly missed. RIP.

  • @renejansen5939

    @renejansen5939

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that's very strange to hear a man saying that who is not longer with us. Life is beautiful but also cruel sometimes.

  • @zogzog1063
    @zogzog10635 жыл бұрын

    The best sales pitch I have ever heard. I wanna buy!

  • @mines10inches
    @mines10inches6 жыл бұрын

    Rest In Peace Arnie. I will forever cherish my Modulus system.

  • @JJTMARQUES
    @JJTMARQUES4 жыл бұрын

    Legends never die they stay forever they are timeless.

  • @AllboroLCD
    @AllboroLCD2 жыл бұрын

    How lovely & heartbreaking, the amp inspired Arnie out of retirement, yet he never saw his final project through....

  • @scottlowell493
    @scottlowell4936 жыл бұрын

    Arnie is simply a better speaker engineer than most.

  • @anathema771
    @anathema7714 жыл бұрын

    I got all chocked up and emotional towards the end.

  • @justkiddin1980
    @justkiddin19809 жыл бұрын

    love this...just love it

  • @lbochtler

    @lbochtler

    9 жыл бұрын

    I totally agree, you rarely see Arnie on KZread... This is great!

  • @lbochtler

    @lbochtler

    9 жыл бұрын

    ***** The last time i saw Arnie was in an interview about his company Genesis. And it was from 2001.

  • @Coilaman

    @Coilaman

    8 жыл бұрын

    +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.

  • @audiorick841
    @audiorick8415 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for that awesome video. Arnie, hope you drank that that wine! RIP.

  • @florinbizu5018
    @florinbizu50182 жыл бұрын

    Rest in peace, Arnie Nudell. I have 3 pairs of Infinity Kappa that I love and keep.

  • @MitchDenham
    @MitchDenham5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @allansh828
    @allansh8282 жыл бұрын

    so where I can find that book from The Absolute Sound? I have the volumn ii but i is nowhere to be found.

  • @MeatPopsycle
    @MeatPopsycle6 жыл бұрын

    These videos are amazing.

  • @hnipen
    @hnipen6 жыл бұрын

    Just gotta like Arnie

  • @SwirlingDragonMist
    @SwirlingDragonMist4 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Paul

  • @genez429
    @genez4296 жыл бұрын

    When he starts out Arnie sounds like he got a blood transfusion from George Carlin! lol!

  • @marko1970

    @marko1970

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @60zeller

    @60zeller

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@marko1970 he meant it as a compliment

  • @marko1970

    @marko1970

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@60zeller What an astute and poignant observation of the profoundly obvious; congratulations.

  • @nibols23
    @nibols232 жыл бұрын

    True Legend!

  • @KarlHamilton
    @KarlHamilton5 жыл бұрын

    RIP Arnie. Paul will do you proud.

  • @henryha517
    @henryha5173 жыл бұрын

    Great story teller. RIP

  • @chadbarker2316
    @chadbarker23165 жыл бұрын

    This guy is great!

  • @MrDoneboy
    @MrDoneboy3 жыл бұрын

    R. I. P., Arnie!

  • @bekfastsmith7501
    @bekfastsmith75018 жыл бұрын

    What amp was arnie talking about that he replaced his tube amps with!?

  • @arune.s.5017

    @arune.s.5017

    6 жыл бұрын

    the ps audio bhK amplifier thats being reviewed in this show ..?

  • @Llegando_Tarde

    @Llegando_Tarde

    5 жыл бұрын

    Constellation audio amplifier

  • @dedskin1
    @dedskin13 жыл бұрын

    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 .

  • @remcomon
    @remcomon5 жыл бұрын

    ❤️

  • @CABohol
    @CABohol4 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @AudioheavenDenmark
    @AudioheavenDenmark6 жыл бұрын

    Did Arnie pass on? :/

  • @lhl

    @lhl

    6 жыл бұрын

    The end of November last year, sadly: www.psaudio.com/pauls-posts/arnie-nudell/

  • @grandrapids57
    @grandrapids573 жыл бұрын

    What a wonderful "speaker!"

  • @WoodstockG54
    @WoodstockG543 жыл бұрын

    Annie you could play George Carlin part in a move when they ever make one.

  • @airram2107
    @airram21078 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @Glock_4717

    @Glock_4717

    6 жыл бұрын

    Air Ram you never know what can happen.

  • @andershammer9307

    @andershammer9307

    6 жыл бұрын

    My trick was to buy broken high-end stereo equipment cheap and then repair and modify it.

  • @scottyo64

    @scottyo64

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @zogzog1063

    @zogzog1063

    5 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @ronaldarchibald2506

    @ronaldarchibald2506

    3 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @jgvtc559
    @jgvtc5595 жыл бұрын

    I got a infinity woofer the cone messed up is it repairable

  • @sMASHsound
    @sMASHsound5 жыл бұрын

    this bascomb dude looks like maester aemon targaryan.

  • @som3thingr4ndom38
    @som3thingr4ndom388 жыл бұрын

    HE HAS MY LAST NAME

  • @anathema771
    @anathema7714 жыл бұрын

    RIP Arnie Nudell