I'm so very sad that I never knew about this wonderful man while he was still living. He had a tremendous sense of humor, was so down to earth. He seemed to really have a grasp on what mattered in life.

What a gentleman, truly a gentle man. I wish I could have met him in person, absolutely read every word of his columns every month. Rest well, old friend, I feel that I knew you.

Viewing this upon learning of his sad passing makes this video even more special.

Rest in peace, Art. I know I'll continue to learn so much from your brilliant writing and wry perspective on vintage audio. Thanks for fighting the good fight-

Re-watching this video to remember Art. Such a great writer and human being. RIP Salutes from Tehran

I like this man (funny, grounded), his office and his co-workers...RIP Art Dudley...you will be missed.

These inside the reviewer's listening room videos have been very enlightening. Thank you, Art and Jana.

Jana you created a piece of entertainment here that outclasses so many other rather static efforts. You did us a great service in capturing this man just as he was in our time. Your choice of material and composition made for a truly viewable work. Be proud.

Love it. Art has always been my favorite, even though I'm a millennial and tend toward modern gear. He certainly makes a strong argument for vintage gear, which fascinates me. Please make more of these videos with other fantastic Stereophile contributors.

Love your listening room, my friend. You certainly have a passion! Used to be that were a dying breed but video like this one only show me that we are still out there and still kicking! Great stuff!!

Holy - Moly --- that's a walk down audio memory lane. The fact that I'm old enough to have heard most of this when new, suggests we're both old ...

It's so nice to unwind and have someone give a tour of their listening setup. Art was refreshingly modest and down-to-Earth, with exquisite taste in gear and music. I hope someone in his family has or will finish that Thorens TD 124 base in memory of him. May he rest in peace and my thoughts are with his family.

He would have been a super dude to have coffee with and just talk about hifi. Time to celebrate his life and his achievements in the audio review world. Rest in piece Art.

What a great guy: intelligent, funny, knowledgeable, I'll miss you, dear Art!

Art, I regret not viewing your great videos sooner. May you rest in peace, so sorry to hear your great journey in life has not ended but has transitioned to a greater place.

My favourite column and reviewer in audio writing. Nice to see you Art.

i really enjoyed the video before .. but now after his passing .. i can take it to heart & enjoy what i learnt the 1st time .. but we must all believe what we have in this life & make sure we all stay safe & do as you are told about what is going in this world & RIP sir ..

...."and, this is a British room heater!" LOL!

He’ll be greatly missed. A true original.

I Love Art's attitude and approach. He's an inspiration.

I just found out today that the Lord called Art home. He's is my favorite audio writer. I loved his wit and humor. RIP great man!

Rest In Peace. You will truly be missed and touched countless lives.

really down to earth guy, i like him

@rrb_canada

4 жыл бұрын

Mitchell Clark i agree!!

@rrb_canada

4 жыл бұрын

@@joemellusi533 Yes :( I was really sad when I knew that, because one month ago Art gave me very useful advise about Shindo. He was my friend in facebook.

What a gut punch. I look to see how a great old friend is posting and find out he’s gone. We played a lot of rock and roll in the 80’s. He was principal writer for a truly wonderful band called The Norm back in the day. Can’t believe it.

Art, you are my kinda audiophile. Watching this make me miss my old Klipsch Forte’s. Nobody but Julian Hirsch though they sounded good but many thousands of dollars in speakers later, I still think they were one of the most enjoyable speakers I ever heard.

I absolutely love this guy's video. Very accepting for "an audiophile" love the lawnmower intro. He completely roared into my room

RIP Art. I read many of his articles without ever putting a face to the name. He seems like such a cool guy. The Good die young.

the joke about the itch cream gets me every time i watch this. RIP, art. miss you already.

I like his personality.

I liked it. Funny guy and good to know better. I've been reading and enjoying his column for many years.

Every time I come this video I'm flooded with a huge admiration and affection this person. A real gift to me.

Such a sweet soul. Rest in Power, Art! 🎧

Hi Art. Great video, nice to finally see you "live". Been reading your stuff since Listener mag and of course, Stereophile. Love your writing style, and now, your videos. Keep them coming.

These videos are so awesome. Keep them coming!

I believe Art Dudley here has the best Stereophile music room video. He is a positive representation of audiophile folk.

I still enjoy my 1986 Polk Audio SDA speakers pushed around by a NAD amp and backed up by a Velodyne subwoofer. The high frequency has lost some sparkle but it might just be my old ears.

Thanks for posting this one... It reminds me that being an ‘audiophile’ doesn’t have to be complicated. I think we’ve missed and/or diluted the whole point of this hobby, hence the definition of ‘audiophile’. Thanks Art!

What a wonderful interview! More from Art please!

"I'm one of those people who thinks audio should accommodate the consumer's lifestyle, and not the other way around. I really don't like the idea of making sacrifices for audio." Hear, hear! Very nice to watch the witty Art Dudley whose columns I've long enjoyed.

Great video. Love how down to earth and quirky you are. All the articles I've read of yours over the years suddenly make sense.

Wow, what a breath of fresh air. I use to have a lot of audio equipment and worked at one time in the audio industry for three audio equipment manufacturers. Lately I have been amazed by what's happening with Hifi...$250,000 turntables, $680,000 speakers...ridiculous and completely out of my league. I wish I had kept some of my old equipment like my Sony TTS3000 turntable with SME 3012 turntable or my Dunlap-Clark Dreadnaught 1000 stereo amplifier with Levinson JC-2 Preamp. The problem with spending hundreds of thousands on audio gear is that you have to have a lot of free-time to enjoy it and to justify the expenditure. With kids playing sports and kids in college and a couple of large pets who need to be exercised, time is limited. Thanks for your practical, down-to-earth approach. I truly believe in reaching the point of diminishing returns such that in order to see an significant improvement in sound, one has to spend possibly 10x, or 20x, or 30x...still blown away by a $250,000 turntable..Hell that's a Porsche Boxter with $200K left over. The British "Room Heater" reminded me of a Quad Electrostatic loudspeaker or possibly a Dahlquist DQ10.

@johnhpalmer6098

7 жыл бұрын

I believe that "room heater" was the Quad Electrostatic speaker if I'm not mistaken.

I really enjoyed this video. Its good to see someone who reviews equipment in a normal environment. That is old for a rabbit. Average life span for a domesticated rabbit is about 9 years. Great video. Thank you for posting this.

lovely place to live and listen, you are so right in your assessment of Keith Howards abilities

Hahaha finally got to see you in person (well at least on the internet)... really nice video! Keep it up, guys! Thanks a bunch for all these years....

Wow, salt of the earth. Thanks for all your years of valuable insight, you will be missed.

The only audiophile who ever made me laugh. RIP.

And they say playing records is easy 😂😂😂.what a wonderful guy and writer, condolences to his family and friends.

Hahaha. I like the one about the Vintage Audiophile nerds and the light-bulb. He reminds me of my uncle. Super low-key, dry sarcastic humor.

I saw this video just 3 weeks ago. Yesterday I received the news about Art's death. I deeply regret this lost from all points of view. Rest in peace.

Wow, an audio reviewer who's home system tour didn't make me want to burn all my gear and immediately run out of the house and socialize with the opposite sex lest I eventually become one of them in their creepy gear-cluttered aesthetically inept basements.

The quick sketch in the glass frame on the wall is Rostropovich when recording Bach 6 solo suites.

I like the British Room Heater the Best..

My favorite audio writer. Great sense of humor - I've laughed out loud reading his articles - and as passionate about audio, and especially vintage audio (my interest and passion), as anyone. So sad that he passed. We audiophiles are poorer for it.

We’ll miss him..

Room acoustic treatments are not "band-aids," Art. "It probably makes a difference," you say? No, it "does" make a difference. In the fact, the room is the elephant in the room. It's the most important "component" in the audio chain. A good, acoustically treated room can make an inexpensive (but good quality) amplifier sound exquisite. I know, I've done it. And the money I save by not needing to pay for expensive equipment buys a lot of music.

God I wish they'd done this series when Wes Phillips was still alive and writing for Stereophile. I like Arts work, but Wes wrote with the same ease and gentle self-deprecation that characterises the best writers, regardless of subject matter. RIP Wes.

You are such an interesting man to listen to. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas and opinions with us...

I have a pair Altec Lansing bought around 90s. Trust your ears although you are above 60s who may a reduced high frequency perception. This is my first art dudley encounrter. He is nice, calm humble

I miss Art and his humor and his insight. Rest In Peace kind sir...

I've read stereophile for years. This is how I imagine art Dudley being. Exactly. All his equipment vintage. Yup how I imagined him being

Every man, when he hits a certain age, has problems with cable risers...seriously though, I have speaker whose base cabs also do very nicely as bunny habitats. Thanks Art, you just get better and better.

The mono recording of the John Deere lawn tractor is paramount. Listen closely and the whirring of the fan belt pulley under the cutting deck is subtly evident in mono. Why would anyone prefer the stereophonic version of this recording? Now back to Art Dudley. I miss you, RIP

No real controversy in audio. You hear what you hear, you like what you like, nothing else should matter. Especially someone else’s authoritarian ego. Always someone willing to tell you what to think and believe if you let them. And in audio, what you can and can’t hear. How absurd is that. Great video Art. Thanks.

Rest in Peace, Art!

Haven't read stereophile in awhile but I thought I would be seeing the audio notes Enjoyed it.

Everything about this screams Fantastic!!

I've wanted to buy every component this man reviewed. Legend.

That big chair is amazing.

He's very cool and so humble...really like him

Funny guy, I’m sure he will be sooo missed. Sorry for the loss

This was real treat. I loved Listener magazine and look forward to Art's work in every Stereophile. Thanks for keeping us entertained from taking ourselves too seriously.

Fantastic!My favorite so far

RIP a legend..

You’re making me so sad that I got rid of my Garrard 301 around 15 years ago to replace it with someone more “modern”, but vastly inferior. Nice plinth! At the time I originally got my 301, I had a student job working in a fibreglass factory (they made race car body kits and hovercraft). So I made a wooden plinth with a fibreglass base and lid.

Interesting guy. I enjoyed this. I appreciate that he has 10 year old speaker cable. A lot of guys would've replaced it buy now citing age related degradation.

Art really nice Shido's preamps and amps. you live in a beautiful area in NY. The system you have is the kind of system I would love to have. Also I really enjoy your 'Art of Listening " column in Stereophile. keep up the good work!

I miss Listener magazine 😒

I had a pair of Altec Valencias for many years. I wish I knew Art Dudley, it would be great to talk about vintage hifi. Thumbs up from me.

Rest In Peace. We will not forget your wisdom.

Man... my heart breaks😞

You could also get good/even FR, etc., from Altecs.. With their compression drivers and low freqeuncy drivers (and some horns), Not just the with the stock domestic vintage enclosure dimensions and crossovers. It entails a lot of Diy though..

You have my vote Art , iam the same about all this tweet stuff and room acoustics

Polar opposite of Fremer . Very humble and likeable . Michael take note .

@David12005

7 жыл бұрын

I am a fan of Michael. I hope he does a similar version of this excellent look a the the writers.

@dmfdarkness

7 жыл бұрын

Edgar Ortiz I very much like Michael's reviews......but watching his videos can be painful. Not AVShowrooms painful, but painful still.

@Stereoeditor

7 жыл бұрын

We will be posting a video on Michael Fremer in August. - JA

@danielsh1015

7 жыл бұрын

I agree. Michael borders on the obnoxious. Also, I think is endearing Art's odd taste for junk mono equipment, unlike Fremer who thinks that if it doesn't cost over a hundred thousand dollars it's not worth purchasing.

@edgarortiz7255

7 жыл бұрын

danielsh1015 ... So true . I dont believe that alienating young enthusiasts with limited funds will be beneficial down the road . Anyone who is interested in excellence in the reproduction of recorded music should be encouraged to seek it regardless of how much they can spend at the moment .

I really love Arties organic, "non-Audiophile-Snob" approach to Hi-Fi. He always puts the MUSIC first, and doesn't just gush over a component just because it was the latest and greatest Pre-Amp from [ Blank ]. High Cost does not always equal Audio Nirvana, or "better" sound...

I like vintage Altec's. I have owned Madrid's and Valencia's (since sold). Presently have Santana's, Segovia's, Stonehenge's and Bolero's. Plus a pair of 604's and a pair of 755E's (waiting for cabinets). I have always liked the lively, punchy sound of Altec's (and JBL's). For a different sound I have electrostatics: Quad 57's (two pairs), KLH Nines, and Janzen 130 tweeters. Amplification includes: Futterman H3aa Mono's and a Futterman Harvard Music stereo OTL - among many other vintage tube and transistor amps! And yes, I still collect and listen to LP's on Ariston RD11S and Linn Sondek tt's (with mc cartridges, of course!).

What a cool guy. Rest in peace.

Love it. Grate guy. I do believe that he is doing the right thing by not altering the sound of the products he gets the listen to. You should only do that once you payed for it otherwise it's hard to give a good yay or ney.

Love the Stickley chair Art.

play on guitar is very impresive part !

Read all his columns with Stereophile .I miss his straight forward writing and sense of humor. The Man and his writing are greatly missed. Would love to of heard his System.

Love your arts & crafts furniture. Is it antique? Do you listen to the Quad's as well?

R.I.P Art you will be missed

R.I.P. and thank you, Art Dudley.

Droll. So very, very good.

Fun video to watch and his message about other people telling you what your hearing is distortion is on the money.

A true gentle genius, gone way too soon!! Godspeed

Hey Art, forget all that audio gear, your guitar pickin' is really good!

For some reason I've always visualised Art as someone who looks like Bob Dylan, very philosophical on all things and looking scruffy as well until I saw this video... 😁. Anyway, thanks Art for all the wonderful write ups, always looking forward to read em with every new edition of Stereophile.. And to enjoy the music 👍.

Love the interesting tour.

Very interesting. I like it.