Speaker designer Arnie Nudell (Infinity, Genesis) has passed away.

Rest In Peace.

From a Facebook post:

From Bill Leebens at PS Audio - Arnold Nudell, 1937-2017

Boulder, CO 11/21/2017: It is with heavy heart I am writing about the end of an era. My friend, mentor, inspiration and former business partner, Arnie Nudell, has passed away from complications of pneumonia. The family laid him to rest on Monday, November 20, 2017.

Arnie could truly be said to be one of the founders of high-end audio, along with Bill Johnson, Harry Pearson, and a small handful of other influential figures. When Arnie, John Ulrick, and Cary Christie started Infinity Systems in 1968, there was no other company in audio that pushed the state of the art the way they did. They cleared the path for the rest of us to follow.

A website is currently under construction. www.arnienudell.com will memorialize his accomplishments as well as provide a platform for friends and devotees of Infinity to post their remembrances as well as someday provide information on the work of this audio legend.

Arnie Nudell will be missed.

---Paul McGowan

 

Sad to hear. However, I'm proud to call one of his last Infinity designs my own before he moved to Genesis. RIP Mr. Nudell.

 

Loved your speakers in my old Buick. RIP.

 

RIP and thank you for commitment to our hobby.

 

I had a set of IRS Betas for years. I met Mr. Nudell when I auditioned them. RIP.

 

Rest well knowing you gave many, many people hours and hours of audio bliss

 

Thank for fueling my speaker lust with one set of dream speakers after another, and pushing the envelop with speaker research.

The Land of Audiophilia should have a moment of silence.

RIP

RIP: Audio Legend Arnie Nudell

 

My friend Bill had some in his old Buick. They were very nice.

 

We're all indebted to his genius. RIP

 

I met Arnie Nudell once. It was in 2004, and I was at my first CES. So, of course, I was seeing and hearing gear, that I had only read about, to that point. One of the rooms that I was eager to visit, was the Genesis Tech suite. After I finally found it, I walked in, and was immediately engulfed in a beautiful surround presentation. Warm, relaxed, detailed, and holographic. Very impressive. Well, after standing and listening for a few more minutes, I see this quiet little man standing off to one side of the room. When I made eye contact, he smiled and asked if I had any questions. As soon as he spoke, I realized it was Arnie, and I immediately went tonged-tied, and couldn't speak. I just kind of nodded and smiled too, and backed from the room. I felt like a fool, but I was ecstatic! I had met Arnie Nudell. An audio god. An Icon! That brief meeting was the highlight of the trip to me.

Arnie will be greatly missed! R.I.P.

 

He was 80. I bet he had a lot of fun along the way. RIP.