Art Dudley

Art Dudley  |  Jul 24, 2005  |  0 comments
Here we are, back to the Arcam I know and love: a company that not only invents good products, but good product categories as well. Like the Arcam Black Box of the 1980s, which gave so many people fits at the time—yet which, once you heard it, made good musical sense. It made good marketing sense, too: With that one stroke, teensy, weird, nestled-away-in-the-English-countryside Arcam did nothing less than create the domestic market for outboard digital-to-analog converters.
Art Dudley  |  Jul 17, 2005  |  0 comments
I wish the domestic audio industry of 2005 were more like the pop-music industry of 2005, with its variety, vitality, and ability to reach beyond its boundaries to move people. And its sense of fun, which hi-fi often seems to entirely lack.
Art Dudley  |  Jun 19, 2005  |  0 comments
"Good career move."—Michael O'Donoghue on the death of Elvis Presley
Art Dudley  |  Jun 12, 2005  |  0 comments
Death to the fascist insect that preys upon the life of the people.—an old SLA slogan
Art Dudley  |  May 23, 2005  |  0 comments
Jimmy Martin, the self-styled "King of Bluegrass," died at a hospice near his home in Hermitage, TN on May 14. Martin had been diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2003, but the progress of the disease was slow, and the first of two hospice stays was cut short by an apparent recovery. Significantly, Martin never gave up his plans to perform at this year's Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival in Bean Blossom, IN.
Art Dudley  |  May 22, 2005  |  0 comments
Nothing is wonderful when you get used to it.—E.L. Howe
Art Dudley  |  May 15, 2005  |  0 comments
Living with a brand-new Cyrus amp was a pleasantly nostalgic thing to do, even from the start: It arrived in a clean and downright attractive carton that seemed designed specifically to contain a brand-new Cyrus amplifier. Think of it! And I haven't even mentioned the nice owner's manual or the balance control or the headphone jack. As I said: the good old days.
Art Dudley  |  Apr 24, 2005  |  0 comments
"Spread out."—Moe, addressing Larry and Curly
Art Dudley  |  Apr 24, 2005  |  0 comments
"Spread out."—Moe, addressing Larry and Curly
Art Dudley  |  Apr 17, 2005  |  0 comments
In 1985 or so, a middle-aged audiophile who lived in New York City called to invite me to come listen to his stereo: It was, he assured me, the best in the world. All he wanted was the pleasure of my opinion, for which he offered the princely sum of $100. (As I learned in the months and years to come, this same audiophile called virtually every other audio writer in the metropolitan area whose phone number he could get hold of, making the same offer.)

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