![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And what I saw that afternoon was a poorly and hastily constructed advertisement for a well-aged pair of Infinity Kappa 9 speakers. I didn’t know a lot about high-end audio, but I knew a bargain when I saw one. That all changed one afternoon in my late 20’s as I was surfing Craigslist trying to pass the time at what was a monotonous inside-sales job that brought me very little joy. Even if I had known what to buy, I probably wouldn’t have been able to afford it. I always had an interest in sound quality, but I didn’t really know how to get it. They did the job and were far superior to the boombox style shelf systems that most of my peers were using. In college, I wired up my dorm room with 4 Radio Shack speakers (Realistic Minimus 7). I was quite pleased with their performance, and they played the soundtrack for my early teen years. They were self-powered bookshelf speakers with a 1/8 inch headphone jack which I proudly connected to my battery-powered Sony Discman. My very first set of speakers was a hand-me-down pair of Bose “Roommate” speakers. I’ve never had a lot of audio “idols”, but my audiophile journey was definitely inspired by Arnie. News of his passing led me to reflect on how he has inspired me over the years. He was truly one of the founding fathers of high-end audio. It all started with an old pair of Infinity Kappa 9 speakers - the “Amp Killers”.Īrnie Nudell passed away this week at the age of 80. This business wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for Arnie Nudell. ![]()
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