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Art Dudley passed away. Rest in Peace

Sad news

Stereophile Magazine reported today that Art Dudley passed away.

" The hi-fi world has lost a giant, and we at Stereophile have lost a brother.

Art Dudley passed peacefully this morning around 4am after a short illness. The cause was metastatic cancer."


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I remember some of the videos with him, he was nice guy ...



https://youtu.be/M0zwPWJdUXw


https://youtu.be/u2FcoA6czZQ


https://youtu.be/CknunoTifUI


https://youtu.be/Rd948px1230

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justmetoo
381 posts
 
I much liked his writing, he seemed still just too young to pass on.
Actually am kind of shocked to learn of it, also leaves me kind of speachless. 
Oh, and thanks for sharing those videos... 😟 
Michélle 
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bdp24
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OMG. I too am shocked. He’s been one of the few current pro reviewers whose opinion was of any interest to me. His writing was full of humour and wisdom, and he was just a damned good writer. I anticipate his disappearance from the mag will greatly reduce the quality of it's content. In my estimation he's irreplaceable, though I know Herb Reichert will try his darndest.

He and I to a large extent shared the same taste in music (he loved and played Bluegrass), and the equipment with which to reproduce it (tubes, the Quad ESL, British phono designs). RIP, brother.

lewm
13,176 posts
 
I did not know his age but would have assumed he was in my age range (old) or a little younger.  I did notice he was not writing so much in the past year or more.  I agree he came across as a nice guy with a sense of humor and a thoughtful approach to reviewing.  RIP.
br3098
997 posts
 
The audio world just became a little bit smaller. I can't say I knew Art but I met him while working several audio shows and he was always the curious gentleman. I enjoyed Art's writing and his outlook on audio and music.

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