Copper


The More the Merrier

Issue 25Opening Salvo

Neither rain nor snow nor CES crud nor car crashes stays these Copper couriers from the swift completion of their deadlines.... Let's just say 2017 started with a bang. Literally. NONETHELESS!---here we are. Copper #25...

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In Praise of Domestic Tranquility

Issue 25FEATURED

You’d think I had promoted Two Buck Chuck over Chateau Lafite Rothschild.  Some of the lads looked disappointed, others just looked downcast.  The ambience went flat like Sunday morning Champagne. ...

Excess in Pursuit of Stereo is No Vice!

Issue 25IN MY ROOM

This is my second large stereo. Like its predecessor, it took a while to pull together; in this case, about 2 years from the time I began my quest for...

A Brief History of Life, The Universe, and Ever...

Issue 25QUIBBLES AND BITS

Episode IX – Apocalypse Now? It is my contention that the music industry – by which I mean both the creation and consumption of music – is ripe for a...

CEO Leaves McIntosh Group; Sprint Buys Shares i...

Issue 25INDUSTRY NEWS

Every issue, we will present major news of the audio industry as we learn of it. Aside from expository text  required to make sense of the press-releases, we will refrain from...

Vinyl: Vivid or Veiled?

Issue 25FEATURED

You probably know that the vinyl LP is enjoying an incredible regeneration in interest. Not that it was ever dead in many of the circles that I encounter. Quite the contrary, in...

Quads: 60 Years Young

Issue 25VINTAGE WHINE

For at least as long as I’ve been aware of the original Quad electrostatic loudspeaker— close to 50 years now— there have been folks who have tried to improve those...

Leaving Las Vegas

Issue 25THE AUDIO CYNIC

Here’s Leebens’ Law of Life: Things Change. Period. THAT’S IT. You either adapt to the situation, or you violently oppose it. Either one can be difficult. When the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)  started...

Courtney Hartman and the Mysterious Ghost

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 25MUSIC

In October, I appeared at a 3-day event called the Fretboard Summit, on a southern California golf course, along with Rick Turner and Jack Casady. Rick has been one of my best friends for...

Melody

Issue 25TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Onward and upward with our New Year’s survey of musical elements. Last time, we got a start on rhythm, because any art form that moves through time must consider rhythm...

Maroon Bells

Issue 25PARTING SHOT

One of the most iconic Colorado spots for photographers to gather in the early morning hours in fall, Maroon Bells near Aspen Arca Swiss 4x5, Schneider 90mm