Copper


Where Did the Year Go?

Issue 21Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper # 21! It's hard to believe that 2016 is almost over, and that we've been putting Copper together for nine months now. I'm not a Supremes fan by any stretch of...

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Waiting for the Black Cadillac

Issue 21MUSIC AUDIO AND OTHER ILLNESSES

Who knows what’s behind our taste? A record that I think persists in its genius (My Life In the Bush of Ghosts) you may find abstract and boring. And that’s...

Roamin' in the Gloamin': John Hammond

Issue 21MUSIC TO MY EARS

John Hammond was born into wealth in 1910 to John Henry Hammond and Emily Vanderbilt Sloane.   Yeah.  Despite growing up in a five story mansion in New York, early on he...

Nashville Boots

Issue 21PARTING SHOT

Nashville's known for its music and colorful country attire too. iPhone 7

Understanding the Analog Obsession

Issue 21FEATURED

“I don’t need no bike that don’t need me!” Harley Mike proclaimed. He was responding to a question asking why anyone would choose to ride a motorcycle that was so...

"Snakebit"

Issue 21THE AUDIO CYNIC

A few decades ago I went through the rough patch to top all rough patches. Injury? Chronic illness? Death in the family? Economic stress? Check, check, check, and check. They...

Starter Kit

Issue 21TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

This column began as a Gift Guide kind of thing. You know: “here’s what to buy your classically oriented audiophile friend.” That got me thinking about my Aunt Frances. Beginning...

Weathers, Part 2

Issue 21VINTAGE WHINE

In the last issue , we discussed the initial appearance of the Weathers FM phono pickup. In an era of record-chewing cartridges that tracked at 6 grams or more, the...

Hi-Fi from Finland

Issue 21IN MY ROOM

I started my career at a radio & TV repair shop, and I like to every now and then do some upgrading and restoration jobs.  This is my #1 setup, and...

Objective? Subjective? Who Cares?

Issue 21FEATURED

Part 1: Human Nature. We just don’t get no respect, us audio engineering types.   After all, we were the kids who founded audio clubs, spent our free time at whatever...

“CNC” Moving Magnet Cartridge Phono Stage

Issue 21MAKE IT YOURSELF

My friend Bill and I wanted a simple phono pre-amp for shop use, one that was not expensive but would give high end performance. I like the KISS principle and...

A Case of the Jitters

Issue 21QUIBBLES AND BITS

Let’s take our good old standby, the Red Book standard of CD Audio, where we sample using 16-bit data at a 44.1kHz sample rate.  This sample rate implies a series...