Issue 108 Opening Salvo: Write On This issue's cover: of course, the Beatles in their iconic 1967 Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band garb. An album...read moreToo Much Tchaikovsky: Opera and Immersive Sound This is the first of two articles I’ve planned on immersive sound. The second will follow in Copper #109, covering...read moreMusic, Audio, and Other Illnesses: You Don't Have to be...Redux When I was a kid, my parents had a comedy record called You Don’t Have to be Jewish, which had...read moreFrankly Speaking: You’re Grounded! Confessions of a Setup Man, Part Four Hum has no place in an audio system. It’s often caused by improper grounding. When I worked at The Absolute...read moreTwisted Systems: VPI to the Rescue If you haven’t heard by now, VPI industries, headed by Mat Weisfeld, has, in response to the coronavirus outbreak gripping...read moreRevolutions Per Minute: Linearity in Audio, Part Three Up to now we have only talked about the most basic tube amplifier design, consisting of one triode tube in...read moreSomething Old / Something New: The Baroque in Central and South America When we hear the term “Baroque music,” most of us automatically picture the ornate courts of Europe in the 17th...read moreTo Be Determined: Three Clear Winners Roger Eno/Brian Eno - Mixing Colours Everyone knows Brian Eno; who could have missed the stylish glam he brought to...read moreEureka Moments: Jersey Boys Find Hi-Fi My passion for audio was ignited in the 1960s (are we really that old?). Like most of my peers I...read moreComplete Recovery: More Cool and Unusual Takes on Others’ Songs Rich Isaacs had a great idea in Issue 107 of Copper (“Complete Recovery: Unusual Takes on Others’ Songs”). It made...read moreFeatured: Ryuichi Sakamoto - A Musical Career Overview, Part One Meeting one’s musical heroes can often take place in unexpected circumstances. Back in the late 1980s, a particular music hero...read moreFeatured: Terry Kath: Chicago's Guitarist Extraordinaire In 1970 a dear friend, Hank Rau, introduced me to a new band, Chicago Transit Authority. I want to dedicate...read moreAudio Anthropology: Now Hear This! When the Admiral speaks, they listen! They went all out on props for this photo shoot. From Audio magazine,...read moreThe Run-Out Groove: Split Personality Parting Shot: A Mecca for Sunsets Mecca Beach, the location of this shot, is not on the ocean. It's on the shores of an inland lake...read more