Issue 131 Opening Salvo: Is There a Thinking Cap? I wonder if artificial intelligence is the natural result of human evolution. It’s not a unique thought; science fiction author...read moreMasthead: Our Staff Contributing Writers: J.I. Agnew, Ivan Berger, Steven Bryan Bieler, Ray Chelstowski, Cliff Chenfeld, Jay Jay French, Tom Gibbs, Roy Hall,...read moreToo Much Tchaikovsky: Passions Last month I made a single New Year’s resolution: to devote space in Copper to Bach’s two monumental Passion settings....read moreFrankly Speaking: Will A Perfect Audio System Ever Exist? As a hard-core audiophile, I’ve spent the better part of my life working on improving my audio systems. I’ll admit...read moreTwisted Systems: Islands In the Stream In past articles I have referenced the differences between how my audio system sounds vs. the way my friend Ira’s...read moreOff the Charts: Mary Chapin Carpenter: Let Her Into Your Heart Winning five Grammy Awards is impressive enough, but when four of them are wins in consecutive years for Best Female...read moreRevolutions Per Minute: The Big Move, Part One Ten years ago, I moved to a new building carrying a couple of truckloads of equipment, with which I was...read moreTakes On Tech: Analog vs. Digital: An Unending Debate One of the most controversial topics in the audiophile universe is the digital versus analog debate. After the introduction of...read moreMusic to My Ears: Chick Corea Returns to Forever Armando Anthony Corea, known to the world as “Chick,” passed to the other side on February 9. We’ve been losing...read moreDeep Dive: Cable Design and the Speed of Sound, Part Two In Part One of this series (Issue 130), Galen Gareis of ICONOCLAST cables and Belden Inc. began an extensive exploration into a critical but...read moreTrading Eights: Max Roach: Bebop Pioneer Born in North Carolina swamp country in either 1924 or 1925 (he wasn’t sure himself) and raised in Brooklyn, Max...read moreTo Be Determined: New Releases: One Disappointing, One Overproduced, and a Great One! Steven Wilson – The Future Bites When Steven Wilson released his EP The B-Sides Collection late last year ahead of this...read moreTrue-Life Rock Tales: A Time in Peter Tosh’s Jamaica In speaking with Eppy, he mentioned that he was promoting a concert in Jamaica with the headliner Peter Tosh. A...read moreThe Copper Interview: Dr. Patrick Gleeson: The Interview Musician, Engineer, Producer, Professor of 18th Century English Literature?! You may not be familiar with the name Patrick Gleeson, but...read moreThe Copper Interview: Talking With Nason Tackett of Hear Technologies When it comes to comparing audio equipment like speakers or headphones, it is difficult to avoid biased opinions from manufacturers...read moreAudio Static: The Sound of Silence Featured: A Conversation With Mark O’Brien of Rogue Audio Rogue Audio manufactures a wide range of tube, solid-state and hybrid audio components including integrated amplifiers, preamplifiers, power amps, phono...read moreSitting In: An Overview of Audiophile Playback Software, Part One It’s a safe bet that many Copper readers are interested in getting involved with higher-quality audio streaming services and digital...read moreSpeaker Stories: Superposition: Getting Speaker Placement Right In Issue 130, Russ noted that he’s been reappraising his audio system and went over some basic ideas about speaker...read moreAudio Anthropology: Speaker Misplacement In its day the Teac A-3340S was the machine for musicians recording at home or making demos. We hope...read moreThe Run-Out Groove: Double Duty Parting Shot: Rave New World Taken at the Electric Zoo festival, Randall's Island, New York, 2017. By Michael Vazquez @musicfestivalstreetphotography, copyright 2021. Canon EOS-1D X...read more