Issue 42 Opening Salvo: Woodsmoke and Oranges Welcome to Copper #42! An all-too-brief vacation in the smoky Pacific Northwest brought to mind that classic album by Paul Siebel (which...read moreMusic, Audio, and Other Illnesses: Meetings With Remarkable Men, Part 3 In the previous two articles, I wrote about encountering Jack Casady and Phil Lesh as a teenager. Of course, I...read moreThe Audio Cynic: Immersion You've probably already figured this out, but I am innately distrustful of fads, buzzwords, and whatevers du jour. I never...read moreHobgoblin: MQA Just Ruined My Stereo [Please note: this piece was originally run in Copper #6, when distribution of MQA and MQA-encoded files was still very...read moreQuibbles and Bits: Value For Money? Upgrading your Hi-Fi equipment can be both deeply satisfying, and deeply unsatisfactory, and both at the same time. Satisfying, because...read moreVintage Whine: Wood Back in Copper #31, I wrote about the subject of Tone, and how it seems to have vanished as a...read moreMusic'al Notes: Justice “I don’t know why I am telling you this. “ said the large woman who a short while ago had...read more... And Indie for All: Alice Phoebe Lou At the ripe old age of 17, Alice Phoebe Lou decided she’d had enough of life in her native South...read moreMusic to My Ears: Dippermouth January 1, 1901 was a Tuesday in steamy New Orleans. There were folks, mostly muttering vagrants and journalists, who would...read moreSomething Old / Something New: British & Irish Music I want to talk about British and Irish folk music. And I’d like to start with Henry Purcell. Wait, what?...read moreIndustry News: Massive Layoffs at Harman Pro Back in Copper #27, we reported legal woes at Samsung and made mention of that company's purchase of Harman International....read moreFeatured: The Beauty of Song Part 2 [In the last issue of Copper, Jason Victor Serinus introduced us to the beauty and communicative power of art song....read moreFeatured: Not Everybody Was Kung Fu Fighting The popularity of martial arts has grown exponentially in the US in recent years. The sale of the UFC for...read moreFeatured: CEDIA The Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association -- better known as CEDIA -- holds an annual show for audio/video installers...read morerodrigues: Maybe You Should Pick THAT One.... Parting Shot: Burl, San Francisco