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Table of Contents – Issue 205
Table of Contents – Issue 205
“I kicked off my shoes and felt the good earth under my feet/I loosened my tie and felt what it feels like to breathe” – the Association, “Time for Livin’”... Read more...
A Visit to Loudspeaker Maker Pure Emotion Audio by AW: Buckle Up!
A Visit to Loudspeaker Maker Pure Emotion Audio by AW: Buckle Up!
Copper has an exchange program with FIDELITY magazine (and others), where we share articles, including this one, between publications. Curiously enough, SPL is rarely considered a criterion when defining what characterizes an exquisite,... Read more...
Folk Alliance Really Is International
Folk Alliance Really Is International
Five Days and Nights of Intimate Global Music, Part One One afternoon last weekend during the Folk Alliance International (FAI) 36th annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri, one of the... Read more...
A Magnificent WAVAC Audio Lab Amplifier, and Vibration Control from Symposium Acoustics
A Magnificent WAVAC Audio Lab Amplifier, and Vibration Control from Symposium Acoustics
I have noted before that I do not have the benefit of having a photography studio to work from. Still, I almost always prefer to photograph gear in my home... Read more...
Vampire Hunting, Part Two: What Is Running Up Our Energy Usage?
Vampire Hunting, Part Two: What Is Running Up Our Energy Usage?
In Issue 203, I provided an introduction to the “vampires” that live in our home, electronic devices that are consuming power while plugged in and idle or on standby. Today,... Read more...
The Inveniem Company: Dedicated to Preserving and Expanding the Cultural Legacies of Bands, Artists, and Others
The Inveniem Company: Dedicated to Preserving and Expanding the Cultural Legacies of Bands, Artists, and Others
On his recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Bruce Springsteen commented on how difficult it would be for him to launch his career today; that the structure of the... Read more...
Test Records and Demo Discs, Part One
Test Records and Demo Discs, Part One
In the days before digital music, the primary medium for sound reproduction was records. Sure, there were some who preferred reel-to-reel tapes, but they were in the minority. The turntable... Read more...
Motorola Madness
Motorola Madness
Above: a Radio News 1925 artist's conception of what Nikola Tesla's wireless power transmission system might have looked like in the future. Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Frank R. Paul/public domain.  ... Read more...
Walk This Way
Walk This Way
A contrast in semi-parallel lines in Warren, Arizona. Read more...
Treasures From the Vinyl Vault, Part Three
Treasures From the Vinyl Vault, Part Three
Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. This one's from PMA Magazine: the Power of Music and Audio.   Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl... Read more...
The Big Bang Theory
The Big Bang Theory
As I’ve mentioned before in this column, when I was very young and first started listening to music I was initially fascinated by “big” music – stereo recordings of large... Read more...
Sought After
Sought After
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PS Audio in the News
PS Audio in the News
The Absolute Sound posted a video review of the StellarGold DAC. Click on this link to check out Adrian Alexander’s coverage. He noted, “the soundstage was huge…it brought out sounds... Read more...
In Memory of Tony Cordesman
In Memory of Tony Cordesman
Tony Cordesman was a friend to me, and to so many in the industry. He wasn’t just one of the finest audio reviewers ever; I think he’s one of the... Read more...
Table of Contents – Issue 204
Table of Contents – Issue 204
“Just because I wrote the song doesn’t mean I know what it means.” – Lou Reed In this issue: I talk with Steve Morris of Streamline HiFi, who hand builds... Read more...
Erik Deutsch, Theo Bleckmann and Sly5thAve Delve Into Live Postmodern Jazz With Octave Records’ <em>Reason</em>
Erik Deutsch, Theo Bleckmann and Sly5thAve Delve Into Live Postmodern Jazz With Octave Records’ Reason
Reason by Erik Deutsch, Theo Bleckmann and Sly5thAve makes jazz, pop and avant-garde flavors into a compelling musical adventure. Recorded live at Dazzle, one of Boulder, Colorado’s premier performance venues,... Read more...
A Visit to the Warsaw Audio Video Show
A Visit to the Warsaw Audio Video Show
While Munich’s High-End Show still dominates the European hi-fi show circuit, the Audio Video Show in Warsaw, which took place from October 27th to 29th, 2023, is a serious rival.... Read more...
Revisiting The Youngbloods' <em>Elephant Mountain</em>
Revisiting The Youngbloods' Elephant Mountain
The Youngbloods – Elephant Mountain (RCA IMP6051) Released April 1969 by RCA RecordsRe-mastered 2023 by Kevin Gray at Cohearent AudioSourced from original master tapesPressed on 180-gram vinyl at Record Technology,... Read more...
Steve Conte and <em>The Concrete Jangle:</em> The Sound of New York City Rock
Steve Conte and The Concrete Jangle: The Sound of New York City Rock
There are certain artists who just define what a New York City rock song should sound like. These songs have attitude and grit, but find a way to sparkle and... Read more...
Making Time for Music
Making Time for Music
In our fast-paced world, the simple act of taking some quality time to immerse oneself in music has increasingly become a rare luxury. Yet, it is within this very act... Read more...
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