All of us at Copper wish everyone a happy, healthy and wonderful holiday season and New Year. We appreciate your readership and support very much as we share our love of music and audio.
Our colleague and Copper contributor Howard Kneller has launched a new website, The Listening Chair (www.thelisteningchair.net). The site features a wide variety of equipment reviews, news reporting, features, videos, and more. We will continue to feature Howard’s photography, and welcome The Listening Chair as a new voice in audio and home theater.
In this issue: B. Jan Montana witnesses a Christmas miracle. Octave Records’ latest release, Otis Taylor and the Electrics, offers some very powerful music from the trance blues master. We’ve got a lot of show reporting, as we conclude our coverage of T.H.E. Show New York 2025, offer our first installment on Capital Audiofest 2025, and Harris Fogel looks at CanJam SoCal 2025. Plus, I offer my tips on attending audio shows. The Vinyl Beat enjoys a lifetime of holiday music. Ray Chelstowski talks with Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne about why The Last Farewell Tour isn’t goodbye. Wayne Robins sees that rock and roll is here to stay.
Rich Isaacs begins a new series on under-appreciated artists, starting with British singer/songwriter and musician Martin Briley. Frank Doris has advice about avoiding burnout when playing in a rock and roll band. The latest installment of Paul McGowan’s The Audiophile’s Guide offers tips on using bass traps for optimizing room acoustics, and even building your own. Our guest article from PMA Magazine visits listening bars in Chicago. Copper Classics finds Ken Kessler attending an Audio Jumble of reel-to-reel treasures. PS Audio wins some Editors’ Choice awards. We conclude the issue with holiday music, puppy prognostication, and living color.
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Contributors to This Issue:
Ray Chelstowski, Frank Doris, Harris Fogel, Rich Isaacs, Ken Kessler, Paul McGowan, B. Jan Montana, Olivier Meunier-Plante, Rudy Radelic, Wayne Robins, Peter Xeni
Logo Design:
Susan Schwartz-Christian, from a concept by Bob D’Amico
Editor:
Frank Doris
Publisher:
Paul McGowan
Post-publication Nitpicker:
Rich Isaacs
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