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Table of Contents – Issue 185

Issue 185Opening Salvo

Copper’s gone to a new web platform, as many of you have undoubtedly noticed. We’ve got new features like a search bar (yay!), and others – but there are also...

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The Bangles: Hitmakers from the Paisley Undergr...

Issue 185Off the Charts

Susanna Hoffs, Vicki Peterson, and her sister Debbi Peterson started a band in 1981, adding Annette Zilinskas on bass. They first called themselves the Colours and then the Bangs. But...

Between the Buttons, UK Version: The Rolling St...

Issue 185Wayne's Words

England swings like a pendulum doBobbies on bicycles two by two“England Swings,” Roger Miller, 1965 There was a time when if you asked me to name my favorite Rolling Stones...

The DAM NYC Conference: Why Digital Asset Manag...

Issue 185Show Report

Q: What did the fish say when it bumped its head? A: DAM! So, I used to tell this kids’ joke to my students in digital imaging when speaking about...

Sierra Levesque: Up-and-Coming Canadian Guitarist

Issue 185Idle Chatter

Now more than ever, young women feel empowered to pick up a guitar and roar. But it wasn't always that way; in truth, in years past, the rock and guitar...

Tailor-Made Listening Pleasure

Issue 185Audio Anthropology

Here's a Denon DP-500M direct-drive manual turntable. It has old-school features like quartz lock servo speed control, a large wooden base, and a die-cast S-shaped tonearm. We found a variety...

Signature Style

Issue 185The Listening Chair

I’ve been Jonesing for an Acoustic Signature turntable for a very long time now. This German company, which employs their own CNC machines in the production process, does high-mass 'table engineering just...

Remembering Producer Phil Ramone, 10 Years Later

Issue 185Featured

The 10th anniversary of the passing of Phil Ramone at the age of 79 is upon us. A giant of the music industry, he was at the helm for a...

Eric D. Johnson of Fruit Bats: Pushing the Musi...

Issue 185Disciples of Sound

I recently received a CD in the mail from an established artist who wanted me to review it for another outlet I contribute to. What struck me as I popped...

A Window Into the Past

Issue 185Parting Shot

A window shopper at an antiques store in Bisbee, Arizona.

Scott Smith and Tadd Swanlund of Comply: High-T...

Issue 185The Copper Interview

In our second part of our interview with Scott Smith and Tadd Swanlund of Comply (Part One appeared in Issue 183) we discover their approach to effective passive noise cancellation...

Repairing a Westrex Record Lathe Cutter Head

Issue 185Revolutions Per Minute

Some time ago we were asked to repair a vintage Westrex 2B feedback cutter head at Agnew Analog Reference Instruments. As with all Western Electric and Westrex products, their disk...

Eccentric Records (and How to Fix Them)

Issue 185Featured

We are talking here about physical, not psychological or emotional, eccentricity (that could be a whole ‘nother article). In Issue 184, fellow writer (and parts fabricator extraordinaire) J.I. Agnew wrote...

Dave Rusan of Rusan Guitarworks: Builder of Pri...

Issue 185Frankly Speaking

Dave Rusan is the proprietor of Rusan Guitarworks of Bloomington, Minnesota. He built the iconic “Cloud” guitar for Prince and is also an audiophile. His clients include the Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow,...

CanJam New York 2023: The Audiophile and Pro Au...

Issue 185Show Report

The CanJam NYC 2023 headphones show at New York’s Marriott Marquis hotel in Times Square was a much-anticipated event. Well attended, although somewhat smaller in the number of exhibitors and...