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Table of Contents – Issue 208

Issue 208Opening Salvo

We are saddened to learn of the passing of Alón Sagee, Copper contributor and president of the San Francisco Audiophile Society. While I never had the opportunity to meet him...

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The Evolution of the Loudspeaker: From Horns to...

Issue 208Paul's Placeweb-2517

Loudspeakers have come a long way since their inception. From the early days of horn speakers (and yes, there are still horn speakers in use today, but this is a...

T.H.E. Show 2024: 28 Years of High-End Audio…an...

Issue 208Show Report

When I first attended a T.H.E. Show in Las Vegas, it was the 5th anniversary of this event. Their June 2024 show in Costa Mesa was their 28th. Time flies....

Octave Records Releases The Art of Hi-Fi, Volum...

Issue 208Octave Pitch

Woodwinds are among the most beautiful and expressive musical instruments, and The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 05: Woodwinds from PS Audio’s Octave Records features a variety of woodwinds and musical...

How To Play in a Rock Band, Part One: Introduction

Issue 208Frankly Speaking

Along with being a writer, editor, and audio person, I’ve been a musician for 56 years. I’ve been playing in bands for almost all that time, beginning with a backyard...

Dare to be Different: The Story of WLIR-FM and ...

Issue 208Frankly Speaking

WLIR-FM (the LIR stands for Long Island Radio) made a revolutionary move when it switched from rock to a new wave format in 1982. By the late 1970s, radio rock...

Lou Reed, Covered and Recovered

Issue 208Wayne's Words

Keith, Mary Gauthier, Rosanne Cash, and Joan Jett Lead the Pack The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed, had me with its opening track: Keith Richards' version...

Copper’s Alón Sagee: In Memoriam

Issue 208Frankly Speaking

I was stunned to learn of the passing of Alón Sagee on June 9, 2024 after a long illness. Alón was a Copper contributor, president of the San Francisco Audiophile...

The Vinyl Beat

Issue 208The Vinyl Beat

The Vinyl Beat is a new column that will dig up notable vinyl nuggets, past and present. It will be mostly new arrivals that I buy throughout my travels –...

The Many Faces of NAMM 2024

Issue 208Show Report

The NAMM Show is one of those events that is so much fun, educational, hip, and cool, that it’s hard to argue that attending it is work. Back from COVID...

Sonus faber’s Omnia Wireless Speaker is More El...

Issue 208From The Listening Chair

There are quite a number of manufacturers that produce gorgeous speaker cabinets. That said, I personally believe that there are at least two manufacturers, France’s Triangle Hi-Fi and Italy’s Sonus...

Test Records and Demo Discs, Part Four

Issue 208Audio Anthropology

In the days before digital music, the primary medium for sound reproduction was vinyl records. Sure, there were some who preferred reel-to-reel tapes, but they were in the minority. The...

Indie Power Pop Group the dB’s Return!

Issue 208Disciples of Sound

In the press run-up to the band’s induction into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in June 2024, R.E.M. made regular mention of the impact that the eclectic indie power pop...

Why Does Music Move Us?

Issue 208Featured

  Copper has an exchange program with FIDELITY magazine (and others), where we share articles, including this one, between publications.   Five Answers to an Eternal Question We’re all familiar with this: music...

PS Audio in the News

Issue 208PS Audio in the News

Audiophilia has a highly positive review of the AirLens streamer. In the review, Juan C. Ayllon notes, “As with every audio component I’ve received from PS Audio, the shipping, and...

70 Years of the Fender Stratocaster: A Guitar W...

Issue 208Featured

As conservative as Eric Clapton's playing might be for some, the electric guitar he preferred is timelessly versatile. That’s because the Fender Stratocaster was full of innovations when it was...

Tasty Tweak

Issue 208Audio Static

    This cartoon originally appeared in Issue 150.

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part Seven: Tape...

Issue 208Copper Classics / Natural Born Kessler

If you’re a studio denizen or a seasoned open-reel tape user, please skip this interlude before I resume discussions about the current state of acquiring pre-recorded tapes. You will find...

Console Magic

Issue 208Audio Anthropology

  "Calling occupants of interplanetary craft!" Actually, we have no idea what these guys are doing, but it looks intense. From Audio Engineering, July 1950.      This is why...

I Was There

Issue 208Parting Shot

"I look into the pastI want to make it lastI was thereI was there" Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day rocking the CES 2024 Harman event, Las Vegas, Nevada, January...