Copper

Happy holidays from all of us at Copper! There are countless holiday and end-of-year releases, but topmost on my wish list is Talking Heads: 77 Super Deluxe Edition, which features... Read more...

How to Post Comments on Copper

We get queries on how to post comments at the end of Copper articles. Here's how to get set up to leave comments: To comment at the end of an article, you... Read more...

Capital Audiofest 2024, Part One: The Trend is Clear

If I had to sum up Capital Audiofest in a couple of words, they would be: Clarity. Fun. Normally at shows I find everything from rooms that blow me away... Read more...

My Experience With Commercial Four-track Tapes, Part Two

In a previous article (published in Issue 209), I talked about my investigations into commercial four-track tapes. These tapes were released from the late 1950s through to the early 1980s,... Read more...

Jamie Howarth of Plangent Processes: Making Recordings Sound Better, Part Two

In Part One of this interview (Issue 212), Jamie Howarth, President of Plangent Processes and I discussed the fundamentals of the company’s audio speed-correction and stabilization technology, how the idea... Read more...

Vampire Weekend's<br>Madison Square Garden Matinee

Vampire Weekend's
Madison Square Garden Matinee

With an Electronic Montreal Act and a Billy Joel Tribute Band One Sunday I walked into Madison Square Garden for a concert, as I had done so often during... Read more...

A New Normal Was in Sight at Making Vinyl Europe 2024

In the midst of their busy season, nearly 300 vinyl record professionals, including manufacturers, record labels, and distributors descended on the quaint town of Haarlem in The Netherlands from September... Read more...

Life’s Biggest Problem

A good friend of mine recently lamented the degradation of his hearing. He’d been tested and the results were devastating to him. Theo really loves his music, especially now that... Read more...

50 Years of PS Audio: The Quest for Perfect Power

Old Rube Goldberg would have thought this so nuts as to probably publish it in one of his cartoons – but still, great ideas usually start out as crazy fantasies. At least... Read more...

Two Magnificent Holiday Albums From 2L Records: <em>Yule</em> and <em><br>Fred over jorden</em>

Two Magnificent Holiday Albums From 2L Records: Yule and
Fred over jorden

2L, a Norwegian company headed by Grammy-winning engineer Morten Lindberg, has released two holiday-themed albums, Yule by Trio Mediæval, and Fred over jorden (Peace to the World) by the Uranienborg... Read more...

The Vinyl Beat: Holiday Happiness

This month, I’m going to jump ahead a little and review some new releases I’ve downloaded that I haven’t yet received on vinyl (as one of them was released a... Read more...

Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis: <em>Nursery Cryme</em>

Analogue Productions Reissues Genesis: Nursery Cryme

As part of Atlantic Records’ ongoing 75th anniversary celebration, Analogue Productions has released Nursery Cryme, the latest in its series of Genesis reissues, as a 2-LP 45 RPM set. It’s a... Read more...

Test Records and Demo Discs, Part Seven

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... Read more...

The Perfect Gift

Happy holidays from all of us at Copper! This cartoon has been previously published. Read more...

Swinging in Stereo

It really did start a revolution: the Sony CDP-101, the world's first Compact Disc player. Launched in Japan on October 1, 1982, it was one of the most groundbreaking... Read more...

Back to My Reel-to Reel-Roots, Part 12: The Sins of the Fathers

Following on from last month’s litany of offenses attributed to the manufacturers of pre-recorded tapes, please be aware that not all the misdeeds were committed by the record labels. Once... Read more...

Spotlight on Brahms

Copper has an exchange program with PMA magazine of Canada (and other publications), where we share articles, including this one. Here are three discs I recommend for exploring the music of Johannes... Read more...

The Experience Hendrix 2025 Tour: Celebrating the Music and Soul of Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix fans have cause for celebration: the Experience Hendrix Tour, the only official multi-artist celebration of Jimi Hendrix’s musical genius, will return in March 2025. Among a crowded field... Read more...

How to Play In a Rock Band, Part Six: Playing On Small Stages

If you’re in most of the bands out there, playing mostly local gigs, most of the time you’ll be playing on a small stage. Or maybe, a tiny stage. Or... Read more...

PS Audio in the News

Stereophile’s Kalman Rubinson found a lot to like about the Aspen FR5 loudspeaker. He said, “It is hard to criticize the performance of the Aspen FR5s. Placement is not difficult…and... Read more...

Country/Region

Country/Region