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Table of Contents – Issue 221
“I have seen the midnight sun shining.” – The Strawbs, “Midnight Sun” Too many music greats have passed on in the past few months. Yet their music lives on, and...
Talking With Musician, Composer and Record Labe...
David Chesky needs little introduction to audio people. In 1984 he and his brother Norman started Chesky Records, one of the first audiophile labels to make a serious effort at...
Jazz Goes off on a Modern Pop Tangent: Octave R...
Jazz musicians have always adapted the songs of the day to a jazz style and feel. With Octave Records’ latest, Tangent, pianist Charles Blenzig and his trio have taken songs...
How to Play in a Rock Band, 14: Show Me the Money!
Bands and artists play to express their music, for fun, to entertain their audiences, to get the girls or guys…and, oh yeah – to get paid. Especially if you’re trying...
Musings About AI, Audio, and Music
Being a music and audio person, I have some thoughts about how AI will relate to our listening consumption in an increasingly AI-laden era. Unlike much of the AI slop...
EveAnna Manley Passes the Torch With the Sale o...
On July 10, the announcement was made that the maker of pro and consumer audio gear, Manley Labs, was being sold by founder EveAnna Manley to its new owner, Dirk...
No Man Is Free Who Is Not Master of Himself
A friend confided to me recently that his mind is so active, he can’t get to sleep at night without first wallowing and flopping in bed for hours. When he...
Freedy Johnston’s Can You Fly: a “Perfect” Albu...
Freedy Johnston’s debut record, 1990’s Trouble Tree was a bit of a disjointed affair. But within the album’s 13 tracks was something that critics and fans alike felt was worthy...
More People Who Make Audio Happen: T.H.E. Show ...
This year's West Coast T.H.E. Show SoCal 2025 took place in June in Costa Mesa, California. Issue 220 (last issue) has B. Jan Montana's show report, and we continue our...
Inner Sleeves (And What You Can Learn From Them)
In the days before digital music, the primary medium for sound reproduction was the vinyl record. Sure, there were some who went with reel-to-reel tapes, but they were in the...
Peter Asher's Life, in Concert
Songs and Stories, at My Father's Place in Roslyn, NY, June 29, 2025 It's not often that you see a show by an 81-year-old musician, who could have been...
Maria Stader: Opera's Other Maria
Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. This one's from Switzerland's AAA Magazine. Together with the tenor Ernst Haefliger,...
Quantum Technology and the Future of Music and ...
2001: A Space Odyssey is a film which greatly influenced my future. The movie's HAL 9000 computer may or may not have been thinly veiled as a fictional IBM creation...
From The Audiophile's Guide: More About Optimiz...
This article is part of a series of excerpts from The Audiophile's Guide, a 10-volume set that offers guidance and knowledge about all aspects of audio reproduction and system setup. Previous...
The Vinyl Beat In a 12-inch Singles World
Many collectors take 12-inch singles for granted. The format had various promotional/test pressing uses over a couple of decades prior to the mid 1970s. One of the first available for...
The People Who Make Audio Happen: The Roni Lee ...
As noted in the last issue, NAMM is the world's biggest music industry trade show, filled with instruments, artists, concerts, parties, and people. It’s a big event, ranging from the...
PS Audio in the News
The Absolute Sound included the Stellar DAC in its listings of best DACs under $5,000, with a YouTube video review. TAS noted, “In the ever evolving landscape of digital audio...
Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part 20
At the risk of courting lawsuits from retired octogenarians, I find myself unable to resist attacking the easiest of targets: record labels. To be more precise, the major labels circa...
Radiotrician to the Rescue!
We haven't seen many Marantz receivers with this interesting black and silver color combination. This one's an MR215, made from 1978 to 1980. It delivered a modest 18 watts...
Harmonious Path
Baby it’s cold up here, especially in the summertime when no-one gears up for this type of weather. This photo was taken at Sonora Pass, California. "Sonora" comes from...
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