Copper


It Started With a 45

Issue 198Eureka Moments

I got my first transistor radio in 1961. It was cheap, made in Japan, and the brand was Lloyd’s — anybody remember that one? I couldn’t wait to listen to...

High-Quality Audio In Clubland

Issue 170Eureka Moments

When was the last time you went to a really trendy dance club? How about one that caters to an in-the-know young crowd? What about one of New York City’s...

Building My First System

Issue 149EUREKA MOMENTS

In the 1950s, TV sets had lousy pictures – but some of them had rather good sound. Our 16-inch RCA TV (“that big screen in a 12 x 12-foot room?”...

The Joys of FM

Issue 147EUREKA MOMENTS

Although it’s common for more than person to discover or invent something, these names come from my own history, so they hold special importance for me, and are as correct...

Once in a Lifetime?

Issue 129EUREKA MOMENTS

How often do you get the chance to listen to stratospherically priced audio equipment in your own home for an extended period without shelling out a penny or inconveniencing a...

When Jerry and The Big Man Almost Busted This C...

Issue 126EUREKA MOMENTS

This past March Round Records released GarciaLive Volume 13. The Grateful Dead’s output over the prior twelve months had already been prolific so it was surprising to see another Jerry Garcia-related...

Tale of the Tapes

Issue 123EUREKA MOMENTS

When I arrived on campus my freshman year at Marist College I brought with me a wooden box filled with cassette tapes. I still have that wood box and now...

I'm (Not) With the Band

Issue 121EUREKA MOMENTS

When I was in fourth grade, I enrolled in Manhattan Music School. Not to be confused with The Manhattan School of Music, a private conservatory near Columbia University. The school...

It Started with a 45

Issue 119EUREKA MOMENTS

I got my first transistor radio in 1961. It was cheap, made in Japan, and the brand was Lloyd’s — anybody remember that one? I couldn’t wait to listen to...

He is Lemmy, and He Played Rock and Roll

Issue 119EUREKA MOMENTS

I met my friend Ned, a long-haired fry-cook at a British pub in Manhattan’s South Street Seaport. He was between college and his next step in life – a toss-up...

Eight-Tracks: Taking the Plunge

Issue 117EUREKA MOMENTS

Eight years ago, The Village Voice ran an article on the opening of The Eight-Track Museum in Dallas – a destination open to the public and a celebration of everything associated with this...

Let the Good Sounds Roll

Issue 116EUREKA MOMENTS

When I was growing up having a real car stereo was almost as important as owning a solid home system, maybe more. The radios that came standard with most cars...

A Stereo Journey

Issue 114EUREKA MOMENTS

I was a kid about seven when I refused to speak. A neighbor was the sales manager for RCA in Philly and as such, would get some of the earliest...

One Man’s McIntosh Mission

Issue 115EUREKA MOMENTS

My first stereo wasn’t as impressive as the effort it took to sell my parents on why buying it was such a good idea. I had received enough money in...

Jersey Boys Find Hi-Fi

Issue 108EUREKA MOMENTS

My passion for audio was ignited in the 1960s (are we really that old?). Like most of my peers I listened to a lot of music. My two older brothers...