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Caring for Records: Mark Mawhinney of Spin-Clean
Spin-Clean offers its Spin-Clean Record Washer MkII vinyl record cleaning systems, which have their origin in the first Spin n’ Clean record cleaning device in the 1970s. Mark Mawhinney currently...
Walter Schofield of Krell Industries, Part Two
In Part One (Issue 122) we interviewed Krell Industries’ Walter Schofield about his early audio career, some of the landmark products he worked on, his ideas about the return of audio shows and more....
A Conversation with ZVOX’s Tom Hannaher
ZVOX may seem like a bit of a different choice for a Copper interview, considering it’s a company that offers soundbars, headphones and hearing aids rather than high-end exotica. Yet ZVOX has strong...
A Talk With Walter Schofield of Krell Industries
Well-known industry veteran Walter Schofield has been part of the audio community for over 40 years, having worked at leading manufacturers such as Linn, the Harman Specialty Group, SVS, and...
Interview With Gary Gottlieb of the Audio Engin...
Unlike other scientific fields that are related to physics, the products that result from audio engineering can often be said to have an almost magical component that makes the fusion...
Quilter Labs' and QSC Audio's Pat Quilter, Part...
Founded in 1968 as Quilter Sound Company, QSC Audio has grown to become one of the most recognized global names in sound reinforcement. In Part One (Issue 118) and Part Two (Issue 119) we...
Pat Quilter: Sound Reinforcement and Amp Guru, ...
In Part One (Issue 118) Pat Quilter and John Seetoo talked about the beginnings of Quilter Audio Labs and QSC Audio, the history of recorded sound, non-amplified vs. amplified live...
Pat Quilter of QSC: Sound Reinforcement and Sol...
Since Quilter Sound Company was founded in 1968 and incorporated as QSC Audio in 1973, QSC has grown to become one of the most recognized global names in sound reinforcement....
A Conversation with Sota Sound Inventions
Sota Sound Inventions offers turntables ranging in price from the $1,250 Moonbeam IV (complete with tonearm) to the Statement Series Millennia Eclipse starting at $10,750. Sota was founded in 1980 by...
John Grado of Grado Labs, Part Two
In Part One (Issue 115), John Seetoo and John Grado talked about Grado’s reference vinyl discs, the “Grado sound,” the use of wood in headphones and cartridges, company founder Joseph Grado...
John Grado of Grado Labs, Part One
Grado Labs was Founded in 1953 by Joseph Grado and has become synonymous with phonograph cartridge excellence and also, over the last 30 years, in the headphone market. John Grado...
Steve Hoffman – Mastering Legend and Audio Rest...
If you have listened to any popular music from the last 75 years or so that was remastered for CD, DSD, SACD or limited-edition vinyl, there are very good odds...
Ohm Acoustics’ John Strohbeen: Audiophile Engin...
New York City’s Brooklyn is famous for a number of things. It has some of the most expensive real estate in New York; some of it with a higher square...
John Meyer Interview, Part Three
To recap from Part One (Issue 99) and Part Two (Issue 100): John Meyer is a pioneer in the field of sound reinforcement. Meyer Sound equipment is used by a who’s who of artists,...
John Meyer, Part Two
To recap from Part One (Issue 99): John Meyer is a pioneer in the field of sound reinforcement. Meyer Sound equipment is used by a who’s who of artists, in touring...
John Meyer, Part 1
John Meyer is a legendary pioneer in the field of sound reinforcement. Many of you have heard Meyer’s gear without knowing it – Meyer Sound equipment is the choice of...
Tony Visconti, Part 2
[ Part 1 of John Seetoo’s interview with Tony Visconti appeared in Copper #96.] John Seetoo: In a previous interview with mastering engineer Steve Hoffman (Copper #36 and #37), he extolled the aural virtues...
Tony Visconti, Part 1
When Marc Bolan and David Bowie put Glam Rock on the map, they both owed a large part of their sonic success to a New York-born musician and producer named...
Jack Joseph Puig, Part 2
[Part 1 of John Seetoo’s talk with engineer/producer Jack Joseph Puig was featured in Copper #84—Ed.] John Seetoo: What is your preferred equipment for listening to music at home for your own...
Jack Joseph Puig, Part 1
Amassing an impressive body of engineering and producing work, stretching over 4 decades’ worth of record credits, Jack Joseph Puig has been behind the glass for many hit albums and critics’ favorites....
Leslie Ann Jones, Part 2
[Part 1 of John’s interview with Leslie Anne Jones was featured in Issue 82.] J.S.: You have also recorded some famous virtuoso instrumental soloists, such as Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, Dave...
Leslie Ann Jones, Part 1
While there are engineers who have become celebrities in their own music specialty fields, there are some old-school-trained engineers who are able to handle any kind of audio demand, from...
June Millington, Part 3
J.S.: At AES NYC recently, Waves Audio had a panel discussion featuring Chris Lord-Alge, Jack Joseph Puig and Tony Maserati. Their overall message to the audience was that they wanted...
June Millington, Part 2
J.S.: This is for June Millington, the record producer. When making Fanny Hill, did you or Jean have any ideas that you weren’t able to try due to budget or time...
June Millington, Part 1
Before the Runaways, before the Go-Go’s, before the Bangles – there was Fanny. David Bowie was quoted in a 1999 Rolling Stone interview about Fanny: “They’re as important as anyone who’s ever...
Tom Fine: New Mercury Living Presence Analog Re...
[Tom Fine is a second-generation audio engineer, specializing in mastering and analog-to-digital transfers. The son of audiophile pioneers C. Robert and Wilma Cozart Fine, he grew up steeped in music...
Tom Fine: New Mercury Living Presence Analog Re...
[Tom Fine is a second-generation audio engineer, specializing in mastering and analog-to-digital transfers. The son of audiophile pioneers C. Robert and Wilma Cozart Fine, he grew up steeped in music...
Kamel Boutros
Cairo-born Kamel Boutros is a modern New York City Renaissance Man. As an internationally acclaimed opera baritone, he has performed baritone roles in multiple seasons at the Metropolitan Opera in New York...
Conversing With Choueiri: Part 2, Going to the ...
In Part I of my conversation with Professor Edgar Choueiri, he laid out the basis of how we perceive a three-dimensional soundscape, and what the cues were that our ear/brain...
Conversing With Choueiri: Part 1, It's Not Rock...
High-end audio is not rocket science … but don’t you ever wonder what would happen if a proper rocket scientist were to apply his expertise to the field? I know...
Rikki Farr, Part 3
[Copper‘s Dan Schwartz had a lengthy conversation with concert promoter/raconteur Rikki Farr at his office at Riva Audio. Part 1 appeared in Copper #56; Part 2, in Copper #57. This is the third and final installment of Dan...
Rikki Farr, Part 2
[Part 1 of Dan Schwartz’s conversation with Rikki Farr appeared in Copper #56. As we concluded Part 1, Rikki was running for his life from Germany and ” I got out and met...
Lalo Schifrin
Hailing from Buenos Aires, Argentina, composer Lalo Schifrin has had an incredibly diverse career over the past six decades. With numerous classical and jazz compositions inspired by South American music and his...
Rikki Farr, Part 1
[Rikki Farr had a long career as a raconteur and concert promoter, starting with the Beatles ‘way back at the dawn of time—well, the early ’60’s, anyway. Son of Tommy...
Audio Fidelity: Bobby Palomino of The Teemates,...
[After the advent of the British invasion, pioneering audiophile label Audio Fidelity took a crack at the teen market with a NY rock band, The Teemates. Part 1 of John Seetoo’s interview with singer...
Audio Fidelity: Bobby Palomino of The Teemates,...
[We’ve previously written about the pioneering audiophile label Audio Fidelity on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the release of the first single-groove stereo record by the label, and in John Seetoo’s interview with Andrea Bass,...
Audio Fidelity: Andrea Bass
[Back in Copper #44 I devoted a Vintage Whine column to the 60th anniversary of the single-groove stereo disc, first launched by the small American indie label Audio Fidelity. As there was a lot of interest in that...
Tom Fine, Part 3
[Tom Fine is an archival/recording/mastering engineer, and if if his name sounds familiar, it’s likely because he’s the son of Robert Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine. One of the rare husband-wife teams in...
Tom Fine, Part 1
[Tom Fine is an archival/recording/mastering engineer, and if if his name sounds familiar, it’s likely because he’s the son of Robert Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine. One of the rare husband-wife teams in...
Tom Fine, Part 2
[Tom Fine is an archival/recording/mastering engineer, and if if his name sounds familiar, it’s likely because he’s the son of Robert Fine and Wilma Cozart Fine. One of the rare husband-wife teams in...
Kavi Alexander, Part 2
[Part 1 of John Seetoo’s interview with recording engineer/producer Kavi Alexander appeared in Copper #45. Herewith, the conclusion.—Ed.] J.S.: Some non-western music genres like South Asian and Turkish music are notable for...
Kavi Alexander, Part 1
Kavi Alexander considers creating music to be a sacred act, and has made Water Lily Acoustics, his labor of love, an avenue for sharing the magic when his recordings capture the inspired...
Dennis Ferrante
[This is a little different from previous Copper interviews as its subject passed away in 2015. John Seetoo interviewed Dennis Ferrante some time ago, and this is the first publication of their chat. John has also...
Steve Hoffman, Part 2
[In the first part of this interview, Steve and John Seetoo discussed Steve’s beginnings in the mastering world, his mentors, and some of his favorite projects. Thanks to Steve for taking the...
Steve Hoffman, Part 1
Steve Hoffman is one of the most highly-regarded mastering engineers in the recording industry, and his discography is a microcosm of 20th and 21st Century music history. The thousands of...
Chad Kassem
Chad Kassem is the founder and owner of a number of businesses: Acoustic Sounds, Acoustic Sounds Super HiRez, APO Records, Blue Heaven Studios, Quality Record Pressings, Analogue Productions, and the annual Blues Masters at the Crossroads festival in...
David Chesky
[David Chesky is a co-founder of audiophile label Chesky Records and download site HD Tracks. He’s established an impressive list of credits as a classical composer, jazz pianist, and producer, and is well-known as an...