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Table of Contents – Issue 219

Issue 219Table of Contents

“And for everyone who thinks that life is just a game/do you like the part you’re playing?” – Love, “You Set the Scene” In this issue: Jeff Weiner looks at...

Narada — The Other New Age Label, Part One

Issue 219Featured

Quite possibly the most-maligned genre of music in the last 60 years (aside from progressive rock, which I also enjoy), new age had its heyday in the 1980s and 1990s....

The Wood Brothers Celebrate Their 20th Annivers...

Issue 219Disciples of Sound

Next year The Wood Brothers celebrate their 20th anniversary as a band, and in advance of that milestone they are about to release their ninth studio album, Puff of Smoke...

Bruckner for a Desert Island: Ambling in Realms...

Issue 219Featured

Translation by Stéphane Treyvaud   Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896), perhaps more than any great composer, endured relentless criticism and ridicule during his lifetime. Even today some music lovers find...

Another Bucket List Event: the 19th Annual La J...

Issue 219Show Report

On Sunday, April 27, 2025, the 19th Annual La Jolla Concours d’Elegance rolled unto the Pacific coastline for a celebration of style, elegance, and engineering. What began as a modest...

The Vinyl Beat: The Cat’s in the Bag?

Issue 219The Vinyl Beat

With AXPONA 2025 safely in the past, it’s time to hop back into the listening room with some records. I didn’t spend a penny on vinyl at the show (too...

From The Audiophile's Guide: Room Treatment and...

Issue 219Paul's Place

The previous installment on room treatment appeared in Issue 218.   If you’ve already set up your system using the guidelines in The Audiophile’s Guide: The Stereo or The Loudspeaker,...

Talking With Yair Raz of Speaker Maker Innovo A...

Issue 219The Copper Interview

Innovo Audio Designs is a relatively new company that makes active loudspeakers, with a unique take on built-in amplification and design. Their very distinctive Luxe T1 first caught my attention...

Suzanne Vega Paints Her Masterpiece Flying with...

Issue 219Wayne's Words

I've known Suzanne Vega since 1983, when she was a receptionist at a publishing company and sent some lyrics to me at the New York office of Newsday. The words...

Blues History By Way of Classic Rock, Part One:...

Issue 219

Introduction I decided to construct a playlist of music from the 1930s for my own listening enjoyment. In doing research of leading artists from that decade, I discovered some household...

How to Play in a Rock Band, Part 12: Eating and...

Issue 219Frankly Speaking

Timing is everything – especially when it comes to eating and drinking before, during and after gigs. You want to be at your best when performing, and this requires giving...

Living Dangerously with Adona Corporation’s Zer...

Issue 219The Listening Chair

Not to be confused with an insect, a Black Widow spider is a type of poisonous arachnid, which means that, among other things, it has its skeleton outside of its...

Octave Records Presents Singer/Songwriter Clay ...

Issue 219Octave Pitch

Few albums convey the raw emotional intensity of an artist like Octave Records’ latest release, Clay Rose Live at Dharma Barn. It’s a stark, unvarnished presentation of a man and...

Hear the Quality!

Issue 219Audio Anthropology

Let's face it, not many audio components are as iconic as a McIntosh MC275 vacuum-tube power amplifier. This all-time classic was made from 1961 to circa 1970 and was reissued...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part 18: Reports...

issue 219

Open-reel tape devotees are aware of the current state of support for the format, which is now entirely the province of the niche. As far as machines go – leaving...

PS Audio in the News

Issue 219PS Audio in the News

Audiophilia published two extremely positive reviews of the StellarGold DAC and Stellar Strata MK2 integrated amplifier. The DAC received an Audiophilia Star Component Award. The reviewer noted, “The StellarGold sets...

Changing Priorities

Issue 219Audio Static

  This cartoon originally appeared in Issue 155.

How to Post Comments on Copper

Issue 219How 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...

The Beauty of Aging

Issue 219Parting Shot

This old International Harvester truck parked in Bisbee, Arizona has attained strikingly beautiful wear patterns.

Table of Contents – Issue 218

Issue 218Opening Salvo

“Thank you for the days / Those endless days, those sacred days you gave meI'm thinking of the days / I won't forget a single day, believe me” – The...

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AXPONA 2025: Bigger and More Bustling Than Ever

Issue 218Show Report

AXPONA has become the major audio show in the US, and AXPONA 2025, held at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois, was bigger than ever, with more...

It’s a Gas: Restoring the Legendary Hill Plasma...

Issue 218Frankly Speaking

Audiophiles of a certain age might know about the Hill Plasmatronics loudspeakers, a unique design that used ionized air, aka plasma, to create sound. Those of us who have heard...

Strawberry Fields For Ezra

Issue 218Wayne's Words

  My grandson learns to dig the Beatles I had a very close relationship with my maternal grandfather, Harry Levine. He emigrated to the United States more than 100 years...

How to Play in a Rock Band, 11: The Extremes of...

Issue 218Frankly Speaking

Playing outdoors can be a lot of fun, especially if it’s on a big stage to a large crowd. Summer outdoor gigs have a warm vibe that’s great to be...

A Visit to Turntable and Cartridge Maker Cleara...

Issue 218Featured

Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. This one's from Germany's FIDELITY magazine.   Did you know that Clearaudio initially manufactured loudspeakers when it...

The Black Hole Boogie Band Brings a Fresh and F...

Issue 218Octave Pitch

Jazz/funk fusion with a nonstop melodic drive is what fuels Octave Records' latest release, Protostar from the Black Hole Boogie Band. The album, named for the process of stars being...

I'm Quitting Audio! Here's Why

Issue 218Featured

Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. This one's from PMA Magazine: the Power of Music and Audio. When I recently said to my wife and...

Don Felder: Bringing Musical Gems from The Vaul...

Issue 218DIsciples of Sound

Guitarist Don Felder has been known for many musical talents, one of which is being the creator of magical musical parts that ended up being the foundation of some of...

The Vinyl Beat Pays a Visit to AXPONA 2025

Issue 218Show Report

I settle into the car, buckling up one last time. I’m walked out. I’m talked out. I’m certainly listened out. And I’m heading home. Another AXPONA under my belt. Another...

From The Audiophile’s Guide: Optimizing the Lis...

Issue 218Paul's Place

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....

Where Zeus is Dead, Chaos Rules

Issue 218Featured

Brendon and Eleanor had been sweethearts since high school. They got married, bought a house, and had three kids. He was a truly happy man and credited Eleanor for much...

Australia’s Melbourne Audio Club Celebrates its...

Issue 218Featured

As told by co-founders, Kevin Morrish, aged 91 (pictured in header image with his DIY speakers), and the late Graham Cobb. The night wind blew down Bridge Road as the...

Channel Surfing

Issue 218Audio Anthropology

  This Grundig GDSM 202 stereo dynamic microphone system has to be one of the coolest-looking rigs ever. Although, one has to wonder about the stereo imaging in this configuration....

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part 17: Stalkin...

Issue 218Copper Classics / Natural Born Kessler

In the wake of recent AudioJumble shows – see my articles in Issue 217 and Issue 164 – there has been a palpable buzz about vintage gear over the last few...

PS Audio in the News: PMG Signature Series Audi...

Issue 218PS Audio in the News

PS Audio has announced its all-new PMG Signature Series of top-of-the-line ultimate-performance audio components. The four models in the series include the PMG Signature Preamplifier, PMG Signature 512  PureStream DAC,...

How to Post Comments on Copper

Issue 218How 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...

Mind Games

Issue 218Parting Shot

Is that who we think it is? We can't say for sure as the artist wasn't available. The image is an art installation in Lowell, Arizona with a view of...

Florida Audio Expo 2025, Part Two: The Sound of...

In Issue 216 I offered my initial coverage of Florida Audio Expo 2025, and you can read my report here. To briefly recap, it’s become a major event with a...

Table of Contents – Issue 217

Issue 217Table of Contents

“I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.” – Igor Stravinsky In this issue: We conclude our report on Florida Audio Expo 2025....

The Vinyl Beat, AXPONA Edition: Audiophiles Jus...

Issue 217The Vinyl Beat

By the time this is published, it will be four days away from opening day at AXPONA. I am one of those show attendees who simultaneously dreads and looks forward...

Celebrating National Heart Month

Issue 217Subcatgory_Featured

Last February was National Heart Month, so I decided to go for a PET scan. Shortly thereafter, my physician referred me to a cardiologist, who said I needed a stent...

Kraftwerk Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Autoba...

Issue 217Frankly Speaking

Kraftwerk pretty much invented electronic pop, and the “pretty much” part may be an unnecessary qualifier. After having released three previous albums of experimental-leaning music, 1974’s now-classic Autobahn found the...

The New York Dolls: David Johansen Looks Back

Issue 217Wayne's Words

  "We might as well been called the Tehran Dolls." Last February I got an e-mail via long-ailing but resilient New York rocker Jesse Malin and the Sweet Relief Musicians...

Florida Audio Expo 2025, Part Two: The Sound of...

Issue 217Show Report

In Issue 216 I offered my initial coverage of Florida Audio Expo 2025. To briefly recap, it’s become a major event with a lot of rooms and exhibitors. As has...

Octave Records Presents Love in the Moonlight: ...

Issue 217Octave Pitch

Octave Records’ latest release, Love in the Moonlight: Operatic Fantasies for Violin and Piano by Susan Paik and Teddy Niedermaier, offers unique interpretations of beloved opera favorites, adapted for violin...

Rescuing Music With X-Rays

Issue 217Special Report

This article was originally published by Paul Scherrer Institute and in AAA Magazine. Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. Following is...

A Film Review:Becoming Led Zeppelin

Issue 217Featured

I’m writing this review of the documentary film Becoming Led Zeppelin from the lobby of The Edgewater hotel in Seattle, Washington. Why, you may ask? Many a rock star has...

Joe Grushecky and the Houserockers’ Blood on th...

Issue 217Disciples of Sound

When Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band rolled through Pittsburgh last August, the night wouldn’t have been complete if he didn’t invite out the city’s own favorite son to...