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Jean Sibelius: The Seven Symphonies
Copper has an exchange program with AAA (Analogue Audio Association) magazine of Switzerland (and other publications), where we share articles, including this one. The composer Sibelius (1865 – 1857) has given his...
Can One Year in Music Change Your Life?
What's the most important musical year of your life? The one year you can look back on right now with the fondest of recollections? For me, it's always been 1976. ...
In Memory of Music
Music can be a sort of time machine. When I hear The Carpenters' version of "(They Long to Be) Close to You," I am transported back to the family television...
Does Surround Sound Have a Future In Jazz?
Surround sound and immersive audio are increasingly common in pop music. Do these technologies make sense for jazz recordings? Since the late 1950s, stereo sound has served jazz well;...
Why I'll Stick with FM Radio and Won't be Strea...
Over the past year or so I’ve noticed an increasing use of streaming services to supply the music at audio shows and other audiophile events. This article explains why I...
What if Elvis Had Lived?
Let’s go back to August 1977. Elvis Presley’s records were not being played much on Top 40 radio. He released one single in the summer of 1977, “Way Down,” that...
Same Space, Different Time: A Visit to Van Geld...
I was flipping through my inbox in the morning and came across one of Paul McGowan’s Paul’s Posts daily e-mails. This one said that the new Octave Studios recording facility...
Cataloging a Classical Music Collection
Let’s begin by setting the stage. I have a very large collection of digital music, representing the equivalent of well over 4,400 albums, most of it classical. A number of...
Musical Realism and the Performance of Our (Agi...
It appears my earlier essay on declining hearing (in Issue 160) touched something of a nerve, so to speak. I appreciate the many thoughtful comments it prompted. Perhaps I should not have...
95 Tears
I cried a little bit when Jerry Garcia died. I saw the Grateful Dead for the first time in 1967 and was in awe. I became a Deadhead and saw...
Pristine Classical: Preserving Priceless Histor...
Historical performances don’t get a lot of love from audiophiles. And let’s face it: many historical performances were recorded using primitive equipment, under less-than-ideal conditions. To modern ears, accustomed to...
Musical Realism and the Performance of Our (Agi...
As a male of 67 years (as of this writing), I’ve recognized for some time that my ears are not the golden performers they once were. I’ve recently confirmed through...
A Music Lover’s Journey
I’m serious when I tell you this stuff keeps me up at night. The following recounting of musical experiences and personal reference points is not meant to be a boastful...
When I Was a Boy
I don’t remember the exact date that I became a budding audiophile, but it all started in 1965 when I was in the seventh grade. My parents were building the...
Nanci Griffith: Sometimes a Rare Music
A master of songcraft is silent now, passing on Friday, August 13, 2021. Nanci Griffith, singer, songwriter and proponent of “folkabilly”: her unique combination of folk and country is gone at 68. Griffith was born in...
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: The Other Two Guys
The rock music biz has had its fair share of power trios, mostly consisting of a front man on lead guitar and vocals, accompanied by a bass guitarist and drummer....
Nicky Hopkins: An Unsung Musical Hero
Nicky Hopkins is hardly an unknown entity in the world of rock music. A stellar piano/keyboard player, even the most modest rock fan is likely familiar with his work. Think...
An Overview of Audiophile Playback Software, Pa...
It’s a safe bet that many Copper readers are interested in getting involved with higher-quality audio streaming services and digital music servers if they’re not using them already. In this...
Stream-O-Nomics: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Aerosmith and their lead singer Steven Tyler sang for years about “dream(ing) until your dreams come true.” Quite prophetic, for sure, as for musical artists, success requires being a dreamer...
The “Sound” of Speaker Cables: an Analysis
From time to time Copper offers guest articles from audio manufacturers and others in the industry. These viewpoints are their own and we publish them in the spirit of providing information from...
The “Sound” of Speaker Cables: an Analysis
From time to time Copper offers guest articles from audio manufacturers and others in the industry. These viewpoints are their own and we publish them in the spirit of providing information from...
Close Encounter With The Rolling Stones
As music lovers, we all have our most favorite concert experiences. A lot goes into deciding which shows were the best, including the venue, the sound, the seat location, and,...
An Olympian Experience
I. It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving in 2016. My phone rang. “Hi, this is Robert. Have you heard of the VOX Olympian?” Robert started his career working for Mark...
My Audio Journey, Part Two
Copper reader Adrian Wu lives in Hong Kong and has spent time in the UK and elsewhere, as you will see. He is a contributor to the Asia Audio Society...
An Audio Journey
Copper reader Adrian Wu lives in Hong Kong and has spent time in the UK and elsewhere, as you will see. He is a contributor to the Asia Audio Society website, dedicated to...
Close Encounter of the Musical Kind
How great would it have been to drink coffee with Mozart, share a pint with Brahms, or take a shot of Stoli with Tchaikovsky? Just to sit around and talk...