Copper


Issue 15

Issue 15Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper # 15! Our contest in issue #13 produced dozens of interesting submissions in response to the question, “What’s really new in audio?” Those entries are featured in Incoming Letters, along...

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Where Are They Now?

Issue 15VINTAGE WHINE

For anyone who has been around audio for any length of time, the parallels to spectator sports are obvious. As with sports, conversations about the biz often revolve around the...

Swing, Swing, Swing

Issue 15MUSIC TO MY EARS

I was about 15 and home sick for the day. Today that kid could convince his mom he’s sick and she’ll go off to work after checking his pulse. But...

The Tuesday Night Music Club

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIObill botrellIssue 15MUSIC

Sometime during the summer of 1992 I got a call from Bill Bottrell. It had been a few months since we had talked, during which time he’d been working on...

What's New?

Issue 15INCOMING LETTERS

In Copper #`13 we announced a contest, offering a PS Audio LANRover for the best answer to the question, “What is there in audio that’s really new?” Several technologies mentioned in responses  may have...

Wes Phillips: RIP

Issue 15THE AUDIO CYNIC

This has been a terrible year for musicians— we all know that. We’ve lost Bowie, Kantner, Martin, Prince, and I don’t know how many more. Is there something about an...

Sigma–Delta Modulators - Part I

Issue 15QUIBBLES AND BITS

I have mentioned Sigma–Delta Modulators (SDMs) in this column before.  These are, in effect, complex filter structures and they are used to produce DSD and other bitstreams.  I know I...

Who Are The Modern Audiophiles?

5.1 surroundIssue 15FEATURED

I recently read this piece on industry website Dealerscope Magazine, and felt that Gary Yacoubian very clearly stated  the rite of passage that appears to be taking place. I’ve struggled in...

A tall screen, and a wireless keyboard

ayreIssue 15IN MY ROOM

Some history. Actually a lot of history. I came late to paying attention to audio reproduction. I always loved and collected the music, especially from the era in which I...

The Fine Print

Issue 15TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

They used to be called liner notes. Nowadays, since there’s not always a “liner,” we call them CD booklets, or text inserts, or . . . liner notes. Downloads offer them...

Ireland

Issue 15PARTING SHOT

Along the Irish coast. Canon 5D

How to Make a $50 High-End XLR Interconnect

Issue 15MAKE IT YOURSELF

From enthusiasts who deny their contribution to those who spend thousands on them, cables are one of the more highly debated topics in audio. While building a system, this widespread...

What is a CD player?

Issue 15BACK TO BASICS

We all understand what a CD player is; a box we insert CDs and play them. But, not so fast. What’s going on inside? What are the basic elements of...