Copper


Never to be Forgotten

Issue 155Opening Salvo

It is with great sadness that we report the loss of two of the industry’s most knowledgeable and most well-loved people. Robert Heiblim (69) was an expert in product development...

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X Marks the Sweet Spot

Issue 155Audio Anthropology

Elegant simplicity: the legendary Fi X amplifier, designed by the late Don Garber. It delivers three watts per channel via a pair of 2A3 tubes. This is one of Garber’s...

Uncle Influencer

Issue 155Featured

I recently watched the Ben Affleck and George Clooney film adaption of J.R. Moehringer’s memoir The Tender Bar. It’s a coming-of-age story during the 1970s and 1980 about young J.R., whose...

Around the World in 80 Lathes, Part Five

Issue 155Revolutions Per Minute

In our previous episodes, we had a good look at the final generation of Neumann disk mastering systems: the VMS-80 for cutting lacquer master disks, and the VMS-82, intended for...

Audio Pioneer Mel Schilling: In Memoriam

Issue 155Natural Born Kessler

With the passing of Melvin “Mel” Schilling on January 14th, 2022, the world of high-fidelity music reproduction has lost an individual whose experience and expertise covered its entire history. Born...

CES 2022: A Different Kind of Show

Issue 155Show Report

CES 2022 struck me as an example of “on the other hand.” What I mean by this, is that fellow Mac Edition Radio editor Nancy Burlan and I debated whether...

The Spreckels Organ: A Historic Musical Treasur...

Issue 155Frankly Speaking

In Part One (Issue 154) we looked at the history and the technology behind the remarkable Spreckels Organ, the world’s largest pipe organ in an outdoor venue. It was built...

A CES 2022 Report, Part Two

Issue 155Don LindichShow Report

Part One of this show report appeared in Issue 154. It continues with more coverage from The Digital Experience!, an event that is hosted by media event company Pepcom on...

We’re Not Gonna Take It!

Issue 155Twisted Systems

Can an artist really stop the use of their songs by politicians? As an artist and manager of the band Twisted Sister, whose music is recognized and sold around the...

Gideon King & City Blog: Fusing Rock, Jazz,...

Issue 155Disciples of Sound

Rock’s great guitarists have often been renaissance men; artists who allow their creative spirit to be expressed across a variety of platforms and endeavors. Jeff Beck and the late Danny...

The Blues Project: Projections

Issue 155Featured

It was my 13th birthday when my mother inquired if I had a preference for a birthday gift. I graciously asked for an album or two, as I was in...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 13

Issue 155New Vistas

The Bhagwan played his sitar beautifully. I got lost in the experience of the music, the chanting of the students, and the warm, caressing sunshine. Then the music stopped. After...

John Wasserman, Critic – Part One

Issue 155Featured

Critics and reviewers, in general, are an oft-maligned bunch, and, some would say, rightfully so. The old saying, “Those who can, do, but those who can’t, teach” sometimes gets paraphrased...

Choosing New Speakers: Using Spinorama, Part One

Issue 155Speaker Stories

In this series so far, we have considered a few factors to inform our buying decisions when purchasing a new pair of loudspeakers. We have looked at the importance of...

Towering Talent

Issue 155Parting Shot

I don't usually claim this space, but made an exception in honor of one of rock's greatest: Meat Loaf (1947 – 2022). Taken at the Paramount, Huntington, New York, March...

Be-Bop Deluxe: Reclaiming a Place In Prog Rock ...

Issue 155Deep Dive

During the 1970s, the UK was fertile ground for some of the most significant rock subgenres to emerge and make their marks in music recording history. Artists like Led Zeppelin,...

Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: Danish Bass Virt...

Issue 155Trading Eights

His full name was Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, so everyone called him NHØP. Colleagues in the jazz world called him one of the best and most versatile bass players in the...

U2: Dublin Rockers

Issue 155Off the Charts

Four teens at a Dublin high school, fans of the Sex Pistols and the Clash, wanted to play music themselves. In 1976, these boys – Paul Hewson, David Evans, Adam...

What Music Do You Play to Show Off Your System?...

Issue 155To Be Determined

Courtesy of Tom Gibbs. In the last issue of Copper, I highlighted some of the many tunes I listen to for both pleasure and for equipment evaluation (see my article in Issue...