Copper


Too Mean To Die

Issue 19Opening Salvo

Welcome  to Copper #19! Believe me, no one is more amazed that we're still doing this every two weeks than I am. After all, I was the recipient of the "Shortest Attention Span"...

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That Listening Thing

Issue 19FEATURED

I’ve been thinking lately about close listening, and the way it tends to be categorized as an “audiophile thing.” It conjures up images of someone in a darkened room, sitting...

Fretting About Fretboards

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 19MUSIC

CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, has made a large impact on a lot of industries, and it’s meant to. For one...

DeVore Fidelity

Issue 19MY TURN

Like many other audio companies, DeVore Fidelity began as a hobby. Designer/owner John DeVore graduated from RISD (the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence—alumni include Seth McFarlane, Marin Mull, Dale Chihuly, Nicole Miller...

Subwoofery: The Basics

Issue 19FEATURED

In Copper #18, we addressed the critical importance of getting the smoothest bass from our main (full-range speakers).  This step is foundational for properly integrating our subs to the main speakers....

Bluegrass In the Dark: Doc Watson

Issue 19MUSIC TO MY EARS

I have to tell you, blind musicians fascinate me.  Not because they obviously can play without looking.  I have been doing scales up and down various necks as long as...

Mass, Massive, Massless

Issue 19VINTAGE WHINE

I’m fascinated by materials, which I ascribe to a childhood obsession with spider webs: how could something that’s barely there, be so strong? In college I focused on materials science...

Where Will We Go?

Issue 19THE AUDIO CYNIC

Gentrification. Some view it as imperialism incarnate, a way for big companies to force out long-established, historically-important businesses and create yet another outlet for their overpriced, overhyped goods. Cynics and...

To Be or Not To Be Lossless

Issue 19QUIBBLES AND BITS

What does “lossless” mean in audio terminology?  It seems like a straightforward question, and you will undoubtedly have an answer at the ready that says something along the lines of...

Three New Choral Passions

Issue 19TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Steinberg: Passion Week There once were two young Russian composers, Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) and Maximilian Steinberg ((1883–1946). They both studied in St. Petersburg with Rimsky-Korsakov, although Steinberg was the one...

I Did It Myself

Issue 19IN MY ROOM

This is my first purpose – built computer based system and a few years of reading and learning of new terms and technology was required. And the technology kept changing....