Copper


A New Year’s Resolution

Issue 24Opening Salvo

Happy New Year to all, and hope my colleagues are recovering post-CES. I have no desire to go off on a tangent here, so I'll keep it brief: We try...

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CES: Images Only

Issue 24FEATURED

I’ve editorialized about CES in the past, starting way back in Copper #1. I’m still recovering from the dreaded CES Crud, and so as to avoid saying something intemperate–here are a few...

Science vs. Soul

Issue 24FEATURED

When do the best measurements NOT yield the best musical involvement? I had originally wanted to write about how I chose my personal speakers, and how I voiced them, but...

Sounds of 2016: Cubs Win! Cubs Win! Cubs Win!

Issue 24MUSIC TO MY EARS

The turning of a year is a minor celestial accident. A day of delusion. Time knows no man. And man may as well use an hourglass full of ground stone...

The Original QUAD ESL

Issue 24VINTAGE WHINE

The first question that will probably come to mind is, “what’s with all the caps on ‘QUAD’, Leebs?” Well, faithful reader, I’m glad you asked. I’ll get to that after a...

On Words In Music

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 24MUSIC

I was trying to figure out when and where I first tried my hand at writing lyrics. The first time that I can still remember, they were written on the...

Taking FLAC

Issue 24QUIBBLES AND BITS

You hear and read a lot of strange stuff in the world of high-end audio.  It can be hard to sift through what is real and what is rubbish.  Perhaps...

Rhythm

Issue 24TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Boulez called it duration. By that he meant the whole spectrum of ways that music moves through time. (Jazz and rock musicians often refer to a sense of proper rhythm, or even...

Mesa Verde

Issue 24PARTING SHOT

Even in winter's grip Mesa Verde still displays color and history of the Southwest. Canon 5D

Creation and Recreation

Issue 24THE AUDIO CYNIC

After writing this column for issue #22, which pondered why any of us get into designing or building  audio gear, I encountered a piece by Michael Lavorgna on AudioStream that gave me pause. That’s not...