Copper


Issue 27

Issue 27Opening Salvo

It honestly, really, truly  came as a shock to me when I realized that Copper's first anniversary was just ahead. Copper #1 went live on March 3rd, 2016---so this will have to serve...

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Spica, Part 2

Issue 27VINTAGE WHINE

In the last issue of Copper we briefly looked at loudspeaker manufacturer Spica, the company’s founder John Bau, and the company’s speakers, which are still used and revered by many, decades after the company’s demise. Luckily,...

Persistence of Memory

Issue 27THE AUDIO CYNIC

Uncle Jim was a chemist who worked for General Mills for over forty years, developing food products (I know, I know—the organic-eating Coloradan in me shudders a bit at that...

You Got to Funkifize

Issue 27MUSIC TO MY EARS

I started to write a column about Tower of Power, a band that had a huge influence on all of us, and realized quickly I couldn’t start that story without some...

MQA Signs Deal with Universal Music Group; More...

Issue 27INDUSTRY NEWS

MQA and Universal Music Group to Collaborate on Advancing Hi-Res On-Demand Streaming [MQA was introduced via an AES paper by Bob Stuart and Peter Craven in 2014; the paper had the daunting title...

Blimey, It’s the ’70’s!

Issue 27IN MY ROOM

Not the best pictures, but here’s one of our vintage systems that took a few years to acquire.   Two turntables- a Gale GT2101 turntable with SME II Improved/Shure V15, and a Transcriptors Skeleton with Vestigal...

Kirin Light at the Buddha Bar

Issue 27FEATURED

A group of audiophiles were enjoying lunch in La Jolla recently when the subject of personal preferences came up, specifically, what genres of music we were listening to these days. ...

That Cartoon Guy

Issue 27FEATURED

As we arrive at our first anniversary, it’s fair to acknowledge those who have helped us reach that landmark. The cover of every issue of Copper—27 so far, including this one—has featured...

Preposterous Nonsense!

Issue 27QUIBBLES AND BITS

Back in Issue 22, in response to my column “Purer, More Perfect Sound”, reader tortuga_Bob made mention of the ‘Crown Jewels’ argument often put forward by the majors to describe their Studio...

The Restless Mind: At Last, At Rest

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 27MUSIC

I had begun to write about my early years listening to another pillar of minimalism, Philip Glass, when word broke out on Facebook that Larry Coryell had died in his sleep after...

Style, With Sprinkles

Issue 27TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

Dear Friends, Congratulations! Copper’s readers, writers, faithful Editor, and visionary Publisher have all played a part in getting us to Year Two of this worthy enterprise. For me, the best way...

Number 13

Issue 27PARTING SHOT

Still deep in the cold of winter, our thoughts turn to the warmer days of spring and summer. I pulled from the archives this photo originally labeled Corner Roses. Photographed...