Copper


Issue 28

Issue 28Opening Salvo

The first year of Copper saw the mag start from scratch and grow to 9,000 subscribers through steady, consistent growth. While it's not  the circulation of People magazine, you won't find any Kardashians here...

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Humble but Beautiful

Issue 28IN MY ROOM

My current system has evolved during the past year and although a humble vintage set up, I’m rapt with its performance. The one constant has been my Philips HS 510Q...

Breaking Glass

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 28MUSIC

To pick up the story: Shortly after I first heard Steve Reich, I heard Philip Glass, maybe the same week — again, on Diaspar, the brilliant show on WXPN. What I heard was a...

The Answer Man

Issue 28FEATURED

Your questions – My answers Following up from Copper # 26, where readers were asked to pick from a list of popular topics, we will start off with our reply...

Murders and Acquisitions

Issue 28THE AUDIO CYNIC

As a callow child waaay back in the early ’60’s, I became obsessed with two closely-related themes: seeing the unseen, and buried treasure. The first part may have had its...

Sound United Acquires D+M; Control 4 Acquires T...

Issue 28INDUSTRY NEWS

Sound United Announces Acquisition of D+M Group [Who are the heavy hitters in the audio biz today? It could be argued that they’re the PE groups—private equity. We’ve seen McIntosh...

Five Uneasy Pieces

Issue 28TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

It is not pretty, any of it. But its maker, Arnold Schoenberg (1874–1951), found its making necessary. By reinventing the language of Western music, he hoped to extend the heritage...

Columbine

Issue 28PARTING SHOT

PS Audio is nestled up against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The state flower is the Columbine, which come in many colors and styles. The classic is...

Spica, Part 3

Issue 28VINTAGE WHINE

[We started our look back at speaker manufacturer Spica in Copper #26, with an overview of the company’s products. In Copper #27 we began our talk with John Bau, founder and designer at Spica. In this installment, we...

The Absolute Sound

Issue 28QUIBBLES AND BITS

Let me describe something I was very fortunate to be able to try one time, but which very few of us will get the opportunity to experience.  I am talking...