Copper


Wiser? Or Just Older?

Issue 34Opening Salvo

Welcome to the 34th issue of Copper! As I approach yet another birthday, I'm struck by the changes that come with age. Some have come with maturity (I think); others...

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Schwartz Tours the LA Audio Show

Issue 34FEATURED

I had about half a day, Friday, at the Los Angeles Audio Show (the show ran June 2nd-4th at  the Sheraton Gateway near LAX).—Well, half a day after attending what Paul McGowan...

The Mountain Goats

Issue 34SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

Album: Goths Artist: The Mountain Goats 45 RPM – 3 LP Deluxe Edition Release: Merge records, May, 2017 Goths is the SIXTEENTH (!!) full-length studio album from the Durham, North Carolina...

No Love For the Shack and Sears Continues in Fr...

Issue 34INDUSTRY NEWS

Last Chance For Store Closing Deals At Your Neighborhood RadioShack! Come Innovate With Us One Last Time RADIOSHACK CLOSING ITS DOORS AFTER 96 YEARS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH FINAL...

It Was 50 Years Ago....

Issue 34MUSIC AUDIO AND OTHER ILLNESSES

… a couple days ago. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released, and the world has been changed ever since. Certainly MY world is entirely different. It wasn’t only Sgt. Pepper,...

Munich!

Issue 34FEATURED

When is a show not a show? When it’s a scene, maybe? I admit to being—-well, hell, blase’ doesn’t begin to describe my attitude towards audio shows. I’m way beyond blase’.  I’ve become the...

A Dedicated Listening Room

Issue 34FEATURED

Even if you want and can afford a dedicated room, there’s something to consider if you don’t live alone… Going into your own dedicated room to listen to music is...

Horns, Part 3

Issue 34VINTAGE WHINE

In our last issue we concluded with a mention of the Shearer horn and its influence on subsequent theater systems from a number of manufacturers, including Western Electric. One of...

Not Patently Obvious

Issue 34QUIBBLES AND BITS

And now for something completely different – a brief detour into an area which is not especially audio-related, but which I’m hoping you might find interesting.  Ever since 1989 I...

Andy Suzuki & The Method

Issue 34AND INDIE FOR ALL

Labels don’t attach easily to the music of Andy Suzuki & The Method. You might call it pop leaning toward R&B, with some country-tinged folk music thrown in. Then again, New...

Shhhh....

Issue 34THE AUDIO CYNIC

What was that movie— where if you fell asleep, you died? Getting home after a long flight is similar: if you return during daylight hours, you CANNOT go to sleep,...

Mountain Pass

Issue 34PARTING SHOT

Winter makes a last-ditch effort to hold on.