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Trick or Treat!

Issue 44Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper #44! I hope you were able to attend the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest. It was a big, bold show, and spirits were upbeat. I wandered around a bit, and was only able...

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Dangerous Work

Issue 44THE AUDIO CYNIC

If 2016 was Snakebit, in terms of the number of musicians who died—what should we call 2017? Sure, last year saw incredible losses in the music world: David Bowie, Prince, Glenn...

AKG Closes in Vienna; Cavalli Audio Closes

Issue 44INDUSTRY NEWS

As reported in Copper #42,  Harman laid off 650 employees in its Pro Audio divisions. Since Harman’s purchase by Samsung last year, the company has undergone a series of contractions and consolidations, which many...

The Great 78 Project

Issue 44SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

There was a time, in the first half of the 20th century, when several-minute segments of music were served up on giant black platters. This was the era of the 78s,...

Rocky Mountain Audio Fest 2017

Issue 44FEATURED

RMAF this year was back to full size, with the memories of tents and blocked-off rooms behind us. The show seemed particularly busy Friday morning, as you can see from...

Satchmo

Issue 44MUSIC TO MY EARS

The Roaring 20’s changed life in America in radical ways.  The 18th Amendment  passed on January 16, 1919, and prohibited “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors ” within the...

Celisse Henderson

Issue 44AND INDIE FOR ALL

Sometimes indie songwriters also write theater pieces. Much rarer are those whose talents are so wide-ranging that they perform in Broadway shows and hit TV sitcoms. Celisse Henderson is in...

Stereo at Sixty

Issue 44VINTAGE WHINE

We’ve heard a lot about anniversaries in 2017, with it being the 50th anniversary of Sgt. Pepper, the Summer of Love, the Stones’ Their Satanic Majesties Request, and much more. One anniversary that’s received...

Wilmore!

Issue 44MUSIC'AL NOTES

“Where is Roy Hall? Roy Hall? Stand up.” My heart sank. A lifetime ago I worked for the now defunct department store called Abraham & Straus. As manager of the...

Cables? We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Cables!

Issue 44TWISTED SYSTEMS

In the world of high end audio there is probably no subject as controversial then the retail cost of high end cables vs. what they really bring to system. While...

Brothers In Arms

Issue 44MUSIC AUDIO AND OTHER ILLNESSES

While I’ve been contemplating my next piece, I’ve been thinking about my last one, and about the man who introduced me to audio, my father. I would be very much...

Confessions of a Beleaguered Music Fan

Issue 44FEATURED

While most Copper readers are fans of different types of audiophile gear, the one love that I would lay odds that is universal for all of us is the love of music. While...

Lord of the Ring

Issue 44QUIBBLES AND BITS

Sir Georg Solti was one of the preeminent conductors of the latter half of the 20th Century.  Many conductors are polarizing figures, particularly among the musicians over whom they hold...

Digital vs. Analog, Ad Nauseum

Issue 44FEATURED

“What If Digital Had Never Happened?” writes Steve Guttenberg in the October 2017 issue of Stereophile. It’s a thoughtful, well-written piece. I just wonder why the audiophile community needs another piece glorifying analog...

When Is It Time For the Next One?

Issue 44HOBGOBLIN

The most famous line about making comedy gets quoted a lot. Lorne Michaels says, “Saturday Night Live doesn’t go on at 11:30 because it’s ready. It goes on at 11:30 because...