Copper


Summer, Already?

Issue 60Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper #60! Ye Olde Editor may still be all askew from jet-lag, but life goes on, and half the country is enveloped in a heat wave. I hope you can stay...

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The More Things Change....

Issue 60VINTAGE WHINE

Oh, you think you’re so smart, Mr. 21st Century Hi-Tech Man. You know all there is to know about your fancy-schmancy stereo gear, you’re an expert at marketing it on...

Structure Needs a Firm Foundation

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 60MUSIC

I’ve had a BHK Signature preamp for about a week-and-a-half, so it’s on the way towards  breaking in. The first big change came just short of a day. This isn’t...

Kamel Boutros

Issue 60THE COPPER INTERVIEW

Cairo-born Kamel Boutros is a modern New York City Renaissance Man. As an internationally acclaimed opera baritone, he has performed baritone roles in multiple seasons at the Metropolitan Opera in New York...

Guitar Influences, Part 4: Albert King

Issue 60TWISTED SYSTEMS

I woke up a couple of weeks ago and realized that I dreamed that Albert King called me to tell me he was coming over to jam. As Albert died...

Tomás Luis de Victoria

Issue 60SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

Tomás Luis de Victoria (c. 1548-1611) is often referred to as “the most famous Spanish composer in Renaissance Rome” or the like. As that epithet suggests, he has been marginalized...

David Wilson: RIP

Issue 60THE AUDIO CYNIC

The first 60 issues of Copper have featured 6 Audio Cynic columns headed “RIP”. One in ten is far too many for my taste; sadly, given the demographics of our industry, I’m afraid that...

Letter from London

Issue 60TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

New York, May 22. I’ve had some of my favorite musical experiences here, beginning the first time I came forty years ago and popped down to the Village Vanguard on a...

Conversing With Choueiri: Part 1, It's Not Rock...

Issue 60THE COPPER INTERVIEW

High-end audio is not rocket science … but don’t you ever wonder what would happen if a proper rocket scientist were to apply his expertise to the field? I know...

Claudia Schmidt

Issue 60... AND INDIE FOR ALL

It’s been almost 40 years since a brainy, clear-voiced multi-instrumentalist from Michigan released her first collection of folksy yet idiosyncratic songs. Claudia Schmidt’s 14th solo studio album – that number doesn’t...

Sonos: Bad News and Less-Bad News

Issue 60INDUSTRY NEWS

Since its founding in 2002, Sonos has stood apart in many ways from other booming California tech companies. For starters, Sonos is headquartered in Santa Barbara— better-known for tourists than tech— and...

Cancer

Issue 60MUSIC'AL NOTES

“What’s that black circle?” I asked the technician while looking at the ghostly images on the screen. The contrast between the ethereal wisps and the circle was striking. “I don’t...

Musicians, Restauranteurs, Plumbers

Issue 60QUIBBLES AND BITS

You read a lot of brouhaha within the audio community about how musicians are not making any money out of streaming services.  There are so many streaming services available these...