Copper


Moving On

Issue 66Opening Salvo

Welcome to Copper #66! Summer ends, fall begins, change abounds. We at PS Audio are boxing up and beginning the move to our much larger new building---which, fortunately, is right across the...

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Tom Sawyer

Issue 66HAND PICKED

There are few bands in the World that will divide an audience’s opinion as quickly as Rush. I am fairly sure that this is a fact, although I may have...

Imogen Heap

Issue 66OFF THE CHARTS

In the 20 years since her first album appeared, British artist Imogen Heap has released only three more full-length solo records. But when you consider that she’s composing, arranging, singing,...

“Are you SURE you want to do this?”

Issue 66QUIBBLES AND BITS

In Copper issues 60 and 61, I interviewed Princeton University professor Edgar Choueiri about his groundbreaking developments in three-dimensional audio. Choueiri took us through the mechanisms underlying the perception of...

Nothing New Under the Sun?

Issue 66THE AUDIO CYNIC

Having entered my allegedly-golden years, I have little tolerance for pontification or pretense.  I’m more likely to quote Kafka or Bart Simpson than scripture of any form…but don’t worry, I...

You Better Think

Issue 66MUSIC AUDIO AND OTHER ILLNESSES

Try to imagine. I had discovered music only the previous year — discovered it, in the sense of getting how good it could be. I was 10. I had been...

In the Matter of M. Weinberg

Issue 66TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

He escaped, and not just once. The outward circumstances of his life read like a spy thriller. Born in Warsaw to Russian Jewish parents active in the Yiddish theatre, Mieczysław...

50 Ways to Read a Record Part 2

Issue 66VINTAGE WHINE

In his last column, Jay Jay French mentioned the optical phono cartridge cartridge made by DS Audio in Japan. Ironically, “DS” stands for “Digital Stream”…go figure. When you hear of an optical method...

Bang & Olufsen: Back From the Edge?

Issue 66INDUSTRY NEWS

The last time Industry News looked at 93-year-old Danish manufacturer Bang & Olufsen, there was concern over the company’s future prospects. At that time—back in June, 2017—B & O had just sold its factory in...

G. B. Sammartini

Issue 66SOMETHING OLD / SOMETHING NEW

When Giovanni Battista Sammartini (c. 1700-1775) shows up in music history textbooks, it’s as inventor of the symphony. Or at least as the first to the use of the word...

Surprise

Issue 66MUSIC'AL NOTES

I had been friendly with Roslyn for quite a few years. She was a stunning brunette with large flashing eyes and a figure that only young women are blessed with....

How I Dealt With My Recent Prostate Cancer Diag...

Issue 66TWISTED SYSTEMS

As you may have surmised, this is a very personal article. It’s about me. It’s also about how I deal with all things i.e. business, personal etc. I took off...