Copper

45 Degrees of Separation

A rare pair of Sequerra Model TI MK. II ribbon tweeters, circa 1980s? Designed and made by Dick Sequerra, they connect to a system's main loudspeakers to provide extended high-frequency...

Octave Records Announces Audiophile Masters, Vo...

PS Audio’s Octave Records will expand its catalog of reference-quality sampler discs with the upcoming release of Audiophile Masters, Volume IV on Thursday, February 17, 2022. The new disc offers...

Calling the Lubbock Lights

We flew into Texas knowing we were in for a tough time of it. We were looking at a no-frills bus and truck tour. It was going to be hectic,...

Around the World in 80 Lathes, Part Six

In previous installments, this series examined Neumann disk mastering systems, with a brief look at the origin of the LJ Scully LS-76, aka “The Lathe,” in 1976. The introduction of...

Pilgrimage to Sturgis, Part 14

The bike hummed like a mantra as we made our way home from the Bhagwan’s Airstream. It was another warm, lovely evening with a bright moon and long lunar shadows....

Jim Anderson and Ulrike Schwarz: Immersive Audi...

Married couples who work in the same field can often find that their relationship contains elements of both collaboration and competition. In the rarefied realm of immersive audio production, the...

Duke Robillard: Rhythm and Blues Master

The Rhode Island blues scene has been remarkably vibrant for decades, with a rich history rooted in jazz, folk, and swing. At the center of that modern day universe is...

Back to My Reel-to-Reel Roots, Part Eight: More...

It goes without saying that tape deck maintenance – such as cleaning the heads and pinch rollers, periodic demagnetizing, etc. – are essential practices which (circa-2022) only come naturally to...

Nelson Pass Blues

To the tune of “Creeque Alley” by the Mamas & the Papas John and Mikey were gettin' kind of itchy Lookin’ to leave the Linns behind Gordon and Harry workin'...

All Singing! Some Talking! A Little Dancing!

This month's focus is on choral music: pieces for accompanied and unaccompanied ensembles, music sung by large and small groups, vocal arrangements of instrumental music, standard choral repertoire, and music...

Lightning Striking, by Lenny Kaye

If you can measure a book by its playlist, Lenny Kaye’s Lightning Striking surfs peak rock’n’roll moments, a music history that leaks pleasure. Its songs trace hidden galaxies in an...

Santos

Photographed at Mission San José de Tumacácori, at the Tumacácori National Historical Park. James chose to make the focal point out of focus, which lends a somewhat haunting quality to...

The Importance of Keeping Your Audio Connection...

Back around 1980 was when I first started having some awareness of the importance of good audio connectivity. Of course, any of the mid-fi-ish equipment I typically had bought prior...

Luiz Eça and Tamba Trio: Brazilian Music Pioneers

When the Brazilian music of the 1960s comes to mind, we commonly think of the many composers and artists who were popular in bringing the samba, bossa nova and Brazilian...

Keeping My Reel-to-Reel Machine Running

I have enjoyed reading Ken Kessler's Copper series on reel-to reel tapes enormously. 146, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154 and this issue – Ed.> My first exposure to hi-fi...

Alessandro Stradella: Magical Melodic Touch

Alessandro Stradella (1639 – 1682) was as colorful a figure as he was a great composer. The circumstances of his death were so dramatic (he was stabbed by a paid...

Buyer's Remorse

They've Got Your Back

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Big Apple Avant-Punk

Drawing comparisons to Siouxsie and the Banshees, Blondie, and other female-led, punk-influenced bands, the New York-based Yeah Yeah Yeahs have been making artsy garage rock for over twenty years. They...

Choosing New Speakers: Using Spinorama, Part Two

In our first installment of this two-part series examining Spinorama data (Part One ran in Issue 155), we looked at the information represented by the plots at the top of...