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Octave Records Releases the Newest in The Art o...
There’s something elemental and captivating about the sound of stringed instruments, and The Art of Hi-Fi Volume 04: Strings from PS Audio’s Octave Records showcases them to spellbinding effect, in...
AXPONA 2024: A Really Big (Audio) Show, Part One
AXPONA (Audio Expo North America) has become the biggest audio show in the United States. The 2024 show featured more than 200 exhibit rooms with over 600 exhibitors and brands....
One Size Doesn’t Fit All, Part Two: Microphones...
After our brief examination in Issue 205 of the recording chain front end – the microphone – it's good not to forget what follows the microphone. In the same way...
Making Speakers Smaller and Better With MEMS Te...
Sonic Edge is a company that specializes in MEMS miniature speaker technology. MEMS (for micro-electromechanical systems) speakers employ drivers that are fabricated on silicon chips, which can be made to...
CanJam NYC 2024, Part Two: A Harvest of High-Pe...
In Part One of our CanJam NYC 2024 report (Issue 205), I noted that the show was vibrant and upbeat, and more diverse than ever both in terms of the...
Little Feat Keeps On Rolling With Their Upcomin...
Little Feat has always been a “musicians’ musicians” band. Across a more than 50-year history, they have mixed masterful musicianship with a blend of music that is impossible to define....
Another 2024 AXPONA Report: Shattered Goals and...
Let’s admit this right up front: AXPONA is a ginormous, mahoosive audio show. Some of us simultaneously look forward to the event as much as we dread it. My weary...
The Music of Multitudes: Some Favorite Performa...
Part One of this two-part series, "Folk Music Really is International," appeared in Issue 205. With 162 official showcase performances and 639 different private showcase artists at Folk Alliance Interational...
Remembering Audio Retailing Legend Andrew Singer
The audio world has lost a giant with the passing of Andrew Singer at age 73. Andy was the founder of New York retailer Sound by Singer, a larger-than-life figure...
The Other Folk Singers, Part One
I belong to a listening group that gets together to socialize and listen to music. We meet in each of our homes on a rotating basis. The host provides the...
IsoTek’s V5 Elektra Power Conditioner Cleans Up...
My current photography subject is IsoTek’s V5 Elektra power cleaning component ($1,995), which is also known as the V5. Despite my many years of auditing audio gear, my experience with...
PS Audio in the News
The PS Audio AXPONA 2024 exhibit was featured in their YouTube coverage, including these behind-the-scenes setup videos: PS Audio at AXPONA 1 PS Audio at AXPONA 2 Here’s a video...
Singer/Songwriter Mat Kearney: Everything Left ...
18 years ago, the world was introduced to Mat Kearney through his breakthrough single “Nothing Left To Lose.” It was a song so perfectly written and performed that it almost...
Treasures from the Vinyl Vault, Part Four
Copper has an exchange program with selected magazines, where we share articles, including this one, between publications. This one's from PMA Magazine: the Power of Music and Audio. Welcome to my series Treasures from the Vinyl...
Understanding the Analog Obsession
“I don’t need no machine that don’t need me!” Harley Mike proclaimed. He was responding to a question asking why he prefers a motorcycle that is so problem-prone and maintenance-intensive....
Test Records and Demo Discs, Part Two
In the days before digital music, the primary medium for sound reproduction was vinyl records. Sure, there were some who preferred reel-to-reel tapes, but they were in the minority. The...
A Visit to Italy's Gold Note Factory
Copper has an exchange program with FIDELITY magazine (and others), where we share articles, including this one, between publications. Based in the Florence area, Gold Note is generally perceived as a young company....
Making the Grade
We thought it was a tube tester at first...but no, it's an electronic egg grader! The ventilation grille alone is enough to make us want this 1960s Fisher...
Remember the Dreaming
Maybe instead of always forging ahead, some of us should step back into our childhood mindset once in a while. That was the time when relaxation and play came naturally,...