Copper


Issue 23

Issue 23Opening Salvo

Happy New Year, and welcome to Copper #23, and 2017! As I look back at 2016...well, Popeye put it best: httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h97kbv4mbsc   Really, what more is there to say? Right up to...

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I Was Watching You

AND OTHER ILLNESSESAUDIOIssue 23MUSIC

One of the things that happens to musicians as we evolve is that we say more and more with less and less. On the Annie Stela sessions for Capitol that occurred around...

ACK Attack is BACK!!

Issue 23FEATURED

ACK Attack for serious listeners, part one – [You may want to refer to Jim’s original piece on the ACK Attack, in issue #12 of Copper—Ed.]  Why you should be sour on a wide...

Blue Christmas

Issue 23MUSIC TO MY EARS

My dear wife Diana is one of those that starts buying Christmas presents in June.  I know, I know.  The worst part is there is a dynamic in a relationship...

Ken Furst: RIP

Issue 23THE AUDIO CYNIC

It’s no secret that 2016 sucked. I’ve already written about the number of musicians who have recently passed from this earthly vale of tears. I’ve also written  about the passing of two...

Rest of the Best, 2016

Issue 23TOO MUCH TCHAIKOVSKY

As I write this, the Old Year is drawing to a close, so media outlets near and far are posting Best of 2016 lists in many categories. Even classical music...

Revenge of Son of Forgotten Artists Strikes Back!

Issue 23FEATURED

No fear of running out of great musicians who may or may not have slipped below your radar … or never been on it. This bunch brings us up to...

Everything You Ever Wanted

Issue 23VINTAGE WHINE

In last issue’s Vintage Whine  I ran through my personal list of the ones that got away—those special pieces of audio gear that I owned in the past and somehow let get...

Cardinal Sinc

Issue 23QUIBBLES AND BITS

PCM encodes audio as a set of samples, each representing as closely as possible the actual amplitude of the audio waveform at some specific instant in time.  Recreating the audio...

Colorado State Flower

Issue 23PARTING SHOTweb-2517

With winter's white covering our mountainous state it's a distant memory of more verdant days. The summer's warmth sweetens the forest scent, especially in Aspen groves where our state's flower...

"CNC" Moving Magnet Cartridge Phono Stage Part 2

Issue 23MAKE IT YOURSELF

In a previous issue, Jim Langley shared his famous DIY CNC phonostage with us, recommending various component modifications and upgrades.  We will soon have CNC PCBs available for purchase directly from PS Audio; this is...

Goose Bumps And All

Issue 23IN MY ROOM

Audio reproduction was of great interest to me ever since, as a teenager, I ventured to Lafayette Radio and heard a marching band emanating from a JBL C34 mono loudspeaker...