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Frank Doris has an alternately exhilarating, relaxing, exhausting, and rewarding weekend playing music at the Montauk Music Festival in upstate New York.
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Is Dutch & Dutch’s 8c speaker system really future-proof? Rob Schryer gets the lowdown in an interview with the company’s Jannis Dossis and Martijn Mensink.
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Before the lute sang courtly ballads, the oud wept across empires—fretless, poetic, and ancient, it journeyed from Ur to Córdoba, carried by legends like Ziryab and crafted with near-religious devotion.
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On July 4, 1996, Tupac turned the House of Blues into a Death Row sprint, packing unreleased fire and all-star cameos into his last concert before everything went dark.
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Frank Doris discovers his system’s sound had subtly worsened—until a corroded breaker, a house-wide power mystery, and an unexpected speaker tweak revealed what was really going on.
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What could beat hearing Marvel soundtracks on the best home theatre setup? Robert Schryer asks Francis Choinière, who’s conducting them live with an 80-piece orchestra for The Infinity Saga Concert Experience in Montreal.
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Despite identical measurements, amplifiers can sound different. This article unpacks how output impedance—especially in tube vs. solid-state amps—alters tone through speaker interaction, challenging the “if it measures the same, it sounds the same” myth.
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Jeff Weiner concludes his series on blues history by way of classic rock, revealing how artists like the Stones, Janis Joplin, and the Allman Brothers revived early blues legends—crowning Willie Dixon as the most-covered songwriter.
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Once you know what you want from your audio system, buying becomes the easy part. This guide offers 10 sharp tips to help you shop smart, avoid regrets, and get the most sound for your money.
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Frank Doris takes a look at the revealing new book, Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios, which has some real rock and roll stories.
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Copper Editor and musician Frank Doris reveals, among other things, what you shouldn’t eat before a set if you don’t want to “crop dust” your drummer.
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Sony’s Elcaset promised reel-to-reel fidelity in cassette form but flopped spectacularly, while PlayTape, Tefifon, and MiniDisc joined a graveyard of brilliant but doomed formats, crushed by cheaper, simpler, and more convenient rivals.
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PMA’s Michel Plante and Robert Schryer revisit Pascal Ravach’s remarkable audio journey, which began with a childhood accident that severely affected his eyesight, continued through a European consulting career, and culminated in founding Montreal’s Mutine, where Ravach’s Zen-inspired listening rooms champion synergy, natural sound, and holistic system harmony.
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In the first of two articles, Jeff Weiner tracks how late-’60s rock giants like Clapton, Beck, and Page resurrected early blues legends, transforming Skip James and Robert Johnson into classic rock staples.
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Amid riverside charm and cold cuts, Robert Schryer tests ArtistCloner’s $11K Mini Ether, revealing near-Ether-level imaging, timbral precision, and emotional pull—plus an unexpected cameo from YouTuber “Dave Listens to HiFi.”
