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Prices are listed in CA$. Since DALI released its $150,000/pair flagship Kore loudspeaker over a year ago, I’ve seen it consistently demoed with NAD electronics, to good effect. This match-up always delivered powerful sound, authentic tone, and a huge soundstage. At this show, the Kore was supplanted by the company’s latest model in the series,…
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I can’t imagine bigger audio news this year than that of Audio Research filing for something akin to a Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Fearing that such an iconic company – one I always took for granted as being indestructible – might possibly go under and disappear from the audio landscape was disheartening and unsettling to me.…
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Prices listed are in CA$. You might assume that my mood darkened when a bass beat began pounding through my hotel room wall from the adjacent room while I was trying to concentrate on my writing, but it was the opposite. My mood was lifted. Swayed by the music’s tribal pulsations and sense of immediacy,…
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1927’s New York City, a hive of invention, jazz, and burgeoning cultural changes, played host to the premiere of a film that would shake the pillars of the entertainment industry. Released on October 6th, “The Jazz Singer,” headlined by the charismatic Al Jolson, was not just another movie – it was a clarion call announcing…
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Reflecting on how we hear music, this Copper Magazine piece explores selective listening—from favoring lyrics or solos to feeling sound with the whole body—and highlights Evelyn Glennie’s deaf-but-deep approach to truly experiencing music.
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In this moving tribute, Sinéad O’Connor’s battles with trauma, fame, and faith are laid bare—yet it’s her transcendent voice and fierce vulnerability that ultimately defined a life lived beyond the grasp of convention.
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In the radiant summer of 1969, the idyllic town of Bethel, New York, would bear witness to an event that would become the anthem of a generation. Over 400,000 free spirits, music lovers, and dreamers flocked to a sprawling dairy farm owned by the kind-hearted Max and Miriam Yasgur. The venue: the Woodstock Music &…
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Curious about spatial audio on Apple Music? Find out how to activate this cutting-edge technology and enjoy a new level of audio immersion.
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As Blur returns with The Ballad of Darren, Mark Lepage highlights their mature, melancholic sound—and wonders if the album’s strength might provoke the ultimate Britpop revenge: an Oasis reunion just to spite them.
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Apple Records’ prodigal sons Badfinger were poised to inherit the Beatles’ mantle—complete with George Harrison’s guiding hand—yet behind the scenes, turmoil, label neglect, and internal fractures began unraveling their golden opportunity.
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Tri-Cell’s Vince Scalzitti, a self-proclaimed headbanger, has built a mega-showroom outside Toronto to support dealers, not sell direct—showcasing stunning gear, hosting seminars, and proving audio is still all about relationships.
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Jonson Lee shares three surprising insights from his digital audio journey: your server matters more than your DAC, digital sources are highly vibration-sensitive, and even a reformat can revive sound quality.
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After decades in hi-fi retail and personal loss, Greg from Boise rekindled his passion for audio with a system built for emotional connection—not status. Now, it’s music, not specs, that moves him.
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Acora Acoustics’ founder Val Cora shares how his love for both stone and sound led to creating the granite-bodied VRC speaker—earning acclaim at shows for their transcendent sonics and redefining what speaker cabinets can achieve.
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Ciprian from Bucharest shares his meticulously crafted Wilson-LAMM system, built to dissolve his room and transport him emotionally—proof that passion for lifelike music reproduction knows no borders, only commitment.
