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  • The Unmeasurable Aspects of High-End Audio

    In this Copper Magazine piece, Paul McGowan argues that specs alone canโ€™t capture what makes music magicalโ€”highlighting the emotional pull, holographic soundstage, and personal ritual that define the audiophile experience.

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  • Diving Into Disco โ€“ Rediscovering the Soul of a Generation

    Claude Lemaire kicks off his seven-part series Diving into Disco by defending discoโ€™s cultural legitimacy and sonic richness, while tracing its roots in gay liberation and challenging its enduring underappreciation among audiophiles.

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  • Has Taylor Swift Become A Distraction?

    As Taylor Swift racks up Grammy wins and global headlines, this piece asks: has the NFL turned her romance with Travis Kelce into peak overexposureโ€”or is the backlash missing the real culprits?

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  • How I Became an Audiophile

    From childhood 78s on a Nebraska farm to high-end speakers decades later, Lawrence Schenbeckโ€™s lifelong journey with music and gear shows how deep listeningโ€”and deeper friendshipsโ€”make the audiophile pursuit truly meaningful.

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  • The Tube Illusion ?

    Skeptical of audioโ€™s placebo effect, Jonson Lee tested AGD Productionsโ€™ class-D Audion ampsโ€”disguised as glowing tubesโ€”and found their stunning design inseparable from their sonic magic, both subtly shaping the listening experience.

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  • How To Improve Your Sound System With Your Mind, Part 2

    The second part of this insightful series explores how Aversions, Desires, and Expectations subtly sabotage our music enjoymentโ€”arguing that true listening begins only when we quiet the critical voice in our head.

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  • Welcome to PMA 2.0

    Welcome to PMA Magazineโ€™s 2ยฝ-year anniversary! Okay, so itโ€™s a strange milestone. But itโ€™s also an important one, because it marks a vital turning point in the evolution of the magazine. The first major change is, obviously, its appearance, which was completely overhauled and modernized to look spiffier but also be more enjoyable to navigate…

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  • 3 Things I Learned Aboutโ€ฆ Digital Playback

    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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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 2

    MoFiโ€™s 45rpm reissue of Jeff Beckโ€™s Truth delivers seismic bass and analogue warmth that outshines many rock classics; released just before Zepโ€™s debut, it remains a blues-rock benchmark for sound and influence.

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  • MoFiโ€™s In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida and Truth reviewed, Pt 1

    MoFiโ€™s remaster of Iron Butterflyโ€™s acid rock landmark “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” breathes new life into the 1968 classic, delivering thunderous bass, refined detail, and an intimacy lost in reverb-heavy earlier pressings.

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  • 3 Things I Learned Aboutโ€ฆ Speakers

    Based on three key insightsโ€”room acoustics, system synergy, and installationโ€”Jonson Lee argues that speakers account for just 12.5% of your systemโ€™s sound quality, challenging the conventional wisdom and prioritizing smarter investments.

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  • Rock Chronicles, Part 7 โ€” Bobby Whitlockโ€™s Key to the Highway

    After tensions split Delaney & Bonnieโ€™s band, Bobby Whitlock joined Eric Clapton in forming Derek & the Dominos, playing key roles in both Layla and George Harrisonโ€™s All Things Must Passโ€”before launching a solo career of his own.

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  • Norah Jonesโ€™s โ€œI Dream of Christmasโ€โ€”A new Christmas classic?

    Norah Jones shines on I Dream of Christmas, blending warm production and soulful originals with holiday classics. Her standout single, โ€œChristmas Calling (Jolly Jones),โ€ may just earn a spot among modern seasonal staples.

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  • MoFiโ€™s Alan Parsons Projectโ€™s Eye In The Sky – a review and a word about the MoFi controversy

    Despite MoFiโ€™s DSD controversy, Claude Lemaire finds their Eye in the Sky 45 rpm remaster a revelationโ€”eclipsing his Canadian first press with staggering dynamics, transparency, and an analog warmth that challenges purist assumptions.

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  • How my audio hobby made me a better dad

    After cycling through 21 pairs of speakers and 48 amps, Jonson credits his son Michaelโ€”not just for heavy lifting, but for helping him fine-tune his sound, deepen their bond, and learn the art of joyful obsession.

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