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January 2014 l 03
welcome EDITOR’S COMMENT
COPPER WIRE is not something I get excited about. If I were to make a list of 500 Fun Things, copper wire would not be on it.
Now, VDC’s Niall Holden might beg to differ on that point. Making cables has served him very nicely for 25 years, as you’ll read over the page. Niall hosted a stylish celebration party at Abbey Road’s Studio Two at the end of last year, and it’s always a thrill and a privilege to be in that particular room. (Our back page interview, p54, is with the almost inscrutable mastering engineer Peter Mew, who must have been in Studio Two more times than he can remember.) Back to the cables though: with a feature looming
“If I were to make a list of 500 Fun Things, copper wire would not be on it”
(yes, I know what I did there) it was a case of, how can we present something a little bit different, a little out of the ordinary, about an exceedingly dry subject? The results, starting on p22, speak for themselves. Not knowing how the industry would react to my particular line of questioning, I was thrilled when all the respondents embraced the concept. You’ll find all the information you could wish for about the toughest, the highest fidelity, the most practical cable for your particular audio requirements. But not in the way you expect. I also want to single out RJ Kenny of Link USA, who took the time to make a cable sling for his adorable border collie ‘stunt dog’: an act above and beyond the call of duty, hilarious, and brilliant. Enjoy the read. And don’t worry: we won’t be following it up with a series on ‘which subwoofer would you use as a dining table’ any time soon.
Dave Robinson Twitter: @psneurope IN THIS ISSUE...
NEWS 4 VDC celebrates and expands 5 New investment partner for VDC 6 ‘Wall of Bass’ from Powersoft and Lambda 8 Industry appointments 10 Calendar of events and expos 12 New product round-up
ISE preview First look at the February show
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STUDIO 14 MPG Awards shortlist announced 16 Hooverphonic record in fans’ homes 20 iDeal Acoustics hits 100 projects mark 21 Italian producer Simoncioni opens The Garage 22 The greatest feature about cables... EVER!
BROADCAST 30 New delights at De Lane Lea 31 Clear-Com at QVC 32 Doctor Who50th anniversary 34 Feature: Quality Control evolution
LIVE 41 Martin Audio MLA Mini goes live 42 Ex-Atlantic Audio man creates United-B 45 Alejandro Sanz on tour with D.A.S. Audio 46 Norfolk’s secret spectacular
INSTALL 48 Major Traction Sound install in Manchester 49 Dante network in Paris theatre
BACK PAGES 65 Hither & Dither 66 Interview: Abbey Road’s Peter Mew
Photo: Jake Young
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