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Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube - I Want It!!!

At the NY Audio Show this past weekend, I got to see and hear the demo of the Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube.  This PC-based stand alone unit is amazing.  Here is what it does:


1.  De-clicks vinyl - and does so completely transparently, and is user-adjustable (more or less filtering of clicks and pops). 

2.  Digitizes vinyl - MP3 through 24/192 resolution.

3.  Locates metadata for LPs being played/digitized, including cover art

4.  Inserts track divisions based on the metadata (wow!).

5.  Compensates for non-RIAA recordings

6.  Plug in apps will do even more, like reducing groove noise.

It inserts in a line-level loop or between your phono preamp and preamp.  It has digital (S/PDIF and USB) outputs as well as analog outputs.


Projected retail is $2500, and they plan a kickstarter campaign soon.


If you spend time digitizing vinyl, this thing is nothing short of a miracle.  I want one so badly I can taste it.


(I am not associated with Sweet Vinyl in any way.)

bondmanp
mjb87062017
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I echo bondmanp's sentiment.   this is an amazing piece and very comprehensive.  my SC-2 arrived about a week ago and I was updated to a beta version which is terrific.   Highly recommend.  the click processing has worked wonders with older vinyl.  
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noromance
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@bondmanp I listened to the SC1 at AXPONA and am impressed enough by the product to endorse it. 
mjb87062017
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@bondmanp was the SC-2 updated this week?  i notice some features look different.  if so, what were they?  thanks 
bondmanp OP
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@mjb87062017 - Sorry, I have been travelling for a few weeks.  Also, as usual, after a few plane flights, I can't hear a blessed thing.  When I finish unpacking and my hearing returns, I will check this out and report back.
bondmanp OP
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OK - latest software update for the SC-2 was installed last night.  Mostly cosmetic differences, but, the transient clicks between tracks, a persistent bug, has been resolved!  This is pretty big.  The only other major hurdle remaining in the SC-2 software is the ability to record directly to a networked server.  I work around this by dragging and dropping from the thumb drive to the network drive of my server.  A little clunky, but not terrible.  I am making some excellent needle-drop recordings now at 96/24 FLAC.
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