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.)

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The Indiegogo Campaign for the SweetVinyl SugarCube is now live!!!

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/sweetvinyl-sugarcube#/

I already committed to support this amazing device. If you listen to or digitize vinyl, you NEED to look at what the SugarCube can do!

I have no financial interest or any other connection to SweetVinyl other than my support of the Indiegogo Campaign.
The Indiegogo campaign was successful, and my beta SC-2 unit is expected to ship in March.  I will report my experience with this unit here.
Just an update - The SweetVinyl folks have made some hardware revisions (including the ability to adjust recording level and balance via the app - yes!), so the release has been delayed. I would rather they get it right than I get it right now, so patience is the word. Once all hardware is ready they will begin production. Software updates can be done in the field via the web.
Channel D pure vinyl has just added track tagging and click and pop removal to there software may be another option to streamline this process