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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
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Update:  15 SC-2s shipped out last week, and I am one of them!  I should get it later this week or early next.  I will keep you posted.
lewm
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"I will keep you posted."
Of this, I am certain.
bondmanp OP
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@lewm - :-)


I am curious - why are you following this thread?

lewm
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I really do apologize.  I don't mean to be mean.  Sometimes I cannot resist a little humor, and I have the mental image that we are all friends sitting around someone's living room, where a little ribbing now and then would be acceptable.  But I know not everyone agrees to that scenario.

You have to admit that, were it not for your frequent bumps, this topic would have sunk below the horizon months ago.  On the other hand, that is your perfect right, which is why I do apologize.  There are a lot of egghead purists here (like me) who would never even think of using a device like the Sugarcube in the vinyl pathway.  (Maybe that speaks to a shortcoming of mine.) But that does not justify my sarcasm.

To answer your question, when this thread pops to the top of the list, I read it, because I am thinking/hoping that you finally received your device and are able to report on its effects.  I am actually curious.
bondmanp OP
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No problem, lewm. I have very thick skin (and most everything else, too). I share your mental image - just like when I attend our local audio club meetings, and everybody gets a good ribbing. FedEx says it is out for delivery today!!! Very tight schedule this week, and my amplifier is in need of repair, so my ability to put the SC-2 through its paces will be somewhat limited. I also need no decent wires to hook it up. I was too nervous about ever receiving it to actually buy ICs before I was sure I would actually receive it.
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