Sweet Vinyl Sugarcube - I Want It!!!

I put a deposit down for an SC-2, but I am not in the beta tester group. Sounds like the SC-1 is very close to rolling out. I'm hoping to read the impressions of SC-1 owners about the real-time click and pop removal feature.

bondmanp - No I have not. I only have read some posts and Fremer's initial impression. I'm looking for an easy way to digitize my fairly large vinyl collection. The SC-2 is very appealing to me. I just got a Coincident Statement Phono Stage, which has an extra output and a line input, which is perfect for the SC-2. I will be able to compare the click and pop removal feature with the flick of a switch. It's going to be fun!

bondmanp -

I am reading your updates with great interest. I have the option of receiving my SC-2 early, without the track splitting functionality, which they said would be automatically downloaded when it is ready to go. I am wondering if your automatic software update was successfully accomplished with wifi, or was it through an ethernet connection?

Thanks bondmanp for reviving your thread,

Fremer reviewed the SC-1. The SC-1 as you know only does click and pop removal, no recording. He concluded:

"I think many will react as I did and come to see this is an indispensible addition to their vinyl playback systems. It will certainly change how I go used record shopping—especially in the bargain bins."

I have had my SC-2 for two months and really like the click and pop remover. It has brought new life to some of my Goodwill finds. I do not hear any attenuation of high notes which apparently was a problem with older click and pop removers. Seems there is a subtle change in sound with the feature engaged, but listening is still quite enjoyable. I leave it on most of the time, but it can be easily switched on and off by pressing a button on my tablet.

I use an iPad. Most of the time, I can see the track names and album art on the iPad app. Very cool. Rock music works well with track naming and album art, but not so much with the few jazz albums that I have played.

Also, I recorded an album to hear what it is like. The process was not very intuitive, at least for me. I can get the tracks to appear on my computer after plugging in the usb stick, but that is as far as I have been able to get. Still trying to figure out how to get the recording into my JRiver music library, how to view the album art, and how to edit metadata.

Hoping the track splitting function is introduced soon, and that along with it, that improvements are made to the iPad app to make it more functional and intuitive for recording.

bondmanp -
Thanks for the update. It looks like progress is being made, albeit slower than promised. I'm a patient person. In the meanwhile, I'll keep enjoying the most excellent declicker feature. Mine has been trouble free so far.