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I have a bunch of CDs loaded in work. One of the sprayers was having trouble and came up to my office and commented on Miles that happened to be on…

Most of the really good stuff is on vinyl and I get far too little time to listen to it. Any vinyl I buy now is old 50’s-60’s jazz and hard bop. I don’t waste time on “classic rock” on vinyl.
 
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QRP-pressed. Sounds great but for a couple of big pops in the first track. Can't figure out how she's not a much bigger artist than she is; this album is spectacular, as is that duo album with her sister, Allison Moorer, Not Dark Yet.

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Gonna see how the $400 Pro-Ject Vinyl NRS box handles those pops. The shipping ticket alleges it will be here Thursday. Report to follow. That Kris Kristofferson album in the lower right corner is in worse shape and should offer more of a test. I might make a 24/192 copy of that and send raw copies to BlazES and Nando to run through their Sugar Cubes to compare. Not that it's a real comparison, the Sugar Cube remains as unobtanium but it should be the reference for what can be done.
 
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Bob Boyer said:
QRP-pressed. Sounds great but for a couple of big pops in the first track. Can't figure out how she's not a much bigger artist than she is; this album is spectacular, as is that duo album with her sister, Allison Moorer, Not Dark Yet.

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Gonna see how the $400 Pro-Ject Vinyl NRS box handles those pops. The shipping ticket alleges it will be here Thursday. Report to follow. That Kris Kristofferson album in the lower right corner is in worse shape and should offer more of a test. I might make a 24/192 copy of that and send raw copies to BlazES and Nando to run through their Sugar Cubes to compare. Not that it's a real comparison, the Sugar Cube remains as unobtanium but it should be the reference for what can be done.
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Bob,
Looking forward to your opinion on the Pro-Ject Vinyl NRS unit.
The technology continues to evolve and noise reduction for us vinyl lovers is a wonderful development.
I have a lot of classical vinyl, and that is where the pops and clicks are the worst.
Enjoy that Shelby Lynne album, it's a great recording.
 
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Not sure about the Pro-Ject Vinyl NRS unit but I know with the Sugar-Cube, you can actually listen to JUST the pops and clicks !
That is pretty interesting, you can actually hear only what is being removed from the recording......
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I saw that on Sweet Vinyl's web site. I didn't see anything like that in Pro-Ject's description on their web site. For $400, I doubt not, but who knows.
 
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I wonder, as well, if/how well it works on audio files ripped from vinyl? I assume it would be seeing the same input. I've still got a raw copy of the Bangla Desh concert album. That's a real test and I have Nando's clean copy to compare to. If it will work downstream of the Tascam converter, I might have to add a patch bay to switch between the turntable and the computer.
 
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@Bob Boyer: The Sugar Cube will clean up audio files that have been digitized. Even some files, strictly recorded from a digital source, can have the odd audible artifacts that can be processed through it. I have my Sugar Cube patched into my dbx 400 Route Selector through the processor tape loop. So, even when I play a mix cassette, open reel or other analog signal going through the dbx router that was recorded from vinyl, I can eliminaate any pops and clicks on the fly.

Nando.
 
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@Bob Boyer: The Sugar Cube will clean up audio files that have been digitized. Even some files, strictly recorded from a digital source, can have the odd audible artifacts that can be processed through it. I have my Sugar Cube patched into my dbx 400 Route Selector through the processor tape loop. So, even when I play a mix cassette, open reel or other analog signal going through the dbx router that was recorded from vinyl, I can eliminate any pops and clicks on the fly.

Nando.
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I still have my dbx 200 switcher as well, though I had some question about whether it was working properly when I removed it from the system. I could probably use it to do what you're doing, Nando. Assuming it's working, of course. I don't know why I was having issues - it's completely passive.
 
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I still have my dbx 200 switcher as well, though I had some question about whether it was working properly when I removed it from the system. I could probably use it to do what you're doing, Nando. Assuming it's working, of course. I don't know why I was having issues - it's completely passive.
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Probably dirty... Passive stuff magnifies dirty contacts.
 
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