Waveform precision

The xdB hardware encoder utilizes an amazing RMS detector to dynamically adjust incoming frequencies and neutralize physical surface noise by pushing it below the noise floor - all before the lathe diamond carves the disc.

RMS Detection

Dynamic Expansion

Lathe Calibration

Analyzes the input in real-time to encode high-frequency transients at a level to prevent groove saturation.

Compands the signal prior to cutting, creating usable dynamic range for physical vinyl for later expansion to full dynamic range.

Directly modulates the cutting head stylus, ensuring the physical micro-grooves match the encoded master waveform.

Reviewers in 1981 called encoded discs "truly stunning" and noted they completely eliminated record surface hiss, clicks, and pops. For rock music, journalists claimed decoded records were the closest a consumer could get to "listening in the control room of a recording studio."

Analog preservation

Developed during the peak of analog engineering, xdB technology was designed to rival digital systems without sacrificing the natural warmth and harmonic depth of physical vinyl.

Today, we preserve this mechanical legacy in our franchise locations, calibration-testing every lathe to guarantee performance specifications.

Ready to cut your master?

Locate an xdB franchise store near you to schedule an in-person lathe-cutting session with our certified operators.