crane song stc 8

I have been using the STC-8 H for a year and there was times I felt like selling it until today. Wow, is this thing right on!

Okay, something has to be wrong with my STC-8. It has no headroom which leaves me to believe the jumpers are wrong inside the box. The guy I bought it from said he did the jumpers for the softer KI knee and more input headroom for mastering but this thing is clipping way before it should. Its a year old and looks mint but yikes, it cannot be this lame. Could be why he didn't like it.

Hi,
I am seriously considering picking an STC8 in close future.
I wanna expand my analog rig ( Hedd 192 >OCL2 > Ibis EQ > Hedd 192 > PT HD).

a) Is it really a clean processor?

b) Do you do your make-up gain with this unit, instead of other processors or. digitally ITB?

This question goes to STC8/OCL2.
How do you folks generally use these two units?
OCL2 for tighting overall and STC8 for catching some peaks?

I am considering an STC8 in close future.
Thanks

Which would be the most flexible and cleanest sounding for tracking and 2-bus? Is the STC-8 worth the extra money over the C2?
THANKS.

I understand these are two different animals.My use will be two tracks into Pro Tools.The reason I am in this predicament is I picked up a used STC-8 from a guitar mart for a good price $2400 got it all hooked up and what do you know the power switch is broke,go figure but after wiggle here wiggle there it came on.I rigged up a Royer to a MP-2NV through this STC-8 into Lucid into the HD system