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Advice on CD-R purchase

I am ready to take the plunge into the wonderful world of CD burning. I have been researching the different models and their pro's and con's. I think I have settled on an HHB CDR-850 or a Fostex CR-300. Has anybody purchased one of these units? I am looking to get a good deal on a new one (I know-who isn't) or even a used one in good condition. Ebay is out of the question--the bids go way higher than most dealers will sell for. Can anybody recommend a dealer or know of a used pro audio classified site. Thanks for any help.
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john_l
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Are you using this to burn analog from Mic's or other analog sources ?
john_l
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One comment I have read is that the dedicated units sometimes are defeated by copyright markings on CD's. The computer based units do not suffer from this because you have more control via software. You should not see any difference between a CD-R burned by a computer verses an audio component. Some CD players cannot read CD-R's, and most cannot read CD-RW's. Also, be aware that the music that you download from the net is generally in lower quality MPEG format. You can burn this music to CDR, but it will also be of diminished quality.
john_l
782 posts
 
One comment I have read is that the dedicated units sometimes are defeated by copyright markings on CD's. The computer based units do not suffer from this because you have more control via software. You should not see any difference between a CD-R burned by a computer verses an audio component. Some CD players cannot read CD-R's, and most cannot read CD-RW's. Also, be aware that the music that you download from the net is generally in lower quality MPEG format. You can burn this music to CDR, but it will also be of diminished quality.
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