Any Good CD Recorder/Players?

HI - Do yourself a favor and don't overlook the Tascam line of audio CD recorders. The CDRW4U is a 20 bit recorder that really surprised me as to how good it sounded as a player. You can usually pick one up for $300-400. The next step up is the CDRW700, which is a 24 bit unit with Optical & Coax inputs & outputs. The top-of-the-line is the CDRW2000 - which is a 24 bit recorder and adds an AES/EBU interface. They are superb recorders, and are bargains compared to most of the "name" models. E-mail me if you have any questions, I've used all 3 models & can help with features/questions/etc. Good Luck, Ed

Hi again - Sorry to be late getting back to you. I do think that the CD-RW4U might satisfy you as a primary CD player/recorder. Very little top end glare, realistic mids, and decent bass. It has proven itself more than the equal of quite a few more expensive players I've tried - actually embarrassing a few. My advice would be to pick one up and try it. It does a really nice job recording vinyl, and might give your Roksan a run for its money as a player in your setup. If it does, you could sell the Roksan. If it doesn't, you still have the Roksan. :-) By the way, the CD-RW4U is a half-size unit, doesn't take up much space, and can be used horizontally or vertically! If that's not enough, it comes with a USB interface and software so it can be used as a PC CD burner! It works with Macs and Windows PCs. Extremely versatile, truly surprising sound - and it's quite inexpensive. Feel free to contact me if you have any more questions.

Hi - The Alexis Masterlink is a hard-disc based CD recorder that sells for around $1000. You must first record to the hard disc and then burn the CD - in real time this can be 1 1/2 to 2 hours for ONE LP! Also, at 24 bit resolution it only has enough storage capacity for 95 minutes of audio. So, each LP transfer would be its own project - then you would have to erase the disc to do another, AFTER burning the CD of your last "project." I personally find this a laborious redundancy (total waste of time!) when you can do a very creditable job with any of the Tascams for a lot less money. With all of its features the Masterlink is probable very good for studio mastering, but for home use to transfer LPs to CDs for casual and automobile listening I think its drastic overkill. HEY! No one here is thinking of transferring their LPs to CDs to get rid of their LPs, are they?? No one here thinks the resulting CDs will sound better than the LPs, do they?? Just checking.. :-) If so, I'll take your LPs, thanks.
That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.
Ed