Cost is less on a pc per disc and gives better quality control over recording. You can get software for pc that will let you have input as to the final quality and there is plenty of free info on the web.
difference between CD recorder and PC burner
Has anybody had the chance to compare CDs created with a decent CD recorder and those created with a CD-R with a good sound card on a PC. At some point I will be replacing my Nak cassette deck with either a CD recorder or a CD-R on my computer. If I get a CD recorder, it will have to be a dual well recorder since I don't want to have a CD player and a CD recorder - I like things simple. The other alternative is just buying a better CD player and then buying a CD-R and a good sound card. Whenever I want to record I could just run a cable from the tape out of my receiver over to the sound card of the computer. I will most likely be recording more LPs than CDs, so whichever method I choose should have a good ADC on board. I don't need absolute high end sound (that's why I have scaled down to my Fisher 400 tubed receiver) but I don't want crap either. The CDs would be played only in the car which has a pretty decent sound system (although cassette based at the moment). I would appreciate hearing comments from anybody that has experience with both choices.
Mike
Mike