Two disc CDR suggestions


I'd like to make my own compilations from both cd and vinyl. Not looking for the absolute best, just good fun at a good price. Thanks.
wlutke

Showing 1 response by sdcampbell

Well, I have a Sony RCD-W1 that does a good job. The RCD-W1 was Sony's first 2-drawer CD copier, and I think they did a pretty good job with its design. It has two drawers, 24-bit DAC's, has a headphone jack with volume control, and it will accept several inputs including analog. I've compared the discs I copied to the originals, and thought the copies were pretty darned close to the original. MSRP on this unit is $600, but J&R Music (New York City) and several major chains are currently selling this machine for around $280-300.

Before I bought the Sony RCD-W1, I looked at a unit by Phillips, but decided on the Sony because it was the more recent product brought to market. One of our regulars on this forum, "Garfish", has a professional quality CD recorder/copier that he likes very much, and his unit offers features that the Sony RCD-W1 does not.

The real question here is how much copying are you going to do, do you need to "rip" CD's (my Sony does not provide for "ripping"), and how critical are you of the sound quality of the copied CD? If your demands are modest, then a regular consumer model CD copier should be fine.