Any Cassette / CD-R Units Out There?

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 1 Jan 2001 11:49 am

I'm not a big computer audio kinda guy, so I'm not looking to create *.wav, or *.fav, or *.nappers, or *.BIAPs, or any of these guys. I would like to get hold of some rig to burn CDs from cassettes (and possibly even LPs), hopefully in one unit. Or for that matter, is it even possible to copy cassettes to CD even if you had 2 seperate units?

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Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 1 Jan 2001 2:13 pm

Hey Steve,

Yeah, there's a few different stand alone
CD recorders out there these days. They
have regular RCA input jacks in the back, so
you just hook up your cassette deck or
your turntable (thru your reciever or some
kind of preamp) & burn CD's with no problem.
Philips, Teac, etc. Prices go from about
$400 on up.
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Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 1 Jan 2001 4:37 pm

Don't these things need some sort of digital input? I mean, can they just record whatever signal is coming across even if it's continuous (not discrete) data? Just like a regular tape machine?

Al Marcus · Post by **Al Marcus** » 1 Jan 2001 6:52 pm

Thanks Jay,That is what I will get to put some of my tapes on CD's.

Yes Steve it does work, that way. Jay is right.When this worst winter in years, we are having, lightens up, I'll drive the 30 miles to the Mall and get one.

They are now running $300 and up. The better ones are over $400....Happy New Century......al

Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 1 Jan 2001 7:10 pm

Yep, just record on it like you were using
a cassette recorder. They do have digital
in's & out's if you should want to
use them in the future. There's also
ones with a single tray or dual for copying
from one CD to another. I've had my recorder
for almost 2 years now. Can't beat 'em!

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Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 1 Jan 2001 7:19 pm

Aren't these stand alone units the ones that you must use the special music CDR's in? That media costs twice as much or more than computer CDR's and computer CDR's won't work in these units. I heard that part of the extra cost goes to the music industry to pay for the "privilege" of copying music.

Steve Feldman · Post by **Steve Feldman** » 1 Jan 2001 8:32 pm

That's a good question, Jim. Standard CD-Rs work fine for music in my system at work. Seems weird to have the same kind of techology available in a home (music) system and not have it read a standard CD-R.

While I'm at it, anyone know if a SINGLE burnable CD AND cassette unit is made?

Thanks.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 2 Jan 2001 12:51 am

I recently bought a Harman Kardon CDR 120 (stand alone DUAL CD recorder/player), and it's a great unit. It records onto CDRs from Any Source... analog (tapes, records), digital (other CD players, computers), and it copies CDs within the machine (left deck to right deck) at up to 4X speed.

I use it as a mixdown/mastering machine. I mix from my Yamaha MD8 (data disk) onto CDR, and then I pick my favorite mixes and set up a playlist in the machine and record the selected tracks back onto a blank CDR in the other side of the machine.

Yes, you do need to use AUDIO CDRs, not computer CDRs. Name brand ones are about 80 cents each. No name ones are cheaper.

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Jay Ganz · Post by **Jay Ganz** » 2 Jan 2001 8:09 am

The main reason I got ahold of a Philips
model CDR-870 awhile back is because they were being pulled of the market. They have this neat little "defect" in 'em. You stick in a blank "audio" CD...let it set up...then slip open the loading tray (by hand) & stick in the cheap "data" CD & start recording! Those blanks are available for 20 cents a piece lately!

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Gary Peaslee · Post by **Gary Peaslee** » 2 Jan 2001 10:10 am

Steve,
I do not know of a single unit with a cassette deck and CD recorder. JVC makes 2 similar units, one has 3 CD trays and a CD recorder (model #XL-R5000BK) and the other has 3 CD trays and an MD recorder (model #XL-301BK). Each unit allows mixing from 2 of 3 sources (CD, Line, and Mic). The XL-R5000BK also has a pitch control. The line-in could be any line level source (cassette, LP, etc).The XL-R5000BK is only $324 at www.electronicsemall.com.