Go pro for all the reasons posted. I would love to hear how Lchad@one enjoys his Sony. It appears to be a new contender and I have gotten very little feedback on them. However, Sony has been at a while and I'm sure it is equal to or better than others in their price range. If I was to by a new CDR this unit would be at the top of my hit parade, with a bullet.
CD Recorders--Audio vs. Music Stores
I have been having a hard time making any headway with a cd recorder purchase decision. Audio stores sell one group of brands, while the musical instrument/professional recording stores sell almost entirely different product at very similar price points. The local musical instrument store is poorly set up for in-store auditioning of their cd recorders, and its sales "help" hasn't been very useful. The build quality looks better on the music store entries, but that may just speak to a preference for industrial design over walnut side panels. If anybody has experience using a tascam, one of the Sony pro audio units, or something similar in a home system, I'd appreciate hearing from them. My main interest is archiving material on digital that isn't going to last forever (and may not get supported forever) on vinyl.