Quality CD Recorder with Analog inputs,suggestion


I have an older Marantz CD Recorder which after making many copies is now on its last legs. I have been satisfied with the results and am now looking for a replacement machine.

I like recording live broadcasts of Artists on programs such as , Saturday Night Live, Leno, Letterman, other special broadcasts, etc.
Usually, I will copy these to DVD and then to CD.

I make CD compliations for the car and I also copy my LP's so I need a machine that can copy analog signal's to CD.

A dual well machine is not necessary.

Sound quality is important . I have seen reference to CDR recorders like Tascam RA DV 1000, Marantz CDR 631 and Denon 550 R.
Is there opinions of these units or any other suggestions?

Note: Home computer copying is not preferred due to placement of the equipment.
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Showing 3 responses by clio09

Agreed on the Alesis Masterlink. I had one that was modified by Paul Weitzel at TRL (he uses one for two-channel recordings and mixes) and I believe BPT also offers mods for the unit.
With the Alesis you can copy to the HD then burn a disc. You can play the 24/96 recordings on DVD players, assuming they play CDRs.

Jkaway - the Alesis has a lot of feature functions, including parametric EQ, and can be used to mix/master recordings.
Unless I'm mistaken about the source of the 24/96 recording made for me by TRL that played fine on my North Star/Monarchy M24 set-up (which supported 24/96), I don't see why not. To verify, here is a link to the Alesis manual:

http://www.alesis.com/downloads/manuals/MasterLink_Manual.pdf

You may also want to call Paul Weitzel at Tube Research Labs or Alesis support and verify with them. I sense this is a deal breaker for you so it may be worth the additional due diligence.