I have the cd-t100. IMO if you are not going to play SACD's, then you don't need the 200. That's about the only difference. On the CD-R question, I do have some issues with CD-R's playing properly on the 100, but I think that is because I was using my computer's CD burner and not the Shanling. I have purchased a HHB CD Recorder and will try that. The computer-burned cd's play, but you have to sometimes hit the skip button to get to the next track.