Device to record & playback music ?

Thanks Sfar-
Do you think a MD would sound better than a R2R ?

You might consider one of the stand-alone Tascam CD recorders (mine is a CD-RW700 but there are later models), which record on any CDR or CD-RW and produce quality discs indistinguishable from the original, IMHO. I also have an Otari MX-5050BII2 reel-to-reel deck too that produces outstanding recordings. The MD format (tiny discs, little space to write anything about the performance) has never appealed to me. Good luck, Dave

Korg MR-1, Korg MR-1000, Alesis Masterlink.

I suggested the MD primarily because I thought it was probably closest in functionality and interface to a tape deck, at least to a cassette deck. It's capable of making a perfect digital copy so the sound of it will be as good as the digital original played back through the same system.

A reel to reel deck would be a great way to preserve the analog character if you're recording from a turntable and that sound is important to you. It would be less convenient but if leaving digital out of the equation is what you want, it's a good way to go.

I haven't used the Tascam, Korg or Alesis units recommended by Ajahu and Dopogue but I'm sure they have their own advantages. CDR and CDR-W blank media are going to be easier to find and cheaper than minidiscs.

DAT - Digital Audio Tapes, see panasonic (professional) and Tascam, along with others.