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Burning CDs of downloaded music

Is there a way to purchase/download individual songs and burn them to a CD while maintaining CD quality (16 bit, 44.1 kHz)?

I currently use a home theater subwoofer in my stereo.  I am considering upgrading my subwoofer.  Since my only recent reference is my stereo, I am not really sure what high quality bass should sound like.  I looked at subwoofer reviews on YouTube and unfortunately, I only own 2 songs from their playlists.  My thought was that I would like to get to know those songs from the reviews on my system so when I visit stereo shops I would have a better idea if I was hearing improvements.  I am not set up for streaming.  CDs are my only digital source and my DAC only has one SPDIF input.  If I could create my own compilation of those test songs on CD, I could understand their performance on my system and use the same CD in a stereo shop.  

If I can’t make such a CD, is there a less complicated way to figure this out?  I’m sure the stereo stores will have streaming.  But that doesn’t help me get to know these songs on my current system.  

 

sealegs
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ellajeanelle
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Get one of these and record onto CD as the music is being played. Record on CDs that say, "CD-R for music" (rewriteable or not) and it will play on any standard CD player once the CD is finalized by the unit. I have 2 of these. I also have couple of older models that have both balanced XLR inputs and outputs, if that's something you want, and if you can find one. Here’s a link to the burner and for the CDs I use. I hope this helps you:

CD-RW900SX | CD Recorder/Player | TASCAM - United States

Amazon.com: Maxell 625156 - CDR80MU50PK 80-Minute Music CD-Rs (50-ct Spindle) Red : Electronics

sealegs OP
17 posts
 

@ellajeanelle  Thanks for responding.  I have already solved my problem.  
 

I own a CD recorder and they are nice to have.  Years ago, I recorded about 200 of my vinyl albums to digital so I could load the music onto my iPod.  It worked really well.  

sandstone
358 posts
 

@sealegs, Nice job of posting and responding to everyone.  Glad you have your issue resolved.

mahler123
3,056 posts
 

My dealer has Qobuz and Roon in the shop.  No need to bring your own music 

sealegs OP
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@mahler123 Yes, I was sure that the dealer would be able to access music I wanted to to hear.  My problem was that I wasn’t sure what deep bass should sound like on my current set-up.  So, I downloaded songs mentioned by reviewers who were testing subwoofers.  It worked out pretty well.  I downloaded and burned about 15 songs and they sounded good on my stereo.  I may have talked myself out of the need for the subwoofer upgrade.  

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