CD Recorder :Fostex or Tascam?


Hi
I am seeking help from someone who is familiar with the sound quality of recording from analog on both decks.I currently have a Fostex CR 500 recorder ($499)and have 15 days to return or exchange.I am aware about major differences in these recorders (Fostex-no remote,track increment function inserts a 100 ms gap,no coax digital in (only balanced)I am looking to exchange it for Tascam CD-RW900SL ($489) which has a remote qand coax digital input.Main purpose-transfering LPs.I have great results with Sony Music CD-Rs on Fostex but am wondering about the sound quality of recording on Tascam deck.I can put up with Fostex lack of certain features if it has a superior quality of sound.Any advise would be greatly appreciated.Thanks a lot!
overhang
I would look at the Aleisis or Korg MR1000 before I would check out those others. They do a lot more than just record to CD, and the KORG will record directly to DSD so you get a much higher quality than just REDBOOK CD. You can take the recordings staight to your computer off the hard drive of the Korg, then make WAV or FLAC files, and make discs from those if you want, or just play the files in your system depending on your system set up.
If you look up member ' Pedrillo ' in his digital threads, you will see that he was asking the same thing. Whether or not he went this route, that I dont know.
For what it's worth, I've had a Tascam CD-RW700 for years and find that it makes really superior copies of LPs, open reel tapes and CDs. MUCH better sounding than the computer-derived copies I've heard, albeit a lot slower (1X). Good luck, Dave
If you go this route, you will be unhappy with the results, sooner or later. As Macdadtexas suggests, archive to computer at a higher resolution (so you don't lose all the advantages of lp's), print cd's as needed and be ready for a digital server system when you are ready.
I have a modified (by Balance Power Technologies) Alesis ML9600; it makes much better CD's than the Fostex machine than I had.