Who makes a good CD recorder?

You're probably better off using a CDR drive on your computer than a standalone.

First, the standalone recorders require you to buy "music" CDRs which have paid the RIAA royalty fee. These are more expensive and your choice isn't as broad.

Second, the computer format offers you far greater flexibility in choosing songs for your mix, and if you elect, you can also match volume, clip or even remix music with a program like Audacity or Adobe Audition.

Actually there aren't many made anymore. Due to, I would say mainley, to what Mlsstl points out. However if you prefer a stand alone CD recorder as I do. The last one I bought was a dual well Denon that is no longer made but if you Google it there are (or were) a few new available. I have another one which I bought years ago a Pioneer Elite that I use to record vinyl or off of my Ayre CDP. To be quite honest I don't hear "much" of a difference between the two. My thought was the Ayre was a better transport than I would find in a $500 dual well Denon. Well the Ayre/Elite recorded disc sounds slightly better than the Denon. I haven't tried using the Ayre with the Denon so I can't tell you if it is the transport or the recorder that gets the credit for the "slightly better" result. In addition to the Denon CDR-W1500 I have at the time I bought it,(1 yr ago) Sony, Yamaha and Tascam were still making CD recorders. And I am sure there a few more than I found at the time. Hope this helps.