CD recorder advice sought

Are you using the AES/EBU output on your dac? If so connect to the single ended output for recording. I to use a pioneer burner PDR509 works great.

Hi Drubin; IMO, a "dubbing" recorder is much more convenient and easier to use than a single well type-- especially doing compilations. Over a year ago I tried a Pioneer 509 and it would not read and record track info. from a Sony CD player. I returned it and later got the dubbing type. No regrets. Cheers. Craig

A tip for members, when buying mainstream name brand elec.,
Sony, Pioneer etc, please go to www.pricescan.com and use this price search engine.

A search for Pioneer PDR 839 gave me best price of $259. Of course larger ticket items yield even greater savings, like Sony DVP 9000 SACD/DVD/CD player.

Not sure what your budget is, but I'll throw this one in. I finally decided on a Marantz CDR-500 "pro" model with dual bay and 20 bit A-D converter. Can be had for about $750 - depending on the amount of recording you do the difference would be made up in the cost of CDRs. Once broken in, the player section outperformed my previous ~$1700 CD player. Worth checking out IMHO. Good luck on whatever you decide, -John

Thanks for the tip, megasam. Incredible, but the 839 really is available for $259, from Etronics, Can they be trusted?

It's funny. I agonize over this decision but wouldn't bat an eye at trying out a hot new $259 interconnect or system tweak.