Having heard many recordings created with many different recorders over the years, it's silly to put down CDRs in my opinion.
I've used a $600 Denon cd player/recorder for over 2 years now and can easily recommend this device without reservation as a way to achieve essentially perfect reproductions for very reasonable cost.
The Denon works reliably every time and the recordings sound every bit as good as the originals, even on my reference system.
I've also used computer-based CD recorders in the past....these were very much hit or miss.
Many audiophiles do not care for the sound of CDs compared to vinyl, for example, so its not surprising I suppose that many also would not take to CD recording.
I record mostly vinyl albums to CD-R. The result is essentially perfect reproduction of the sound of the vinyl but now on a CD. I can even now even have some of that vinyl sound that so many love in my car!
When recording from CD to CD, nothing is lost that I have ever been able to detect...and I am always listening for defects or imperfections in my recordings.
Shunning CD recording is really like looking a gift horse in the mouth, in my opinion.