Only .wav files, Leggo, so yes they are the same as music CDs and I think my girlfriend did copy some to iTunes (which I don't use myself). I didn't have a computer when I bought the CD recorder and I guess that nowadays, many people would not rush to spend £200+ on a hifi deck that does much the same as they can do via PC.leggo rocker wrote:What file type does your Pioneer write Freddy C? Are the resulting CDs just the same as music CDs and so therefore really easy to import into iTunes etc? Sounds like a really easy way of copying vinyl.
Where it would prove really useful is when people have their computer in a different room from their music system.
I never buy any discs for the CD recorder anymore, I just use the same handful of rewritable CDs to capture the music from vinyl and then edit them using Nero on the PC.
Yes that twin transport Sony is the only one I've seen recently. Richer Sounds sells them. When I bought mine the main players in the market seems to be Phillips, with a Pioneer,a Marantz and a Traxdata deck also available.Version Control wrote:My CD-Recorder (Sony RCD-W100) must be the other machine you mention Freddy; there aren't many around these days.
If anyone is interested in getting one, they have a left-hand tray that plays CDs as audio discs "CD-DA" or data discs in mp3 format. The right hand tray plays audio discs only (no mp3s) and it houses the Record function that uses Audio CD-Rs and CD-RWs but not data discs.
I haven't tried CD-RWs because I was told they were less reliable and had poorer sound quality after the first recording. But if yours are fine Freddy I might give them a go now.
I've not had any problems with any rewritable discs but I've had a few with recordables. I've nevr had a CD-R fail in the CD recorder but I've made a few 'coasters' using the PC.
One thing to bear in mind is that CD-RWs are less reflective than CDs and CD-Rs and not all older CD players' lasers can read them. No problem for me as I just use them for transferring the music to the PC's hard drive.