-=> Quoting Rick Mcbroom to Cameron Hall on 24 Jan 98 07:38pm <=-
-=> Subj: Re: CD-R (was Hi-Fi Stereo VCRs) <=-
 RM>  Sun damage? Why are you worried about sun damage? You shouldn't expose
 RM>  /any/ flavor of Compact Disc to prolonged direct sunlight!
True.  But it inverably happens, not on a prolonged scale, but it can't
be avoided, if you're on a bus etc and changing CD's... :-)
 RM>  I began converting my favorite vinyl to CD-R about 4 months ago.
Win95, from what I've heard has some bizzarre 1 minute at a time limit,
which, by a very convoluted method, can be worked around.  Does the
software that came with it get around that assinine behavour?
 RM>  One caveat: resist the temptation of low-priced IDE CD-R burners, and 
 RM>  get a top-quality SCSI unit. I bought an Philips OmniWriter internal 
Can you be more specific as to where it's lacking?  Sound quality?
Errors?  Compatablity with regular CD players?
 RM>  (IDE), and while the price was right, you definitely get what you pay 
 RM>  for. If I had it to do over again, I'd gut my system and install all 
 RM>  SCSI devices. Yeah, it'd have tripled the cost, but it's worth it in 
 RM>  the long run. 
And the attraction to SCSI is?
 RM>  Right. Connecting my turntable directly to the PC is not convenient, so
And no RIAA equalization either. :-)
 RM>  I dub the LPs to a high-quality cassette (metal tape & Dolby S), then
 RM>  use that to master the CD-R. Sounds just fine.
I would think that 1) Ultra-sonic "noise" from the vinyl and 2)
subsonic rumble would create problems.  Not to mention that if what
comes with Win95 is any indecation, the "scope" metering doesn't have
the transient response of any decent cassette deck.
Cameron Hall
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