Re: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????.

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In Reply to: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. posted by Chris Garrett on July 27, 2001 at 22:26:51:

Chris,
I don't usually hang out in ProAudio, but I wandered in when I realized my regular haunts (Vinyl and General) were closed for remodeling.
Anyway, I posted a question on General several months back about which stand-alone burners would be best for transferring vinyl to CD-R, and I think you were one of the few who responded.
I've done a lot of research since then, and like you, I soon decided that a pro unit would suit my needs the best (especially with the ability to use inexpensive media). After many exhaustive Internet searches and dozens of e-mails and phone calls, I narrowed in down to the HHB 830 and the Sony CDR-W33.
I finally decided on the Sony, based mainly on these considerations:
Good word-of-mouth feedback on its reliability and compatibility with a wide range of CD-R and CD-RW formulations
Excellent DSP features, including Super Bit-Mapping (which I use all the time with excellent results), parabolic EQ, and limiting/soft clipping.
More housebroken appearance (the HHB's purple stands out like a sore thumb next to the rest of my home audio components).
Since I bought the Sony a few months ago, I've burned approximately two hundred CD-Rs and CD-RWs from several different brands. I have not had any problems whatsoever, and the sound quality is excellent, IMO. In fact, I am currently making a comparison CD-R with the same tracks recorded with two different phono cartridges. The sonic differences, though subtle, are clearly audible on the CD-R.
Of course, if you need features that the Sony doesn't deliver, you'll have to look elsewhere, but for recording vinyl to CD-R and CD-RW, I think the Sony is great.
Ken J.

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Topic - Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. - Chris Garrett 22:26:51 07/27/01 (9)

Re: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. - Ken J. 13:39:39 07/31/01 (0)

Cool, but I loved that purple deck...... - Chris Garrett 07:12:37 08/01/01 (0)

Re: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. - Frost 13:40:39 07/28/01 (6)

Re: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. - Tom Hickey 12:22:05 08/08/01 (0)

I'm also looking at this one from HHB... - Chris Garrett 14:43:00 07/28/01 (2)

Re: I'm also looking at this one from HHB... - Frost 05:22:50 07/29/01 (1)

Thanks Frost, but the problem is.... - Chris Garrett 12:53:05 07/29/01 (0)

Nevermind..... - Chris Garrett 13:57:34 07/30/01 (0)

Re: Nevermind..... - Ken J. 13:41:29 07/31/01 (0)

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Re: Alesis ML-9600 Masterlink......????. - Ken J. 13:39:39 07/31/01 (0)

Cool, but I loved that purple deck...... - Chris Garrett 07:12:37 08/01/01 (0)

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