Before you run out and buy a CD-R/RW consider this... If your main goal is to create audio CD's I would buy a dedicated CD-R/RW for your audio equipment rack instead of a CD burner for your computer. It's much more convenient for a number of reasons but here's my main reason.
With my Pioneer Elite PDR-19RW CD recorder connected to my Adcom GCD-700 5-disc changer (via digital interconnect), I can program up to 20-tracks from 5 different CDs, press a couple buttons and walk away while the system automatically records and numbers each track and finalizes the burned CD. This setup offers a lot of flexibility. You can find CD recorders that have a 3-disc changer built in and get similar results. Try that with a computer based CD burner... you can't do it.
In general, I like the Pioneer units. Stay away from Philips. I had one. It broke within two months. Come to think of it, my only other Philips product is also broken. My Philips Pronto remote went belly up recently. I no longer buy anything from Philips.
With my Pioneer Elite PDR-19RW CD recorder connected to my Adcom GCD-700 5-disc changer (via digital interconnect), I can program up to 20-tracks from 5 different CDs, press a couple buttons and walk away while the system automatically records and numbers each track and finalizes the burned CD. This setup offers a lot of flexibility. You can find CD recorders that have a 3-disc changer built in and get similar results. Try that with a computer based CD burner... you can't do it.
In general, I like the Pioneer units. Stay away from Philips. I had one. It broke within two months. Come to think of it, my only other Philips product is also broken. My Philips Pronto remote went belly up recently. I no longer buy anything from Philips.