Who makes a good or decent CD recorder?

Tascam 9000 Pro Fantastic unit!

Why not just use a computer? My Imac makes great compilations with AIFF burning.

I agree w/ Tan43 -- use your computer. Of course, you'll want a good burner unit like a Lite-On or equal; and good burning software, like Nero or equal.

There is some merit to the idea that CD copies sound better than the originals. The (supposed) reason is that the "pits" in commercial CD's are actually physical HOLES in the metal which refract laser light which can degrade the data retrieval somewhat. Whereas a "burned" copy is exactly that -- and the "pits" are actually just burned "spots" which no longer reflect the laser light, but do not scatter it!

Or maybe I have it all backwards? I can't remember!!
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Dedicated recorders burn with substantially less errors than computers.
I used my Lenovo and upto 30% of burned copies are unreadable and skipping.
Alesis ML9600 makes CDs even more perfect than originals.

If you want a really great cd recorder, look no further than HHB pro recorders. I currentl have a HHB CDR 830 Burnit Plus, a great machine. I bought mine used for $225.00 They have several machines in their lineup, an 850, and a dual-well model. I also use a Marantz CDR500 pro model, which is no longer available, but can be had on the used market. Both machines are user friendly and give me no problems. The pro models also allow you to override any copy-protection on the discs, and allow you to add your own protection of your own discs.