CD Recorder :Fostex or Tascam?


Hi
I am seeking help from someone who is familiar with the sound quality of recording from analog on both decks.I currently have a Fostex CR 500 recorder ($499)and have 15 days to return or exchange.I am aware about major differences in these recorders (Fostex-no remote,track increment function inserts a 100 ms gap,no coax digital in (only balanced)I am looking to exchange it for Tascam CD-RW900SL ($489) which has a remote qand coax digital input.Main purpose-transfering LPs.I have great results with Sony Music CD-Rs on Fostex but am wondering about the sound quality of recording on Tascam deck.I can put up with Fostex lack of certain features if it has a superior quality of sound.Any advise would be greatly appreciated.Thanks a lot!
overhang
If you look up member ' Pedrillo ' in his digital threads, you will see that he was asking the same thing. Whether or not he went this route, that I dont know.
For what it's worth, I've had a Tascam CD-RW700 for years and find that it makes really superior copies of LPs, open reel tapes and CDs. MUCH better sounding than the computer-derived copies I've heard, albeit a lot slower (1X). Good luck, Dave
If you go this route, you will be unhappy with the results, sooner or later. As Macdadtexas suggests, archive to computer at a higher resolution (so you don't lose all the advantages of lp's), print cd's as needed and be ready for a digital server system when you are ready.
I have a modified (by Balance Power Technologies) Alesis ML9600; it makes much better CD's than the Fostex machine than I had.