Sounds Like Magic
Sydney Morning Herald
Saturday November 21, 1998
IF your sole use for a CD-ROM writer is to duplicate audio CDs, you may be better off getting a double CD deck with an inbuilt CD-R. Let's face it, no matter how easy hardware and software makes the process, a degree of PC savvy is required to hook up a CD-ROM burner and come to grips with the variety of recording options.
Devices such as the Philips CDR765 (about $1,420 from Philips) turns this into true push-button consumer technology that's totally at home with the rest of your hi-fi gear.
The unit uses the same principles as a two-deck tape player: you pop an audio CD in one side and hit the Play button, then load a blank CD-R disk in the other and stab Record. You can also hook up a turntable to copy vinyl LPs onto a CD. In both cases you can dupe the original in its entirety, at up to 74 minutes per disc, or choose any number of tracks from any number of sources.
© 1998 Sydney Morning Herald