Thanks for advice on cassette-to-cdr tranfers

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I posted this question here months ago and got many good answers. I
decided a consumer solution was the way to go for the initial
transfers. I looked for HHB cd-recorders, but never found an
affordable one. I picked up a used JVC XL-R5000 for $85 instead.
whoa, knew I couldn't do better than that and jumped at it.

quality is great, very crisp sound that seems clearer than the source
cassettes. I haven't had time to investigate it's input mixing
options, but I'm sure they are sub-professional. I get a kick out of
being able to mix material like I did on an old 4-track I had in the
1980s, but it doesn't seem more detailed than that.

Either way, the ability to thoughtlessly burn 3 cassettes to cd per
day is pretty nice and I probably only have 250 cassettes to transfer
anyway, making this a project I'll finish this winter. Currently
every cd I tested sounds great with no oversaturation or any problems.

thanks for all the advice, but I felt the computer-base solution was
too time-consuming for this process. I have the ability, of course,
to remix the cdrs if I want to, but I have no more fear the original
sources of this material will be destroyed.

Don