This should be useful to those who don't have a PC, and are not likely to own own but want to make audioCDs. Enter the Phillips CDR870, a stand-alone,  home consumer recording unit. It did get some pretty good reviews in Wired (Jul'98, p152). Retail, it's going for US 649, but my ad-sponsor has it for US520 if you buy it online. Not requiring a PC, it should be pretty fool-proof. Buffer-underrun BTW, this is one of the few models that allow for the swap trick...other standalone CD recorders can only use special CDRs, this model allows you to get around that ;)

Tom.
 


 
 
 
 
Philips Magnavox CDR870
Home Audio CD Recorder 

The Philips CDR870 CD Recorder
Click Here To Purchase Online		 Create your own CD with a Philips CD Recorder 

With the Philips CDR 870, all it takes is a press of a button to create your own CD originals. Not only can you use any digital or analogue input source, but the CD Recorder digital audio discs you record will play on any CD player you own. 
Philips CDR 870 is the only system currently available which allows you to record up to 74 minutes on either CD Recordable or CD Rewritable digital audio discs. All you have to do is choose your source and press record. It's that simple. 

Just choose your source....... 

The Philips CDR 870 can record from any digital or analogue input source you choose, without loss in quality. You can record for your personal use from LP's, tapes, discs, cassettes, microphones or whatever you like. For extra ease, the recording unit automatically numbers the tracks as you like. 

.........and press record 

Recording is remarkably easy. Just connect the cable to your input source and you're ready to begin. 
The Philips Magnavox
CDR870 Recorder
Features

 Now you can make
your own CDs,
with this easy-to use
CD Recorder!
Build up your own
library of favourite
music, on CDs which
you can playback on
any CD player - home,
portable or in-car.
  • Makes high-quality

    • recordings from both
    digital (CD, DAT, MiniDisc
    and digital radio) as well
    as analogue sources
  • One-time recording using

    • CD-Recordable discs 
    Also records on
    CD-ReWritable discs with
    multi-write capability -
    CD-RW discs playable on
    CDR 870 and CD
    players/recorders
    prepared for CD-RW
  • Auto synchronized

    • recording start and track
    numbering from digital
    sources
  • High-quality 1-bit A/D

    • conversion and
    Continuous Calibration
    D/A conversion 
    Sampling rate conversion
    from 48 and 32 kHz
    sources to 44.1 kHz
    sampling rate of CD 
    Top-class HiFi component
    styling with black-finish
    Bitstream Remote control