[Phil A]

If you wish to go the route of the CD Recorder (taking the analog outs of the cassette deck into the analog ins of the CD Recorder get your A/D conversion), they apparently still make those - such as:

http://www.amazon.com/TEAC-CD-RW890-Recorder-Remote-Black/dp/B0045EJZRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427375643&sr=8-1&keywords=cd+recorder
http://www.amazon.com/TASCAM-CD-RW900mkII-Professional-CD-Recorder/dp/B00JYFAWMS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427375643&sr=8-2&keywords=cd+recorder
http://www.amazon.com/TASCAM-CD-RW900SL-Slot-loading-CD-Recorder/dp/B000WKW59C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1427375643&sr=8-3&keywords=cd+recorder

[mlundy57]

Lots of good ideas, thanks everybody.

This mainly came about when a friend asked if I could transfer a specialty cassette tape they have to a CD and I got to thinking that if I could figure it out I would do the same for some of my old cassette tapes that I have not been able to find a CD for.

The simplest method might be one of the CD recorders Phil mentioned. Then just rip the CD into the computer.

I think I will have to experiment some no matter what so the little $30 Behringer unit would be the least expensive way to start.

At $200 -$300, the CD recorders and 24bit sound cards that can accept analog inputs would be the next step up. A CD recorder would be easier to use since there is no software to learn.

Either way, I have some ideas I can work with.

Thanks for all the suggestions,

Mike

[Phil A]

Mike - I bought the Pioneer Elite CD recorder as a factory refurb on EBay probably 13-14 years back.  It was $1.2k new and it was $300.  I used it at first mainly to make CDs for the car or if I had a single layer SACD I could take the analog outs of my SACD player into the recorder and have a CD for the car.  Probably about 8-9 years back I got a Zune player for the car and then a couple of years later an iPod.  So it sat around unused for at least 7 years as my cars from 2007 forward had hook-ups for iPods.  So I gave it away about 18 months back before my move along with an outboard DVD recorder that I used to take video tapes from vacations to DVDs.  So as I got more into computer audio it served little purpose for me.

[srb]

At $200 -$300, the CD recorders and 24bit sound cards that can accept analog inputs would be the next step up. A CD recorder would be easier to use since there is no software to learn.

A $200 - $300 CD recorder will likely have no better A/D conversion than the Behringer or Behringer-like device.  It might be simpler initially, but when you realize you will still probably want to perform some noise reduction and possibly equalization to the files to make them the best they can be as well as precisely trim start and end, you will still need to use audio editing software on the computer.

Steve