Actually this is the best system
I rip my music to FLAC -- all of it.
Now when I want to transfer to MD I create a NERO image audio CD xxx.nrg Needs the Mega plugin pack to handle FLAC but freely available overthe Internet
I then in a Windows XP virtual machine mount the audio CD I've created with ALCOHOL 52% - the FREE version as a "virtual CD".
Simple burner picks it up immediately and I can transfer to MD straight away.
If i've created a copy of an original CD simple burner will get the track info from Gracenote CDDB just like burning from a "Real" CD.
Cheers
-K