myrias

I have a Philips cd burner and I'm having the same problem. I can't make a digital copy of any cds burned in the Philips unit when using an optical line from the cd burner to the MD. My question is: if I connect a coaxial cable to the amplifier can I copy these cds to the MD, the same way I copy LP's?? And if doing this way will I loose too much quality in the recording? Thanks