Markr041

You can ask at the first Radio Shack you go to to check the stock at other local ones. When I did this it seemed that RS stores carried one or none.

I bought 13 from Crutchfield (their entire stock). I bought one at a radio Shack store (their entire stock).

You do not have to go through the two-step process, and the creation of two additional files - you can (and I have done this) just play the tracks on the disc in the recorder using Sonic Stage and have Total Recorder create (copy) the unencrypted wave file. Works fine, saves time and saves space.

It is not necessary to pause. In manual mode, you can set the recording level while recording, turning the wheel on the 800 and the 900. The LCD read-out provides the level (e.g., 14/30) as you move the dial. You do have to step through menus each time you record (from stop) to go into manual mode. AGC is still the default.