Deck Users: How Much Do You Record?

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For those w/ a complete MD setup (I mean deck, portable, possibly a car deck)...how much do you record to MD? Do you record some things, while you burn CD-Rs of others? I restore vinyl on my Mac and burn to CD-R. Out of the music that I borrow, most of it gets burned to CD-R (due to time & compatibility), but there are certain things I just feel like making an MD copy of instead (like, for example, David Bowie's new album: I chose MiniDisc). I also have an iPod---it's what I use to play my CDs & CDRs on the go. However, I can't ever give up on MiniDisc. I really enjoy making and listening to them. If it wasn't for compatiblity issues (not being able to loan or conveniently make copies for others), I would record all music to MD instead of CD-R.

I'd like to hear some input from those w/ decks...

[KJ_Palmer]

I copy all my compilations to both MD and CD-R, both using hi-fi decks in real-time - No PC's are involved. I don't consider this an inconvenience - a good compilation deserves some time spent on making it. I could even use 4x recording to speed things up, but it always feels better to hear what you're recording.

I only listen to MD on the go - CD is too bulky for that, and the MD's sound great. Even on my home stereo system the MD's get most of the play, as the differences I find to be pretty negligible.

The whole HDD thing doesn't appeal to me at all, perhaps when a format comes along that's much better than MD comes along I'll consider changing, but for now it's MD all the way.