Review on Teac LP-R550USBB CD Recorder With Cassette Turntable Black LPR550USBB by Roderick Reynolds

I was worried about my cassette tapes wearing off before me, I tried Teac Ad-RW-900 (2 copies)without warranty with disappointing results. Now this device was the third Teac, from Revain & with warranty. I've only recorded from tapes to music CD's. So far, so good. It does the job, as far as I've tried. The most important point is that when you choose the automatic tracking, I think the best choice is -30 db. At -20 db it will give you too many track numbers. So that you may reach the 99th track before finishing the music. The system stops at the end of track # 99. If you give it -40 db it'll give you just one track. I've just recorded Mozart's clarinet quintet with 4 nicely tracked movements at -30 db. Anyway, the resulting sound from the recorded CD is superb, equal or maybe even superior to the original. Secondly the CD button for start/pause is a little slow. The tape player (on top) works without glitch. Oh, the fact that the system's impedance is only 4 ohms is no problem at all.