Price Paid:  $499.00 from Ultimate Electronics

Summary:
This piece of equiptment is awesome. I have recorded a concdert off of MTV burned it onto cd-r and it sounds just as good as a regular live cd. I have also recorded several albums onto cd-r. They sound great. Only complaint on the album transfer, is the scratchy sound in between songs is even picked up. I was also able to record an internet broadcast onto the machine an since you can control the input level I was able to make sure it was not too quite or distorted, sounds great. Above and beyond the great hard disk recording this has a great cd player sounds better than my Pioneer Elite.

Strengths:
Great Sound, lots of connection possibilities, input control easy operation.

Weaknesses:
Does not allways catch the end of a track and you have to go back and add the track breaks in. Has to use MUSIC CD-R. I found that if you buy a few MUSIC CD-RW's and copy onto the cheaper data cd-r using a pc you can save a buck or two.

Price Paid:  $800.00 from NOW A/V

Summary:
Well this site has just about gone to hell. Can't find where to post new products but we can still read reviews of stuff that is 5 years old. This entry is for the NEW! Yamaha CD-r HD1000. 20 gig hard drive, 10x read speed max, 8x record speed max. You can drop either down to 1x or 2x but nothing in between. Makes a dupe copy of a cd in about 15 minutes, this includes read in and burn and finalise. Cool. That much works. Manual is sometimes hard to follow. Not layed out sequentially. Lot's of see page XX and you are on page X or XXX. Tried reading in Led Zep box, 10 discs, no problem and quite amazing at 10X speed. Proceeded to book mark tracks for compling a best of disc, no problem. Copy book marks to an "album", that's what Yamaha calls it. Burn album to CDR. Done. Used 80 minute CDR. They warn that 80's may not be recognised by all CDP's. I have had no probs in the past, till now. Disc will read on ML37 and car all the way thru but you cannot search past track 13 or both CDP's lock up and will not play. Get bad disc error on ML37. I think Yamaha has a problem with writing the TOC at high speed. That's the only reason besides hard disc editing I bought this deck. If it ain't gonna work, it goes back. My Pioneer Elite PDR19RW is slow 1x/1x but is works everytime and any deck can read it's CDR's. Also, on the sound, have detected some added distortion on the dubs, evidently due to high speed read and write. Not sure this product is all the way there yet.

Strengths:
20 gig hard drive with editing. 10x read speed, 8x write.

Weaknesses:
Owners Manual, clunky operator interface with jog shuttle dial, buttons on face of unit too small. Lettering hard to see. Apparent probs with high speed write.

Similar Products Used:
Pioneer Elite PDR19RW

Price Paid:  $400.00 from Tweeter

Summary:


Dear

Reader

The Yamaha CSR-S1000 is a fine product for play back. It is smooth and natural. It does nothing wrong, and has the following traits.

Top. Very smooth, but lacks air. Rating B-

Mid. Nice and open, but lacks warmth. Rating B-

Low. Typical CD bass. Rating B-

I have upgraded my gear many times since the CDR-S1000, but it remains. Below is my latest setup.

Yamaha CRD-S1000
Monster Cable M 1000i
Classe CAP 151
Monster Cable M 2.2s
Vienna Bach
Monster Cable SW 400
Infinity IL100s

While not state of the art, the my cuurent gear is quite respectable. In a nutshell, the Yamaha CDR-S1000 is a nice 24-bit player, which is built quite well. A solid $400 product from Yamaha.

Strengths:
Smooth sound and build quality.

Weaknesses:
Air.

Similar Products Used:
HK and Proceed

Price Paid:  $295.00 from 6AVE ELECTRONICS

Summary:
I GOT A DEAL ON THIS. EVERYWHERE I LOOKED IT WAS ATLEAST
450-500 DOLLARS THEN I GOT IT AT 6AVE ELECTRONICS ON A SPEACIAL. LOVE IT. I HAVE IT HOOKED UP WITH OPTICAL CABLES
TO MY YAMAHA 995 AND ALSO TO A YAMAHA 111 DISC CHANGER.
IT IS SO EASY TO MAKE MIXED CD'S. IF YOU CAN FIND ONE GET IT.

Strengths:
SOUND QUALITY, EASE OF USE

Weaknesses:
NO MONITOR FUNCTION

Similar Products Used:
NONE, JUST TAPE DECKS

Price Paid:  $449.00 from Audio Excellence

Summary:
I've been recording on to cds for years with my PC but it was arduous because I like to make compilation cds. I switched to a stereo component recorder so I could use my 5 cd Sony changer as a source player. I record directly from the Sony's optical output and I connected the Yamaha's optical output to my receiver's optical input. Now I don't have to switch cds with each different song. I've only made a half dozen cds so far but the unit has been easy to use and the sound is excellent. I think this is the way to go if you already have a multi-disc changer. I still use my PC to make album covers and labels but now the process is much shorter and much more enjoyable. I'll post again after more usage if I find anything worth noting. Definitely recommended.

Strengths:
Easy to use, digital inputs and outputs(coax and optical), great sound. Build quality is very good.

Weaknesses:
none found yet.

Similar Products Used:
prior to this I used PC based recorders.