Topic: Cassette transfer advice

[Massive Dynamic]

I have an unimportant cassette I want to eventually get to CD. I have two options and wondered if either would be better than the other.
cassette > HHB-830, burn CD at 1x
cassette > Sony R300 >iRiver > computer
Thanks for any advice.

[greenone]

I would go through the R-300; the A/D stage in there is likely to be better than the one in your HHB. Plus then if there are any glitches, low levels, etc. that you want to fix, you have an actual file to do it on rather than a disc you'll have to rip.

[twatts (pants are so over-rated...)]

I'd go through the DAT...  DAT>iRiver seems more reliable than EAC, imo...  But I don't think it matters either way, since its "unimportant".  In that case, I would do whatever is most convenient for you.

Terry

[H₂O]

I would just go straight to CD-R via your 830 BurnIt.  The BurnIt has 24bit AD - and honestly even with SBM turned on on the R300 I doubt you would be able to tell the difference.

[flipp]

If you do decide to go the Cass>HHB route I recommend extracting the first CD to your comp and opening it in an audio editor to check levels. I used to get a lot of discs in trade that were Cass/DAT>HHB and everyone of them suffered from very low levels - in the -35/40 range and if I raised the levels I also raised the noise floor which wasn't too bad from DAT sourced material but was usually very objectionable from Cass sourced material.

If you're only transferring one cassette, use whichever chain is most convenient.