CDRW700 / DA-20

[q1w2e3r4]

Which do you suppose would be better to mix to? These are my two options at the moment, a Tascam CDRW700 CD burner and a Tascam DA-20MKII DAT machine. I'm mixing this week and already have the CDR700, but someone offered me the DA-20 for cheap and I'd like to know what you think. I'm mixing from analog tape, by the way.

I think I read someone on here saying something about the newer Tascam burners having converters superior to those in a DAT machine. Am I dreaming?

Anyway, thanks for your time.

[Professor]

I'd mix to the CDR. The media is cheaper, the converters may not be better but they won't be any worse, and you'll have an easier time transfering to a computer for editing and cleanup. If you have a use for it, it might not hurt to pick up the cheap DAT machine so you have it for the future, but I hardly ever used any of my DAT recorders except for occasionally transfering from DAT to CD.

-J

[q1w2e3r4]

Thanks, Professor. The masters are going straight to the mastering engineer. I guess I should ask him which he prefers.

What do you mix to?