Most of the time I use my CD-R player. I put a CD in and record it to the hard drive. Then put a new CD-R in and burn it from the hard drive. The recordings come out well, but the high end is never quite as good as the originals. When I play them back in the car, I either have to bump the treble up or the base down a notch to get the same sound as the originals would give me. Never gave it much thought as it's only a minor bother.