Beneath its sleek industrial design and elegant finish, TDK's DA-9000 CD-RW recorder/HDD jukebox recorder houses a 20 GB hard drive, combining the best features of a high-performance CD recorder with a computer-based digital music storage and playback device.

The hard drive--upgradeable to 40 GB--gives you the ability to store all your MP3s for ready access and easy burning to music CD-R and CD-RW, and customizes your listening and your shared mixed discs with handy play lists. The 20 GB drive holds up to 30 audio CDs in their native 16-bit, 44.1 kHz PCM resolution, or over 4,000 MP3 files. Using its USB connection, you can transfer music into the DA-9000 from any PC, or rip songs directly to the hard drive from your existing audio CDs.

Once a song file is saved in the DA-9000's hard drive, you can access all song information from the internal CDDB database, recording individual songs to CD disc any time you want. The DA-9000's built-in MP3 encoder lets you convert music tracks to MP3 files in 128 kbps, 320 kbps, or at full CD quality.

The deck requires music CD-R and CD-RW discs for recording (computer data discs will not work), and includes a full complement of inputs and outputs to accommodate most music sources and connect to any home entertainment system. The recorder has no digital-audio input, however, so you won't be able to record files directly off minidiscs or perform direct CD-to-CD recording; files must come into the recorder through the stereo analog inputs, through USB, or from an audio or data CD.

The DA-9000 also offers intuitively configured recording and playback controls, an adjustable record-level control for both digital and analog recording, and track indexing for analog music recording. It uses premium-quality digital converters for exceptional resolution and dynamic range, precision drive mechanisms for stable operation, and internal components specially selected for the best sound quality.

The unit is fully compliant with the SCMS Serial Copy Management System, which limits digital copying to one generation.

What's in the Box
CD recorder, a TDK PC transfer software CD-ROM a remote control, remote batteries, a USB cable, an RCA-Type stereo audio interconnect, and assorted product support materials (including a user's manual).