Since Don is the person asking the original question I will ignore all the rest!

At PC stuff since DOS 3 days - I have no vested interest!

To get a CD burner that does the entire whateveryouwant and no refusing under Winderz as well retaining it's ability to be recognized as a CD Burner under any flavor of Linux - as a scsi device - it is nearly impossible to get better than HP and there simply are NONE at lower cost or better service today except IBM.

The HP burners I have used all allow CD to CD - anysource IN under the Music Match and direct to the CD Burner.

The last time I looked a typical HP domestic burner ran 130 bucks.

Another simpler alternative here is the CD recorder which will plug into your Hifi.

What I often do - mixing and/or difficult masters - is record the source onto DAT tape then plug that into a computer.