Pioneer PD-RW739 CD Recorder

• 4-disc capacity CD/CD-R/CD-RW player/recorder
• 2x recording and finalization
• Digitally records programmed sequences from all 3 playback decks
• Burr Brown PCM1716 digital-to-analog converter
• Auto-level control for analog recording

This model employs the latest CD recording technologies, including 2x write speed, 2x finalization (the process required to listen to CD-Rs on standard CD players), autosync recording, Record Strategy Control (which optimizes recording for different brands of recordable media), and fade in/out recording capabilities (for those times when the last song doesn't quite fit).

Trying to make a digital copy of a disc that is itself a digital copy? The PDR-W739's record-industry-appeasing SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) won't let you. You can, however, make an analog copy--when it reads an SCMS flag, the PDR-W739 automatically switches to an internal, auto-level-setting analog recording mode, which doesn't sound quite as good as a bit-for-bit digital copy but does achieve duplication.

The PDR-W739 uses Burr Brown 24-bit, 96 kHz PCM1716 digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital converters, which sample at higher resolution than standard CDs to ensure the signal integrity of your audio.

For playback, you can relay play all three CDs in the changer and a disc in the record deck, in sequence. Other convenience features include best-selection memory (which remembers up to 32 tracks from different discs for instant recall when the discs are loaded), one-button recording, and auto-level control for no-brainer analog recording (prevents unwanted digital distortion from too-loud input levels).

To minimize mechanical errors, Pioneer's exclusive Record Strategy Control circuit alters the laser output in response to the characteristics of the brand of CD-R or CD-RW you're using.