My reason for not going with a PC is the amount of time it takes to edit each record. I tried that route with some cassettes and for me the benefit from the editing (removing noise, getting rid of bad sections) was just not worth the time. I've recorded a few cassettes directly to a new DVD/CD recorder and have been very satisfied with the ease and quality of the process. If recording my vinyl works as well as recording my cassette tapes, I'll be perfectly happy.

Having a real DVD/CD recorder in the system makes the process work a lot more easily. The CDs it produces play just fine on my separate, higher quality DVD/CD player. (If I had golden ears I might do it differently but these 60-year-old ears were never golden at their best!) My recorder is about a month old and I will begin recording my vinyl when I finally get around to getting a supply of record cleaning fluid so I can get the best out of them. If anyone is curious, I'll be happy to describe my results.