Thank you for the offer, Larry. I am thinking of ordering the same model you provided the link to, so I would prefer to buy it rather than to borrow yours. I saw some of the earlier models, and I believe it might have been Robert (eminence1963) who bought one last year which got me thinking of buying one.
Nando.
Ah Nando your mind is sharp as a tack
I did not buy the model listed here in this discussion thread. I got this one instead
The reason I got this one is for the Digital out interface that it has. I don't have digital out on my computer. Just the standard 1/4 inch plug. It also has regular in/outs just like a cassette deck does, so you can run it through your existing preamp through a tape loop.
Once in the loop of the preamp, of your choice you can record directly to your computer, using Audacity.
Pretty nifty gadget for the price.
Is it Audiophile grade? I'm not into that, so I wouldn't know. All I know is it works for me .YMMV.