You didn't fancy buying a CD recorder ? Not cheap admittedly.

Graham

Funny that you mention that...

I've been thinking along those same lines.  I have a few less vinyl
discs than you (maybe 140-150), but some are classics and in pretty good
shape with negligible pops and clicks.  I've been trying to figure out
how i'm going to rip those using a Windows laptop.  I think that all
I'll have to do is make a cable that converts twin RCA  line level
output from my stereo receiver to the mini-phono plug input on the
laptop, then I should be able to use any kind of audio recorder program
to create the .wav files.

From there it should be easy to record them onto CDs... and even
convert them to MP3s for addition to my electronic music library.

-Fred W

I always thought that after market decks should use an automatic dimmer
that reads the light level in the car... Saab has used this technology
for years, you've probably noticed that when the sun hits the
radio/SID/EDU/ACC the lights get brighter? or at night when you open the
door and the dome light comes on the screens on the radio and such get
brighter. I agree that after market decks are way too bright. I've
installed some decks that have dimmer inputs, but most are still too
bright even when dimmed.
I have been looking at decks to upgrade my 9000's stock stereo, and the
new Pioneers with the bright blue "organic" displays look like they'd be
painful at night. I think I might stick with an Alpine deck, just
because it has more of a stock look and isn't very bright. Being 21
years old, I am not bothered too much by bright lights in the car;
Having said that, if I loan my car to one of my parents, they complain
that they can't see anything on the road (I have a radar detector,
Sirius satellite radio, and a few misc lights from places like my
cigarette lighter 3-1 adapter).
I don't know where I was going with this :p

-Chris

1994 Saab 9000CSE Turbo
2001 Saab 9-3SE (parent's)
1994 Saab 900SE V6 (*RIP*)
1987 Saab 9000S (*RIP*)