From a PR604, which for these purposes I assume matches the KN7000, I agree that you must go via USB to bypass all analogue changes. If you leave and return to digital, the quality loss is horrendous. I take in the recording via the software supplied by Technics (with which I have no quarrel from a quality angle)in a wav file and then do a sound edit job using Nero Wave Editor 5.5 (comes as part of the Nero burner that I then use to burn the CD). The very last part of the exercise is to compress into MP3Pro as you can then always go back and modify the wav file without having lost the quality. So store it on your lap-top or CD as a wav file always and only turn it into MP3Pro as a final step. Nero has its own built-in file encoder so you won't need any other software. I also find the MP3Pro quality of output is very good, and even with good headphones on your computer rather than the crummy speakers most people have, I defy you to tell the difference between MP3Pro and the original wav file.

[This message has been edited by Leo's Den (edited 01-09-2004).]