iv have no problems with cd decks at all and if i could afford a decent deck i would probably get one to go with my technics. the only quarm iv got with cd decks is downloading free tunes as long as mp3s / wav are paid for and money is put back in to a already struggling scene then i think it a great thing to have as far as versatilaty for mixing goes . as for sound quality i have heard that before a track is cut to vinly that its mastered again to sound as good as possable to suit vinly . although mp3s do sound as the producers intended . its maybe why the sound doesnt have the same depth and warmth as vinyl . i dont know just something that i heard.