This is what caught my eye looking at the CHD1500 specs... Built In Recorder - To Encode and Download Music Directly to the Jukebox from a External Source this was a significant factor in the previous versions if I/m not mistaken. <A HREF="http://www.emiglobal.com/mp3/chd1500.html" target="_new">http://www.emiglobal.com/mp3/chd1500.html</A>