The sound quality is very good, there is no degradation in the sound quality. I'm using about a 10 foot rca cable. It sounds just the same as if it were coming out of my pc speakers.
It may be out of your price range, but if you plan on digitising lots of cassettes in the future you might want to consider this device: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/7a8d/
[note, it is likely that you can find it somewhere else cheaper than the price at ThinkGeek].
It may be out of your price range, but if you plan on digitising lots of cassettes in the future you might want to consider this device: http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/drives/7a8d/
[note, it is likely that you can find it somewhere else cheaper than the price at ThinkGeek].