Firstly, if we're talking about the quality and consistency of blank cds, then the make does make a difference. I now use Taiyo Yuden blanks and these seem to play on just about everything I've got around the place, including cheapo boom boxes. I think that Data Safe which is another brand name, uses Taiyo Yuden coating and these have turned out to be good too.
I usually duplicate at 16x which is said to be the highest speed you can burn audio Cds reliably, but I have doubled the speed ocasionally but you could end up getting some cds coming back from those who cannot play them on equimpment less forgiving of errors. As for "audio cds" this of course was the scheme introduced in the 90s by Sony, and others, where hardware CD recorders and duplicators would only accept audio cds which have a code burnt into them so as they're recogniszedrecognized as legitimate, i.e. you are playing the game according to the record companies rules. there are of course stand alone Cd copiers that will take computer Cd roms for audio as well as data copying. CD copiers though are never going to be 100 per cent reliable as compared with CDs turned out by plants using glass masters, but you have to be doing long runs of cds to justify the cost of pro duplication. Ray Gary Schindler wrote: There is a difference of CD types. if you use a stand alone audio cd recorder you will find out quickly that a data cd can't be used in it. sometime when you burn a data cd for music on a computer, it will be scratchy sounding and must be recorded or dubbed at a slower speed. if you use a cd copier made by alysis or something, you can get away with recording on data discs. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glen Jan" <[email protected]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 1:28 AM Subject: Re: are there noticable differences in blank cds? > Vinny, > The only difference between the various CD-R brands is their quality and > here is no such thing in reality as a CD-R specifically for music. Such > claims should be dealt with. > Once you enter the digital domain, zeros and ones and just that, zeros and > ones. > If your CD-R comes from a poor manufacturing line, than you'll have > problems. > Lots of people use Taiyo Youden CD-R and DVD-R with good results and they > have regularly gotten good reviews over a long period of time. > HTH. > Glen > > At 04:07 pm 6-10-2009, you wrote: >>Hi, >>When purchasing blank cdrs, the manufactures distinguish between cdrs, and >>cdrs for music. I have always used regular cds for burning and ripping. >>Are there differences, does one sound better, last longer, etc.? >>Thanks. >>Vinny >> >>To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>[email protected] >> >> >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.3/2415 - Release Date: 10/05/09 >>06:19:00 > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected] To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [email protected]
