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Topic: Best blank CD brand? |
Anders Brundell
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Falun, Sweden
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 10:14 am |
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I've always thought that Sony makes the best CDs, and now I find my new monster pc refusing to burn Sony CD-R 700 MB, but gladly burning Maxell CD-R 80XL-S. I've heard taht Sony uses Tayo Yuden's CDs, and that they should be the best.
What are your experiences?
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seldomfed
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Colorado
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Posted 8 Sep 2003 1:22 pm
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Taiyo Yuden -
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Chris Kennison
Ft. Collins, Colorado
"There is no spoon"
www.book-em-danno.com
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Mel Culbreath
From:
Waynesville, NC, USA
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Posted 10 Sep 2003 5:32 pm
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I have only burned about 100 CD-R disks so far, but I am using Maxell 700MB that cost about $15 for 50 at Wal-Mart. I haven't had any problems burning them using Windows Media Player, but one out of the first 50 had a hole that was too small to go on the spindle and I couldn't use it. This was the only time I ever had any problem.
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Anders Brundell
From:
Falun, Sweden
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Posted 13 Sep 2003 3:46 am
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I actually thought (from what I've read here at the Forum) that Sony/Taiyo Yuden would be the best, but now it seemes like Maxell functions better, and also that Sony CDs differ in quality from time to time. I didn't expect that.
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Brad Sarno
From:
St. Louis, MO USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2003 10:33 am
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Taiyo Yuden is THE pro standard and in many critical applications is the ONLY media accepted. I've heard that Mitsui is also quite good. Not all Sony's are Taiyo's from what I hear so be wary unless its specified. In the audio mastering world Taiyo Yuden is all I ever see used.
Remember that the faster the burn, the less readable the disk on some machines. Fast burns also do a worse job of accurately placing the data so that even if there are no errors, the sloppiness of the burned info induces audio artifacts such as jitter, and also the poor readability makes CD players try to oversample and possibly get it's DSP to do error correction, all which effect the sound quality of the audio. Not all CD-R's sound alike. Media quality, burn speed, and burner quality all effect the ultimate sound. I never burn anything important faster than 8x. Critcal masters are at 1x, 2x, or 4x if I'm in a hurry. These 24x to 52x burners scare me.
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Brad Sarno
Blue Jade Audio Mastering
St. Louis
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Anders Brundell
From:
Falun, Sweden
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Posted 13 Sep 2003 1:01 pm
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Thanks Brad!
How do I know if a Sony CD is Taiyo Yuden? The ones for sale over here seemes to be made in France, and the words Taiyo Yuden can't be seen anywhere on the disc.
They are labeled SONY CDQ80N3
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Shaan Shirazi
From:
Austin, TX, USA
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 5:37 am
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They're probably not the best but those Verbatim Vinyl CDr's are a pretty neat product. They look just like a little 45 record with real vinyl and grooves. I use them for gift CD's for people and they run about $1.00 each.
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The Pickin' Paniolo
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Greg Simmons
From:
where the buffalo (used to) roam AND the Mojave
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winston
From:
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 11:38 am
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| Mitsui is a good brand, that's all I use. |
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William Steward
From:
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Posted 16 Sep 2003 4:57 pm
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| Greg....interesting piece about CDR longevity. I live in a hot, humid place and have found all my electronic media whether CD, magnetic tape tend to break down quickly if not kept in somewhat controlled conditions. As for CD burning favorite brand I have had consistent results with Memorex and use them as my inexpensive CD de maison. I stay away from the bargain basement brands. Memorex are probably manufactured by another company.... [This message was edited by William Steward on 16 September 2003 at 05:57 PM.] |
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