CD BURNING question--- best media and method

[niwi7]

what is the best cd-r media brand to use for high quality burns...i have to burn many audio cds



also....when u go to bestbuy or something you see audio cd-r's ....are these the same thing as regular cd-r?


thanks

 

[Blain]

The best I've found are Mitsui/MAM-A Phthalocyanine CDRs
You won't find them anywhere "free after rebate". 😛

 

[Oyeve]

Originally posted by: niwi7
what is the best cd-r media brand to use for high quality burns...i have to burn many audio cds



also....when u go to bestbuy or something you see audio cd-r's ....are these the same thing as regular cd-r?


thanks

TDK are my favorite. And no, Audio only CDrs are for standalone cd burners. They are the same technology but the RIAA makes you use the Audio only for stand alone players. There is a difference oly in the bits that make using regular cdrs in a standalone burner unusable. They also cost a lot more (RIAA taking the extra cash). If you are burning on a pc get regular cdrs.

 

[imported_Nacelle]

I've not read anything about which is best. I use TDK as well.

 

[Zepper]

. Probably the best widely available disks are the Fuji (Made in Japan) disks. They are made by Taiyo Yuden and have a higher contrast Cyan (looks fairly dark blue-green) dye that works well in cheap CD players. Be aware that Fuji has started packaging some Made in Taiwan disks that aren't the same.
. The Mitsui mentioned above are great also (probably the best archival media), but the contrast is not as great as the T-Y. If you can find some with Super Azo dye (looks quite dark blue), they also have great contrast. Used to be commonly available under the Verbatim Data Life brand but getting very hard to find. I've heard that Khypermedia also uses Super Azo under license from Mitsubishi/ Verbatim that owns the patent but I have no info on their general quality.
. The phthalocyanine dyes ( light yellowish-green) are the lowest contrast and often don't work too well on the cheap CD players.
. And I always burn audio at a speed at least two steps down from the disk's top rating and for the top quality audio burn I will go to my new burners's lowest speed of 8x - or maybe even drop back to my old Plextor SCSI burner for a 4x or lower burn rate. The slower the burn, the higher the quality of the end product is my experience.
.bh.