A blank CD-R Question.

[caliphe]

Can a certain brand name CD-R (Blank) make music sound better:confused:

[cbh]

Originally posted by caliphe
Can a certain brand name CD-R (Blank) make music sound better:confused:

I thought any brand can provide good quality of music sound. I'm using no-brand CD-Rs to burn stuff and the quality is alright.

:D

[Izdaari]

Never heard of different brands recording at different sound quality, but some brands will record reliably at much higher speeds than others. On my 48x Lite-On drive, Memorex didn't like recording at higher than 24x - if I tried it made coasters a lot, though at 24x it was reliable. TDK is happy at 32x and maybe I can take it higher, though I haven't bothered because 32x gets it done fast enough. Both brands of media are rated at 48x.

[NDD]

Too high speeds might cause buffer underruns, and even thought BURN-Proof or similar technology is not quite a basic part of any burner, Audio CDs might still be affected - you may hear some "pops" and "scratches".
For purpose of quality - I wouldn't advice recording Audio discs at speeds higher then 24x.