CD-R discs for music

I believe the Yamaha CDR-HD1500 is a SCMS based recording unit, not a PRO based unit. As you know you have to use CD-R or CD-RW (audio disc) for recording.

I believe the "Black CDR from Memorex" will only record in Pro based units or computers.

Taiyo Yuden (audio) made in Japan, is a great disc. Look for the made in Japan on the packaging. Data side is blue/green in color.

Jim

Cdc, I have not bought any over the net. I bought up as many as I could find of the Taiyo Yuden, under the Maxell label before maxell found someone cheaper to make their cd-r blank disc. Sony was the first to bail ship then Maxell.
I still have around 100 of the early Sony cd-r audio disc made by Taiyo Yuden.... The cd-r audio disc that Sony and Maxell put out now are junk don't waste your money..

I do not have a Pro machine as you do. I have to use the CD-R (Audio disc) .
Sony W222ES and Pioneer PDR609.

Jim

>>"The latest Sony's I bought say "made in Austria"."<<

I bought some of those about 2 years ago. I had very good results with them...How have they worked for you? Is the data side still blue/green in color? Is the outer ring edge cut smooth?

Sony and Maxell was having their cd-r disc made in Taiwan, silver color data side. Not a very good disc to say the least. If you have any of the disc made in Taiwan check out the outer edge. The cut is not clean and smooth. This can affect the final reproduced sound from the CDP.

>>" The U.S. government has deemed cloning legal so I now clone CD's and no longer copy them.'<<
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I did not know that, LoL.
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Something to try to get the "clone", closer to the original.

Use a dark green or black marker on the outside edge of the disc before you burn a disc.

By chance do you have a CD demagnetizer, like a Bedini clarifier. If so spin one disc both sides before you load it in the CDR. Burn and finalize and check the playback.
In the Pioneer it improved the final product.
In the Sony it degraded the final product.
Why, I have no idea. If you have a demagnetizer try it and post back.

Never demagnetize a CD-R after burning data, I don't what happens but it will sound dead.
Jim

Cdc, I was going through the archives and ran across this one, good reading.
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ddgtl&1051384332&openfrom

Jim