Taiyo Yuden CD-R's are and have always been made in Japan, not Taiwan.
Music CD-R's are an increasingly rare breed and usually expensive. More than that, the A>D conveertors in standalone CD recorders that required music CD-R's were never very good (compared to current ones or the ones in "pro" CD recorders), so I'm not sure it matters much which CD-R blanks you use.
Music CD-R's are an increasingly rare breed and usually expensive. More than that, the A>D conveertors in standalone CD recorders that required music CD-R's were never very good (compared to current ones or the ones in "pro" CD recorders), so I'm not sure it matters much which CD-R blanks you use.