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what really is the difference between CD-R blank media vs. CD-R Music blank media?

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happy hopping

Discussion Starter · Dec 29, 2008

Taiyo Yuden said their Light blue Disc good for audio CD players.

http://www.taiyo-yuden.com/media/lineup.html

click CDR-A80ZZ100SK

vs. say Maxell CD-R Music for Audio Recording?

https://www.audiolinks.com/tek9/tek9...ific=joerqphqi

Say I like to back up some of my music CD, what so special about Maxell CD-R Music vs. regular CD-R?

And Taiyo Yuden is made in Japan, any1 own Maxell CD-R music media, if so, what country made them?

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arnyk

· #2 · Dec 29, 2008

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Originally Posted by happy hopping /forum/post/15403085

Taiyo Yuden said their Light blue Disc good for audio CD players.

http://www.taiyo-yuden.com/media/lineup.html

click CDR-A80ZZ100SK

vs. say Maxell CD-R Music for Audio Recording?

https://www.audiolinks.com/tek9/tek9...ific=joerqphqi

Say I like to back up some of my music CD, what so special about Maxell CD-R Music vs. regular CD-R?

Music CDs have had a royalty paid on them to music copyright owners, and they are embossed with some data that can inform a CD burner of this fact.

Stand-alone audio CD recorders that are designated "consumer" require this media.

Stand-alone audio CD recorders that are designated "professional" do not require this media.

PC's don't require this media.

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And Taiyo Yuden is made in Japan, any1 own Maxell CD-R music media, if so, what country made them?

It is hard to determine the country that media is made in based on just brand and type. Most CD-R media is made in just a few plants, and sold by all sorts of people under their own brand name.

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Will2007

· #3 · Dec 31, 2008

So arny, is there anything special at all to the Mitsui/MAM-A "Gold" CD-Rs that are marketed to audiophile archivists? Is there any point to paying a large premium for those versus the ones I can get at the local big box store?

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happy hopping

Discussion Starter · #4 · Dec 31, 2008

Thanks Arnyk. In the end, I call Maxell, they told me what you said.

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Mitsui is a junk brand.

I thought the CD-R MUsic is a higher quality media, since it's not. I have decided to go w/ Taiyo Yuden That's in CD-R media from Japan. That's is Scratch Proof.

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WilliamZX11

· #5 · Dec 31, 2008

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Originally Posted by Will2007 /forum/post/15426217

So arny, is there anything special at all to the Mitsui/MAM-A "Gold" CD-Rs that are marketed to audiophile archivists? Is there any point to paying a large premium for those versus the ones I can get at the local big box store?

Not that I can see. Head on over to www.cdfreaks.com , they have done a lot of media tests over the years, with Taiyo-Yuden consistently being the best as far as media errors and data integrity are concerned. Of course you can't usually find Taiyo-Yuden at the big box sores either, although they are readily available online.

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