[memepool]

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Originally Posted by howiebrou /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wow, so many different brands. I have some Imation "music" Cd-Rs. Can I assume that since they were not mentioned they are, in fact, the dog's a-hole? howie

Imation work well on the Mac, which means compatibility with Pioneer DVD-R (Superdrive) burners which are one of the industry standards.

I can confirm Imation DVD-Rs last 6+ years at this point so I don't see why there would be anything dubious with their stock.

Strangely none of my Macs were that happy with Maxell discs although they do seem to like TDK.

 

[003]

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Originally Posted by velogreg /img/forum/go_quote.gif There were three other HeadFiers present with younger better ears and they all thought the CDs kept pace with the high end equipment.

Not surprising -- if you rip a CD to a lossless format and then burn it to another CD with a good program like nero that can verify the burnt data and the burn quality -- it will be bit-for-bit the exact same thing.

 

[eduj]

I use Taiyo Yuden media for years (DVD&CD) .Not all are of the same quality:some are great some are only decent .IME the best are the ones under Thats brand name:Its TYs own brand for the japanese market.The ceramic Thats CDRs&DVDRs are generally of excellent quality:

 

[pedxing]

TY usually starts off with lower error rates than most competitors, but their life span might be a different story. I recommend TY, but my last pack of TY which I haven't finished yet is over two years and a lot can happen to a manufacturer. For example, Verbatim may have started outsourcing their manufacturing to some companies which make mediocre products.

 

[markl]

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I have Memorex Black here,and i havent opened the package yet. I heard the black CDs last longer

No, it's not that they last longer, it's that some sound better. I say "some" because not all Memorex blacks are created equal. We are 3 years away from the Memorex blacks being of high-quality. If you bought them now, you are likley to have CMC Magnetics discs which are not long lasting.


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TY usually starts off with lower error rates than most competitors, but their life span might be a different story.

Yes it is. TY discs are over-rated. They do not last that long. You are better off with Verbatim DataLifePlus, and Mitsui MAM-A discs.

But of course, those will cost you...

 

[bigshot]

Well, I did checksums on my Memorex Blacks and they were full of errors. Perhaps you like the sound of error correction.

See ya
Steve