Is there any quality difference between these and ones branded as "music" cdr's such as these http://amzn.com/B0002ZDIKW if I'm just burning audio?
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As long as your are using a computer to do your burning, there is no difference. There used to be a stereo cd copier that was like a home stereo that you copied cds in. THAT machine required Music branded cd-r. Those machines are almost extinct.
1422606
Yes I burn CD's a lot. Both from my computer and from other CD's and haven't had any problems with them playing.
1266874
The ones I got sound like the old ones. Is there a difference besides the printing?
270810
They are legit. Even if they were knockoffs, I've had 100% work out of 200+ disks so far and data integrity looks good as well. Personally it wouldn't matter to me if they were knockoffs with that record.
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I can only give you an answer to my experience with these disks.Several years ago I bought a spindle of disks to record music on, I was unaware at the time of the different types of disks.i have several methods of recording music to disks but I was un-successful doing it on these disks.I looked at the box and it said "data" on the wrapping.Ever since then I have only purchased disks that say "music" on them and never had a problem.Sony sells reliable disks and I recommend not buying inferior disks as they will just frustrate you.Good luck and check out my Band.You will never be the same.http://youtu.be/wlFgSBn7OnA I can only give you an answer to my experience with these disks.Several years ago I bought a spindle of disks to record music on, I was unaware at the time of the different types of disks.i have several methods of recording music to disks but I was un-successful doing it on these disks.I looked at the box and it said "data" on the wrapping.Ever since then I have only purchased disks that say "music" on them and never had a problem.Sony sells reliable disks and I recommend not buying inferior disks as they will... » Read More I can only give you an answer to my experience with these disks.Several years ago I bought a spindle of disks to record music on, I was unaware at the time of the different types of disks.i have several methods of recording music to disks but I was un-successful doing it on these disks.I looked at the box and it said "data" on the wrapping.Ever since then I have only purchased disks that say "music" on them and never had a problem.Sony sells reliable disks and I recommend not buying inferior disks as they will just frustrate you.Good luck and check out my Band.You will never be the same.http://youtu.be/wlFgSBn7OnA « Show Less
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That's all I do is burn from my MAC using iTunes. Burn it at a slower speed like 16x. I have had 100% success and the sound quality is phenomenal. I won't buy anything else but these anymore.
254656
No they are just as good the only difference is they can't record from a cd recorder but once recorded on from a computer/laptop they can be played anywhere. And they are much cheaper.
769462
At one time if you wanted to use some CD burners associated with stereos (as opposed to computers) you needed to use music CDs, which cost more because a royalty was paid by the CD manufacturer to a consortium of music publishers, distributors, etc., to reimburse them for all the commercial CDs we bought and then burned for friends. I don't know that there is any technical difference in quality between "music" CD-Rs and "data" CD-Rs.
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I've only used them for burning films, so I would know nothing about how effective they are with something purely audio as opposed to that which is audio/video. I do know that their fail rate is practically non-existent. Also: I once had a friend who owned a large collection of classical music that he had recorded onto videocassette, since the amount of data transferred onto video tape is significantly more than what could be transferred onto audio tape. So here's hoping this helps in answering your question.
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I have burned, erased, and re-wrote (is that a real term?) and have had no problems. I did find that although they play in my CD player in my truck, they won't play in the disc changer in the same truck. Go figure! I would recommend them and when I run out, I will be buying more of the same.
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There is a difference! My Teac CD recorder (AD-RW900) will only record on "Audio" (the purple label) cds. I had tried the other "music rated" cds and they will not be recognized by the recorder, perhaps the formatting is set up for real time recording and the others are formatted to be burned from a PC.
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ONLY Sony MUSIC CD's (with the purple label) will work on my stand-alone Audio CD Recorders (made by Phillips, Teac, Kenwood, Crosley, [non-computer based]) as they have a bluish-green tint and have a special encoding to tell the recorder that they have they have paid a 'royalty fee' to record music. Standard CD's and many bogus Imation/Maxell/Verbatum/Memorex "Music CD's" do NOT have the proper encoding anymore to work in these stand-alone Audio CD recorders. So be careful with what you choose. Purple wrapper Sony's are the ONLY brand that work in my (non-computer-based) Music CD recorders anymore. ONLY Sony MUSIC CD's (with the purple label) will work on my stand-alone Audio CD Recorders (made by Phillips, Teac, Kenwood, Crosley, [non-computer based]) as they have a bluish-green tint and have a special encoding to tell the recorder that they have they have paid a 'royalty fee' to record music. Standard CD's and many bogus Imation/Maxell/Verbatum/Memorex "Music CD's" do NOT have the proper encoding anymore to work in these stand-alone Audio CD recorders. So be careful with what you choose. Purple wrapper Sony's are the ONLY brand that work in my (non-computer-based) Music CD... » Read More ONLY Sony MUSIC CD's (with the purple label) will work on my stand-alone Audio CD Recorders (made by Phillips, Teac, Kenwood, Crosley, [non-computer based]) as they have a bluish-green tint and have a special encoding to tell the recorder that they have they have paid a 'royalty fee' to record music. Standard CD's and many bogus Imation/Maxell/Verbatum/Memorex "Music CD's" do NOT have the proper encoding anymore to work in these stand-alone Audio CD recorders. So be careful with what you choose. Purple wrapper Sony's are the ONLY brand that work in my (non-computer-based) Music CD recorders anymore. « Show Less
992208
I've bought 7 of them from different vendors and I have never seen a real distinction. Just make sure it includes media.
748820
Brad, there are some that cost even more than these. They are not for the iTunes crowd who are happy with audio that is not perfect; unless they have money to burn to use these on a format that they won't get the full benefit from.Personally, I would never buy these as I'd be too afraid of damaging them when I travel for business which is when I listen to music with earphones.
1108543
i only use standard cd-r which has about 75 min per disc so i never played mp3's but i would have to say yes because there is a mp3 symbol on the unit, again i don't use that format at all
424776
I have not tried cdr's, I do have trouble with playing regular cd's. Sometimes you have to insert them several times and wait for them to be read, very frustrating!
570854
Yes, I have no problem recording up to 80 minutes of music on them. I have discs I recorded as far back as 2003 that play without drop-out.