best blank CD's

[russ123]

hi

what are the best blank audio cd's?
are cd-r more stable than cd-rw?
where's the best place to get them online?

thanks in advance!

[matt keen]

hi

what are the best blank audio cd's?
are cd-r more stable than cd-rw?
where's the best place to get them online?

thanks in advance!

I use Taiyo Yuden
Very reliable - I don't use CD RW's

TY's are not cheap (in comparison) plus I by the ones you can inkjet print onto

At the level I am working at the price is pretty immaterial as I think CDr's is a very cheap medium generally

[SysExJohn]

+1 on TYs. The best (probably).

At a more affordable and more widely available level, I've found Verbatim ink-jet printables to be good. And for archiving, look specifically for "archive quality" CDs.

After losing data on CD-RWs, I couldn't read them always in different PCs, I never touch them now.

Just my 2d worth.
SysExJohn.

[Aural Reject]

Another vote for Taiyo Yuden here, in particular anything that goes to a client and all the masters are written on them (and then error checked).

[James Perrett]

Another long term Taiyo Yuden user here. They're about the only manufacturer that consistently produces good discs. There are certain Verbatim discs that are good but they also produce really bad discs too. The same goes for Mitsui/MAM-A/MAM-E or whatever they are calling themselves nowadays.

I can't think of any other brands that are even worth thinking about - most CD media is produced down to a price nowadays.

Cheers

James.

[caveman82]

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought that Taiyo Yuden wasn't a brand but a type of ink used on blank media.

Taiyo Yuden dye is used by other brands.

So you don't have to pay full whack if you don't want to, Verbatim for example use TY dye for some of their DVDr's.

www.svp.co.uk is a place which specifies whether TY dye is used or not.

[Dave Blackman]

Another Taiyo Yuden user. (I'm detecting a pattern here...)

They're a bit more expensive, but in the grand scheme of things what's a few extra pence to have a reliable high quality media?

[GaryM]

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought that Taiyo Yuden wasn't a brand but a type of ink used on blank media.

From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyo_Yuden

Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd. is a Japanese materials and electronics company, situated in Ueno, Taito, Tokyo. Founded 59 years ago, Taiyo Yuden currently operates factories in Japan, Singapore, Korea, China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. The company employs over ten thousand people worldwide and reports annual sales of more than $1 billion.

Rebranded Taiyo Yuden media can be found under Fujifilm, Fusion, Maxell, Miflop, Panasonic, Plextor, Sony, TDK and Verbatim Corporation brands. In Japan, Korea and Greece, Taiyo Yuden is distributing under its own brand "That's".

[russ123]

TDK it is then!

seriously, never heard of TY so thanks for the unanimous vote for them - time to order me thinks

[James Perrett]

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought that Taiyo Yuden wasn't a brand but a type of ink used on blank media.

Taiyo Yuden dye is used by other brands.

...

www.svp.co.uk is a place which specifies whether TY dye is used or not

No Taiyo Yuden make their own discs as well as sell their dye to other manufacturers. These other manufacturers have tried to say that their discs are as good as Taiyo Yuden's but in my experience they're not as good.

Make sure that you only buy geniune Taiyo Yuden discs from a reputable seller. Some sellers try to pass off cheap discs that use Taiyo Yuden's dye as Taiyo Yuden discs - avoid them.

SVP changed hands last year and reports I've heard say that they aren't what they used to be. I've certainly changed supplier since the change in management.

Cheers

James.

[James Perrett]

Rebranded Taiyo Yuden media can be found under Fujifilm, Fusion, Maxell, Miflop, Panasonic, Plextor, Sony, TDK and Verbatim Corporation brands.

Unfortunately most of those brands also sell really bad discs with very similar packaging so, unless the vendor is prepared to guarantee that the discs are made by Taiyo Yuden, I'd avoid them all and go for the real thing.

Cheers

James.

[oggyb]

How does one go about getting these Taiyo Yuden discs in the UK then? I've had a sweep of the Internets and they have come up with a useless website in France that points to JVC optical media.

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[Aural Reject]

e.g. CVB Media

[caveman82]

SVP changed hands last year and reports I've heard say that they aren't what they used to be. I've certainly changed supplier since the change in management.

Which supplier do you use now?

[fenderfanatic]

Yeah as above, Taiyo Yuden are the way forward.

[Ariosto]

What about HHB? They are meant for critical Audio and data recording applications.

[Aural Reject]

What about HHB? They are meant for critical Audio and data recording applications.

A quick search around the forum would indicate that they are no longer held in the esteem they once were.

[John Willett]

Forgive me if I am wrong, but I thought that Taiyo Yuden wasn't a brand but a type of ink used on blank media.

Taiyo Yuden dye is used by other brands.

Taiyo Yuden invented the CD-R.

Some other brands use Taiyo Yuden dye.

But the best CD-Rs (and DVDs etc.) are the ones made by Taiyo Yuden themselves - no contest - I would not use anything else.

[James Perrett]

SVP changed hands last year and reports I've heard say that they aren't what they used to be. I've certainly changed supplier since the change in management.

Which supplier do you use now?

Like Aural Reject, I've gone to CVB for my most recent discs which seem to be better than the ones SVP sold (but TY inkjet printables are known to vary a little from batch to batch).

Most reputable specialist recording media suppliers should sell Taiyo Yuden.

Cheers

James.

[James Perrett]

What about HHB? They are meant for critical Audio and data recording applications.

HHB don't make their own discs. In the past they rebranded Mitsui discs, which was a good decision when they started doing this but not so good more recently as Mitui/MAM-A/MAM-E discs have been very variable in the last few years. Accelerated ageing tests show that the expensive Mitsui discs should last a long time but my personal experience says they don't. I used to use Mitsui discs regularly but I've had quite a few Mitsui discs go bad on me after a few years so now I wouldn't trust any media based on rebranded Mitsui discs.

Cheers

James.

[John Willett]

e.g. CVB Media

Thanks - this is a new one to me, I have added it to my list.

[ramthelinefeed]

Unless I am being a nitwit,
there are no 'Taiyo Yuden' CDRs listed on http://www.cvbmedia.co.uk/branded-cd-r-discs.html

[John Willett]

Unless I am being a nitwit,
there are no 'Taiyo Yuden' CDRs listed on http://www.cvbmedia.co.uk/branded-cd-r-discs.html

There are several Taiyo Yuden printable ones on this page, I must admit I never buy ones which are stamped with a brand as you can't print on them.

[ramthelinefeed]

cool!

Do Taiyo Yuden make Dual-Layer DVD-R's?

[James Perrett]

cool!

Do Taiyo Yuden make Dual-Layer DVD-R's?

Verbatim seem to be the best source of dual layer DVD recordables. I've not had any problems with the few Verbatim DVD+R DL's that I've used.

Cheers

James.