Good Quality CD-Rs

If I look at mine while listening to DSOtM.....I see pretty colors...what quality is that?

presdoug wrote: ^the trick is to put a tissue paper on a disc when  it is not playing, there is usually a multi coloured kind of rainbow effect of colors, and when you put a tissue over that rainbow effect, a single color will manifest itself (obviously you can't do this while it's playing) the pretty colors you see is a common rainbow color effect that does not indicate quality at all At any rate, it has been pointed out on this thread that the color you see when you use a tissue paper over the rainbow effect, showing  the color of the dye used, is not an indicator of the quality of the disc at all.

presdoug wrote: ^the trick is to put a tissue paper on a disc when  it is not playing, there is usually a multi coloured kind of rainbow effect of colors, and when you put a tissue over that rainbow effect, a single color will manifest itself (obviously you can't do this while it's playing) the pretty colors you see is a common rainbow color effect that does not indicate quality at all

I just noticed that you qualified your tissue suggestion with "when it is not playing."

The image of someone trying to lay a tissue on a rapidly spinning CD-R to ascertain its color strikes me as very funny indeed.


Edited by thellama73 - August 21 2012 at 14:56

The question may really be why archive to CDs at all ?

I have nearly given up using mechanical forms of music playback and recording since sooner or later a CD's drive mechanics will fail, alot sooner than a well made Hard drive , SSD or SD card.

I was on the bandwagon of recording certain Lps to disk or making compilation CDs for trips etc. But when the media would not play well or at all in some rental car players and in portable units which were just never made to be 100% shock resistant, I gave up on it all.
I was using Verbatim for CD and DVD and still have a few hundred left which I will keep .
That brand has been pretty consistent with their burn results.

When deciding what brand to go with I reviewed many on NewEgg where a wealth of info regarding discs and manufacturers was revealed i.e different disc plants, processes etc.

The future of better quality is in your PC or Mac. CD's are dead.



Edited by sturoc - August 31 2012 at 01:35

oliverstoned wrote: "The future of better quality is in your PC or Mac. CD's are dead." That's not true, but i don't want to get into this debate. About CD Rs, not (not the audiophile burner ones), there are the "Mitsui" which are reliable for computer burning.

I remember when being able to record a cd was a new and wondrous thing. Around that time these were introduced and they promised they would be good for a lifetime of storage. http://www.amazon.com/Verbatim-Digital-Vinyl-Multicolor-Spindle/dp/B00009WO51  Not sure about actual longevity though.

Well as far as i don't use CD's anymore. Even my CD writer on laptop is out of order :P

thellama73 wrote: presdoug wrote: ^the trick is to put a tissue paper on a disc when  it is not playing, there is usually a multi coloured kind of rainbow effect of colors, and when you put a tissue over that rainbow effect, a single color will manifest itself (obviously you can't do this while it's playing) the pretty colors you see is a common rainbow color effect that does not indicate quality at all I just noticed that you qualified your tissue suggestion with "when it is not playing." The image of someone trying to lay a tissue on a rapidly spinning CD-R to ascertain its color strikes me as very funny indeed.

oh you can be sure I had a good laugh as well. Picturing it now!! Killer!! Anyway, why not use wax paper instead. Lol

Do a little research on the manufacturers of all those blank cd-r +their companies mentioned in this post.
You may be surprised at the findings.

I gave up on cheap CD-R's many years ago. If I am burning something for a friend I will use Sony CD-R Digital Music. If it's going into my collection from an album or obscure download...I go with a blank MFSL Gold CD-R, they are like $2.99 at any Guitar Center in the USA and I buy them a dozen at a time. You can also get Delkin 25 pack spindles for around $50 bucks. That may sound expensive to some, but I can't stand sunspot jumps or bad recordings in my collection.