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Posted by TranceArmstrong on Jan-17-2007 05:48:

CDs

Is there an accepted brand of CD-R that is better than others? Or does it not matter? Are most blank CDs the same? Just asking this question because I was reading somewhere in DJ promotion someone saying that they stopped using Memorex CDs for burning mp3s because of problems with skipping.

Posted by on Jan-17-2007 05:52:

Stick with the main brands (Maxell, Memorex, Sony, etc), and you shouldn;t have any problems..

I am a personal fan of Maxell.. Have always worked great for me.

Posted by sleepydragon on Jan-17-2007 11:43:

i like infiniti but im not sure if it matters or not what you use.

Posted by AnomalyConcept on Jan-17-2007 17:00:

Don't use cheap media. I suppose it's okay in a bind, but make sure the tracks actually play through without any issues.

Sort of on that issue, I've had CDs that play just fine in my CDJs but refuse to play in a (stock) car CD player.

Posted by adder on Jan-17-2007 17:13:

avoid CD-RW, I've had no end of problems with those.

Posted by DjWoody on Jan-17-2007 17:33:

If it's for Mixed CDS I'm giving away, than I use cheap media. If it's for burning tracks that I will play, than I use VERBATIM, or Memorex Black. Cheap media changes color and peels off after a while.

Posted by cmay119 on Jan-19-2007 00:51:

Use CD-R's Manufactured in Japan in comparison to Taiwan. If it's Manufactured in Japan the media is more than likely fabricated by the company Taiyo Yuden, whom are supposed to be the best when it comes to blank/recordable media.

Multiple companies such as Imation, Fujifilm, Maxell, ect. All buy the recordable media from Taiyo Yuden and then restamp with there own printing.

Right on the side of the spindle when you're purchasing the media, it should say where the CD-R's were made (near the barcode).

Posted by Kaveh on Jan-19-2007 00:52:

I use Verbatim. Never had any problems.

Posted by Dojomaster26 on Jan-21-2007 06:08:

What cmay said, although I'll add that Khypermedia has been a really good brand for CD-Rs (and a good price too). The last spindle of CD-Rs that I bought were Office Depot brand, and they have worked flawlessly.

Posted by Mr.Mystery on Jan-21-2007 09:49:

Never had any problems with any brand.

Posted by Sandeep C. on Jan-21-2007 10:23:

It never ceases to amaze me, the amount of people who buy 1000 blank CDR's from the local market for a fiver. Then can't believe their bad luck when on Saturday night the CD jumps right in the middle of that Gabriel & Dresden Remix that's rocking your crowd.

I'm a bit of a geek with this stuff, so here's the deal. It's not so much the brand of CDR, but the dye used. The best dye in the world is Taiyo Yuden. These guys make CDR's for a number of companies like Verbatim, Maxell, etc. So you need to do your research and get a CDR with the TY dye. Verbatim Pastels have said dye and work really well on CDJ's.

Posted by leph555 on Jan-21-2007 13:55:

TAIYO YUDEN are my favorite, had a stack of 100, i used all of them and no problem at all with them.