Just curious how many people still adhere to the no faster than x 4 rule for burning cd's??

I just loaded up a stack of Verbatim Super Azo's with tracks and threw caution to the wind and burnED at x 16

I'm guessing time will tell with regards to errors etc, but my mate told me he has always used x 32 and never had a problem.

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I have burned hundreds of discs all at high speed for years and years, and I have never had errors and glitches. Slow burning is a waste of time and one of those perpetual bullshit stories with no basis IMO.

Speed isn't the issue. But IMO if your comp has been on for several days and you start burning, it may cause errors, if Windows is acting slow. So booting the system is good before burn session.

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Na i always burn at full speed and never had any problems.

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Originally posted by djkopernikus Speed isn't the issue. But IMO if your comp has been on for several days and you start burning, it may cause errors, if Windows is acting slow. So booting the system is good before burn session.

Did you test this theory of yours?

it's all 1s and 0s anyway....

either it burns correctly or it doesn't....

there's no gray area

52x all day

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Originally posted by chewy dragee Did you test this theory of yours?

Yes. I have had errors when my comp has been on for days.

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Originally posted by epdarks it's all 1s and 0s anyway.... either it burns correctly or it doesn't.... there's no gray area

lol, that's complete bullshit. I take it you don't really know much about how CDs actually work.

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I burn at 24x without issues. I could go for 52x as any cds I've burned at the speed have worked out fine as well; I'm just a bit more cautious with the cds I actually mix.

I burn at half the speed of the rated media. Never had issues. Definitely no need to burn at anything slower these days.

i burn at 86x never had any issues. Slow burning = donkey nuts

I usually burn at the max speed the CD was designed for. I've personally never had an issue.

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