Printable Audio Blank CDs?

[mlong30]

Hi All,

Can someone recommend the best blank audio/music CD with a printable surface, if they exist?

Thanks!

Matt

[Gen-An]

Do you require CD-Rs that are specifically for audio (meaning they can be used in standalone CD recorders)?

[mlong30]

Do you require CD-Rs that are specifically for audio

Yes

[Gen-An]

Sorry, I don't know of any printable CD-R for audio. I would have recommended Taiyo Yuden printable CD-Rs but they're data/audio use and won't work in standalone CD recorders.

[Noahtuck]

Do you require CD-Rs that are specifically for audio

Yes

Okay you do realize that cd-r's "specificaclly for audio or music" or for standalone cd recorders or the one's labeled/marketed or listed as "MUSIC" cd-r's & the cd-r's you can use to record in your PC's cd or dvd burner to record music/files on are basically the same ?

If you're going to be using them in your PC to make music cd-r's pretty much any quality cd-r will work.

They put some special header/info on the one's they sell as "music cd-r's" so they will work in standalone music cd-r recorders and standard cd-r's won't work in them & they charge more for them so as to get extra $$ for something like a royalty payment. (not the exact technical explanation but basically the jist of it)
But other than that there is really no diff.

A cdr is a cdr is a cdr regardless of how someone or some company try's to market them...

If you live in the U.S. (which we don't know as you never put it in your profile in the 3 years you've been a member) so i will "assume" & here are some at officemax on sale this week...
http://officemax.shoplocal.com/officemax/Default.aspx?action=browsepagedetail&storeid=...id=-2093019084
You can't beat Verbtim's for a local pickup 8)

[Gen-An]

The retail Verbatim CD-Rs aren't using the Mitsubishi AZO dye anymore, they're CMC or Prodisc CD-Rs branded as Verbatim. You can't do any better than these discs: http://www.rima.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=R&Product_Code=1168&C...tegory_Code=TY

[piano632]

Apparently Prodisc makes some, but I don't think Prodisc rates as "best quality":
http://emediadepot.stores.yahoo.net/100pamucdwhi.html

MAM-A also makes some silver & gold ones, which should be about the highest quality you can get:
http://www.gotmedia.com/inkjet-printable-cd-r.html

[Gen-An]

MAM-A is overrated and overpriced. It's nowhere near the quality of the Mitsui discs from back in the day even though supposedly it's based on the same technology.

[piano632]

MAM-A still makes at least *some* excellent quality discs, but maybe also some lower grades of discs. I know HHB, Apogee, and Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab CD-R all use MAM-A discs and they are considered the best out there. I can say I've used some newer HHB discs which have MAM-A/Mitsui ID on them and I can't tell any reduction in quality over the old Mitsui discs.

[MOVIEGEEK]

Use TY:
www.supermediastore.com
www.rima.com

[mlong30]

Do you require CD-Rs that are specifically for audio

Yes

Okay you do realize that cd-r's "specificaclly for audio or music" or for standalone cd recorders or the one's labeled/marketed or listed as "MUSIC" cd-r's & the cd-r's you can use to record in your PC's cd or dvd burner to record music/files on are basically the same ?

If you're going to be using them in your PC to make music cd-r's pretty much any quality cd-r will work.

Actually I'm making the request for blank audio Cd, because I remember with my Xbox system, it wouldn't allow me to copy songs from a CD-R disk. It had be from a commerical CD that I purchased. I then tried to use a blank RW-Audio CD in order to copy audio directly to it, that I have on my computer system, and it worked perfectly. I also noticed that some CD-R disk had problems playing in my car, but when I used the blank audio disk, I had no problems.

If such a thing doesn't exist, I may just try the CD-R TY disk, since I use those for DVDs without any issues.

Matt

[Rich86]

I've been working my way through a pack of Ritek inkjet printable cd-r's purchased from meritline.com - with no problems so far. The burn quality is fine - and the printing using my Epson R320 has been excellent also.