I've used 52X Taiyo Yudens to burn my CDs, but the 8X seem more rated for my paper labels. I burn from IMAC Itunes. Which is best for quality music?
367692
Burning at 52x is fine with standard quality CDR-writers these days.The old days of needing a $200+ Plextor drive and burning at 1x are long-gone.
367693
The slower you burn the disks the less jitter and the better the audio quality. So burn at the slowest speed you can use with your software. Cd's for music are 52X. Dvd's are 8X.
367694
I'm not sure if my experience will help you at all. I own a Roland CD-2U SC/CD Recorder and use the Taijo Yudens discs following advice from Roland technician. The results have been excellent and the quality of the discs is superb. Other brands didn't produce any good results.
1485869
Works but my computer used 3-4 cd's. I recommend getting a 64GB Flash drive. Longer lasting, less of a headache and it will save you more time. It's worth it. Amazon has good deals. PNY, Kingston or San Disk work well for me. Right now Amazon has them for a great deal that you can't get in local stores.
1484937
I'd say regular cd-rs, I've not heard of music only cds. I'm using Ridata 52x. Cannot answer your 2nd question
1791577
Hello! These discs are not considered archival. The use of the word "archival" is a little grey in Amazon listings, as resellers have the ability to list products and write the product names and product details. Taiyo Yuden/JVC does make two Archival discs, one is built to the ISO standard, but its not available on Amazon at this time. You can find it if you search for "ISO Certified - JVC White Inkjet Printable Archival DVD-R - 25 Pack" or UPC code 046838049965. JVC Taiyo also just came out with a gold/silver hybrid DVD, which is also considered Archival. You can find it under "JVC/Taiyo Yuden Archival DVD-R - Dual Silver Alloy/Gold-Silver Alloy Reflective Layer, 4.7GB, 16x, White Inkjet Hub-Printable" or UPC code 046838070327. The ISO Archival is a little more cumbersome to work with, as it requires a whole testing drive process to live up to the ISO standard. The Gold-Silver hybrid will give you the archival life you are looking for, without the ISO quality procedures to follow. I hope this helps!
137093
Yes, it should record fine. That 4x speed that's printed on the label means it can accommodate speeds up to 4 times.Actually, my Tascam recorder will only make copies at 2x speed and they are fine. I've used a good many of theseTDK 4x CDs and have never had any trouble with any of them. Hope this proves helpful to you. Bob H.
1583189
I have found these disks better than Memorex or some of the others. As a graphic designer I use them for back up of all jobs and photographs. I am a mac person and use Toast for all my burning. Very occasionally do you have a disk that is substandard. I have used them to copy my own personal videos and have had no problem. And the cost is better than most. I can vouch for certainly a couple of year since I started using them.
742960
Yes. I use ITunes to burn live cds (no gap between tracks). You can use it to rip the original cd, then use it to burn the copy.
801850
As for the highest speed for CD burning, both the burner and burning software may have to support that specific speed. However, as far as I know, for the lowest speed burning, there is no limit on the burner and you can select a typical low speed that you want on your burning software. I also usually burn important CDs with equal or less than ×8 speed and sometimes ×4 and even ×2. I am currently using the Nero Burning ROM software and PX-891SAW and had no problem in burning CDs below ×8 speed. It is likely that the '16X' speed written on the Taiyo Yuden blank CD may be the recommended fastest speed for burning and not the lowest speed. As for the highest speed for CD burning, both the burner and burning software may have to support that specific speed. However, as far as I know, for the lowest speed burning, there is no limit on the burner and you can select a typical low speed that you want on your burning software. I also usually burn important CDs with equal or less than ×8 speed and sometimes ×4 and even ×2. I am currently using the Nero Burning ROM software and PX-891SAW and had no problem in burning CDs below ×8 speed. It is likely that the '16X' speed written on the Taiyo Yuden blank CD may be the recommended... » Read More As for the highest speed for CD burning, both the burner and burning software may have to support that specific speed. However, as far as I know, for the lowest speed burning, there is no limit on the burner and you can select a typical low speed that you want on your burning software. I also usually burn important CDs with equal or less than ×8 speed and sometimes ×4 and even ×2. I am currently using the Nero Burning ROM software and PX-891SAW and had no problem in burning CDs below ×8 speed. It is likely that the '16X' speed written on the Taiyo Yuden blank CD may be the recommended fastest speed for burning and not the lowest speed. « Show Less
474796
I had the same question when I last purchased this item. I read the technological description on both labels and could not find any difference except outside packaging. I have used both disks and found no difference in recording or playing capabilities. They are frequently on sale thru Amazon and Staples so look around before you buy at $60.
52804
I don't have any Apple computers. however the unit works very well on my Dell Sys (Studio XPS) I have included the manufacturers data and it does reference Mac so.... here you are hope it helps Kanguru Solutions Kanguru DVDRW DriveThe Kanguru DVDRW Drive provides high speed DVD and CD burning for PC, Notebook and Mac users. Dual Layer technology allows youto burn nearly twice as much data (up to 8.5GB) to a single disc, allowing you to create high quality DVDs. The LightScribe label burning allows you to burn custom labels onto your LightScribe compatible CD or DVD media. Simply plug the drive into an available USB port for instant access to a 24x DVD/RW drive.
1691808
I run Audacity on my older MacBook with Snow Leopard & export the files into iTunes, so iOS 7 is probably irrelevant. I can sync any tunes I burned to my iPhone thru iTunes. The turntable connects via USB; you should make sure Audacity is compatible with Mavericks. Here's the thing with this or any turntable converter - you are copying analog audio to digital files in real time, which means if you have 300 hours of music on vinyl (like me) it will take 300 hours to copy them all. (If you're looking to convert cassette tapes you may be able to find solutions that can transfer at higher speeds.) Then you have to break up the files into individual songs, which Audacity doesn't do on its own, although there is a way to do it with the software (I'm learning this step now). It's very time consuming. There may be other programs that can recognize breaks between songs, but the fact is there's still noise between songs on your albums (needle chatter, old scratches, etc.). I'm happy with this turntable and the software; for about 100 bucks I'll be able to transfer a bunch of vinyl that I own plus a bunch more that a relative had to let go so I'm trying to give them their music back. But make no mistake, it's a bare-bones solution. If you want to press a button and have your vinyl broken into individual songs, cleaned up of analog noise and catalogued you'll have to spend a LOT more money - if the solution even exists.
1072570
I use these on my computer and they work perfectly. I use Roxio Easy Media Creator 10 and have had no problem. I do have to create an image on my computer and then burn the image to the blank DVD. I tried copying directly from one disc to the other and it didn't work well. However, by burning a copy to the computer and then computer to blank it does just fine. Hope this helps.
2241419
I use AnyDVD, a program I purchased a several years ago and I think if works great. The company also offers cloneDVD2 which I use to burn the disks. These are separate programs that do different things but the two of them together give you unlimited possibilities. Automatic updates also come. I have been happy with the company and programs over a long period of time. I assume they have AnyDVD and CloneDVD2 for Mac also, but have not really checked. I have a PC. Check out their website. http://www.slysoft.com/download.html
1314314
The are both the same crappy MP3 format!! If you care about audio quality you will use Apple Lossless. The trouble is this prevents you from D/L Songs or Albums. The best way is to buy the CD and rip it to iTunes. You can change the format you rip it in "Preferences" on iTunes....Import...format. You can however go to HDtracks.com and get great Audio Quality D/L's although their selection is not probably what you are looking for and more expensive than just buy the CD. Magoo I know D/L is convenient but it returns horrible quality!!!!! Take any CD you know very well and rip a song or two to iTunes in Apple LossLess. Then D/L that same song(s) and you should be able to easily hear the difference! If you just want background noise then continue to D/L the MP3's. Life is all about priorities!!! Magoo
1176620
This device will allow you to burn audio CDs with music files that you have in your iTunes. Please refer to following "How to" link:http://sanoxy.com/cddvd-burners/
1553420
That sounds good. I am in the process of reripping the CDs that are WMA's - I knew the Ipod wouldn't play them, and I was worried about the sound quality with converted files. Thanks for the reply!
302967
all you're doing is wasting your time. burners have been developed and perfected to handle fast burn speeds. ESPECIALLY for something as old as CDs. you're not getting 'better results' or 'better quality' you're just wasting your time and burning the disc significantly slower than you need to