kudyba Posted May 10, 2001 Share Posted May 10, 2001 Prices to rise for CD-R discs Wholesale prices for CD-recordable discs will spike this summer, a new report asserts, although the increase should be short-lived. Read all about it on ZDNet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fet Posted May 11, 2001 Share Posted May 11, 2001 Bought 100 CDR blanks for $15.99 at CompUSA last week (no cases). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphajerk Posted May 11, 2001 Share Posted May 11, 2001 they are pretty cheap right now, apparently the report claims it will only affect the retailers and not the consumers. alphajerk FATcompilation "if god is truly just, i tremble for the fate of my country" -thomas jefferson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miroslav Posted May 11, 2001 Share Posted May 11, 2001 Originally posted by fet: Bought 100 CDR blanks for $15.99 at CompUSA last week (no cases). Which brand? miroslav - miroslavmusic.com "Just because it happened to you, it doesn't mean it's important." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fet Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 Generic CompUSA brand, I think. No printing on the discs except a tiny serial number by the center hole. Shrink-wrapped in a stack of 100. On sale that week for $10 off normal price, if I remember right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 I've always wondered about the bargain CD-Rs. We're committing data to these for long-term storage, and who knows whether these are the equivalent of the Ampex "sticky tape" from the 70s? Does anyone have any leads on the reliability of various types of CD-R media? Does price make a difference? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Worthington Posted May 12, 2001 Share Posted May 12, 2001 Originally posted by Anderton: I've always wondered about the bargain CD-Rs. We're committing data to these for long-term storage, and who knows whether these are the equivalent of the Ampex "sticky tape" from the 70s? Does anyone have any leads on the reliability of various types of CD-R media? Does price make a difference? Funny you should mention this. In preparation for the big "move everything around" remodel in the studio I was wading through a year's worth of old audio magazines. There was an article in the March 2001 issue of Audio Media on CD Media. They compared everything from HHB and Appogee to Imation and Ricoh. After testing with a Clover CD analyzer they discovered to their amazement (and mine) that all the discs tested had an average BLER of less than 6. Remember that the Redbook standard allows for a BLER of up to 220. There appeared to be very little correlation between price and error rate. My guess is that most discs will hold up fairly well if treated properly. I dug out a couple of CD-R's I recorded in 1989. They're still fine. Of course I made a backup while I had them out. http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/smile.gif jw Affiliations: Jambé Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantasticsound Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 Did the article discuss wear and tear? I've been led to believe that some discs scratch easier than others. Is this true for any of you. I haven't really noticed a big difference. (Incidentally, when Mars carried Microboards media, I was able to get singles in jewel cases at lower cost than bulk shrinkwrapped media there.) Neil It's easiest to find me on Facebook. Neil Bergman Soundclick fntstcsnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 >>There appeared to be very little correlation between price and error rate. << That's useful info. Next question: is there any correlation between price and longevity? Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBartus Posted May 13, 2001 Share Posted May 13, 2001 I believe it has something to do with the dye formulation used in the CD-R. Whether it's cyanine or pthalocyanine or whatever the new colors are... A few years ago in Mix (gasp!), Mr. St. Croix wrote a column specifically about this issue. At the time, the two big CD-R dye colors were green and gold. Accelerated aging tests proved that the green CD-Rs were very susceptible to degradation from common light sources, while the gold ones were a much more durable medium. In my practical day-to-day usage, my computer-based CD-R drive will record onto anything I put into it. But my stand-alone hardware Marantz CDR 615 rejects the "bulk discs" and only allows recording onto stuff like Quantegy or Apogee or HHB blanks. Does this machine sense something fishy about these bulk discs? Hmm... ------------------ John Bartus Radio Active Productions We Make Great Radio Happen - Guaranteed. 1-888-93-RADIO www.radioactivedigital.com John Bartus Music From The Fabulous Florida Keys www.johnbartus.com www.cdbaby.com/bartus www.radioactivedigital.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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