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[shelly]

There's such a wide variation in the cost of cdr discs.  Is there a difference in quality between the low and high end of recording media and what effect does the quality of the media have on the sound quality?  Should I use those discs designated for music compared to those labeled "data" cdr's?

Listening to: 'The Midnight Sun' from 'A Vintage Years' by 'George Shearing/Mel Tormé' on Media Jukebox
Shelly

[Random]

Quality of media tends to effect longevity (i.e. how long the burned disk maintains it's integrity), compatibility (i.e. the ability to play the disk in other machines/cd players) and can effect the 'burn factor' (i.e. how many coasters you end up with ).

Don't bother with 'music' cds just use the plain data ones if for no other reason than they're cheaper.

Good quality media is made by TAIYO YUDEN (i.e. Fuji spindles and HP spindles and, I think, IBM spindles) and Kodak if you can still find them (they've left the business of making blank cds).

[shelly]

Thanks, Random. I thought only video tapes were prone to loss of integrity over time.  Looks like my bargain cdr's may not have been such a bargain

[AlonsoN]

Lots of detail and good information can be had over at the cd-rw.org forums, specifically the CD-R Media Forum:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/forum_view.cfm/39

Andy McFadden's CD-Recordable FAQ:
http://www.cdrfaq.org

See the threads on CD-R quality and longevity:
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/1997
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/3723

To see cd-r media mfgr/dye type: of  you have you will need CDR Identifier
http://www.gum.de/it/download/english.htm