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cd burning speed

i've previously read here that to make the best sounding copy, you should burn at 1-2x only. although i definitely hear a difference between different blank cd-rs (cheapies don't sound as good), i don't hear a difference between copies burned at 1x or 16x. who's right? thanks for your response.
kb54
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rar1
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If you are making a copy ... logically, there is no conversion of data. The 0's and the 1's were already decided when the source disc was created and you are just making a straight copy. Can the cd burner make a mistake in copying the bits ... I guess it is possible. I can not hear differences when I make CD copies (Apple eMAC CD burner)... but, if people hear differences ... who am I to say. Regards, Rich
ghostrider45
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There shouldn't be data loss at the higher burning speeds, but the copies may exhibit higher inherent jitter due to inferior definition of reflective boundaries. Depends on the blank quality and the burner.
deluxe
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i have old teac burner. and i hate it but i do notice a diffrence in sound quality bewteen a 2x and 4x. not that the 4x sounds bad,it's just that 2x is a *bit*(ok everyone groan)better. and defenitely worth the same the time if i care about a recording.

kb54 at least you tested things for yourself. if it was the same to you that cool. :)

and i do agree with you on the cheap blanks sounding crappy yuck. :(
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