What to look for in purchasing CD-R's for recordin

Having heard a few types in a demonstration for our audio society, I'd say the Mitsui Gold discs probably have the best quality (MFSL sells them, don't know about the others) in terms of clarity and detail. The black discs I've heard have a consistently warmer sound than the standard ones; some people like that. And the differences, while not night and day, are noticeable, which surprised me. One thing you should know is that you should make sure you get the right type of disc for your burner; for example, my Mitsui gold discs are for computer and general use, but unfortunately my Yamaha music server can only cut discs on blank music CD-Rs and so it won't recognize them.

I use Matsui Gold. I buy them online. Here is an interesting link to an article you can read that talks about burning discs and different CDRs:

http://www.genesisloudspeakers.com/

Go to the Downloads section, then click on Whitepapers. The second pdf under white papers is the one.

Many folks prefer the Black CDR (Memorex) and will go even farther claiming that these Clones actually sound better than the original copy.

I have tried many but use the Sony Music CD-Rs consistently now. You can find them at Target.