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

I buy the item marked as TAI-CDR80WPHP, which is available in quantities as low as 100. I don't have a thermal printer so use the ink-jet version.

Yes, the burner makes just as much of a difference as the media. That's why I stated TY media on a Plextor Premium burner. All burners are different. My Alesis Masterlink absolutely does NOT like Black CD-R media while my Tascam DV-RA 1000 loves it. That's why you have to check your error rates for each burner/media to acheive the best match!

Regards,
Bruce

Thank you everyone for the great replies. What if I am simply making copies on my PC? I would only be making a handful of CD's so I don't want to purchase a large number of blank CD's.

What if I am simply making copies on my PC? I would only be making a handful of CD's so I don't want to purchase a large number of blank CD's.

Memorex black CD-Rs in Best Buy will do the job just fine. $20 for 50-disc spindle. You can use them for data as well and they sound very good.

Thanks Audphile1. Most likely any recording I would be doing is making copies for people who are not audiophiles or making CD's to use in my Van.

Another question - I notice that CD's state a record speed, such as, "up to 48x". Does this speed have any bearing on quality?