Using cheap CD-R disc on Audio recorder

Right. The cheapest CD-Rs are computer only. They have a Compact Disk Recordable logo but they are not designed for music. I can record and play back music on them on my computers CD burner but few audio CD players will play them and almost no DVD players will. My Harmon Kardon burner will not recognize them either to record or to play. The next up are the music CDRs which will work on the music burners. But again almost no DVD player will recognize them, but most CD players will. It's not the brand that's the issue, its the type of cdr. Music or data. The data CD-Rs are going for around $0.40 each and the music for about twice that. Still cheap.

I should report that all the digital CD-R "Digital Audio" designated discs I have made all play, without fail, on my Pioneer DV-525 DVD player into a Bel Canto DAC1. I would also like to say, in the spirit of this site in the "good old days," my Pioneer W839 is WAY better than Craig's W739. [:)] Charlie

.....the Pioneer W739 is less than 9 months old and already an antique?? I do think I paid a lot more than Charlie did for his machine, so mine MUST be better, ie more "high end". NO? Get pixelated Charlie! Cheers. Craig

You can record on cheaper grade computer CD blanks with the Phillips CDR880. It can be fooled into recording on the computer media. Stereophile magazine reported this and Phillips pulled the CDR880, but many had already been sold. I am sorry, but I do not remember the Stereophile issue that covered this. I, however, do know how to do it and will
be glad to help anyone who is interested. (Please email me direct) The only problem in doing this is that you cannot pause during the recording process. It is great for copying CD's directly to the lower cost media.

Keis, the problem you are having with computer grade CDR's not playing in cd players that audio grade CDR's play in is very, very unusual. It has been my experience that once finalized there is no diference between the two regarding the ability to play back. Either the cd player will play CDR's or won't. I have had some experiences where a CD player will reject a certain brand of CDR's regardless of whether it is audio or computer. I'm not saying your experiences are false, just unusual. I would like to know more. BTW, I have burned over 2500 or more CDR's, for my use or others, with at least 10 diferant brands, old and new, made in USA, Japan or Tiwain, Audio or Computer with consistant result. Either the cd player plays CDR's or it doesn't. The discs I have recorded on computer grade cd's are happily spinning in no fewer than 20 diferant types of audio cd players and none of these have rejected them and accepted only audio CDR's. PSBTW, Some players will play CDR's but never play CDRW's. Apparently the laser in these decks are incapable of reading CDRW's. Let me know more about the problems you been having, that way I can, as well as others, learn to avoid them.