Are all blank CDR'S created equal ???

Never thought about this much and have been satisfied with TDK but will definitely check this other brand out. thanks.

I haven't tested for sound, but I can tell you that in the world of archivists, the Kodak gold (now discontinued) and the Mitsui gold win all the longevity tests.

Hello Mr. President (always wanted to say that;.). Could someone please post a web site where these Mitsui CD blanks are available? I've never heard of them, but have gotten very good results with Maxell, Sony, and even the pretty inexpensive Memorex that some seem to bitch about.

I have a Sony ES CD player, Pioneer CD recorder/player, and Levinson M37 transport and all read and play all these CD-Rs just fine-- think I've also had a few TDKs. My daughter's Denon CD player and her car CD player also read/play them with no problem. And the sound quality of all is equal as near as I can tell.

From what I've gleaned off the inet, the blue-green dyes now used in CD-R blanks are much more stable than those from 2-3 years ago. Cheers Mr. President. Craig

Craig, after saying those words, do you know feel like a "top advisor" ? : ) Sean
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Here's a site that sells the Mitui Gold for $.77 each for 100 to 500 w/o jewel cases: http://www.cddimensions.com/cd-r_media/mtc-r74tgg-cb.asp

and another where one can buy packs of 25 with jewel cases at $1.35 each:
http://www.arcal.com/goldinjewelbox.html

Let your search engine do the walking.

BTW, black cd blanks by Memorex and PNY are said by some to sound the best for audio. Have tried them and they work fine, although I can't say I can hear any difference compared with others I've used. Look sexy though with gold lettering on a black background. <:)