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MAM-A Mitsui vs. Taiyo Yuden - Which One?

I am looking for quality blank CDRs to make duplicates of my CDs. I have noticed improvement in playback over original using even Sony Brand. I have done some research here and so far the Mitsui and Taiyo keeps coming up. I can get the Taiyo for as low as $22 for a 100 bundles. While the Mitsui is much more expensive at around $90 per 100 bundles. Why so much price variance? Thanks in advance for your input.
sd2005gt
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nsgarch
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Mark, thanks for the tip. I don't know why the MAM-A is so much more. They're gold, could that be it? Doesn't seem right. My friends in the music business (film score composers) all use the MAM-A but I never asked why.
avideo
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I own a media duplication company and we have used many thousands of Taiyo Yuden discs. They are well made and the
number of faulty discs we find are minimal. I would be especially wary of any discs you buy off of E-Bay. The savings vs. buying from a legitimate distributor are minimal at best and you might get stuck with a box of "no name" factory rejects being passes off as TYs.
Rather than worrying about saving a few pennies on blank CD-R discs, you might want to consider burning your CD copies on a commercial CD recorder at 1X speed. I've made hundreds just that way and NEVER have playback problems of any type - even with the duplicates I pass on to friends - if the FIRST CD disc is burned at regular playback speed.
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nsgarch
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Avideo, what exactly did you mean when you said,

"if the FIRST CD disc is burned at regular playback speed."

Is that somethin that had to do with using a professional duplicator? Thanx
musicremasterguru
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I buy Taiyo Yuden only and burn them 4X CD or DVD, best place to buy is www.mediasupply.com , they sell Original , i ordered from other web site they were fake i returned all 100 CD-r back for refund, enjoy best of the best life is too short.
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