Audio-only discs, burn speed not listed

[Wayniac]

I have some Traxdata audio-only discs..for digital audio use and all that mumbo jumbo.

There isn't a recommended burn speed on the fron of the disc or its case. Thus is the record speed set to say 1x so that it can be used with a standalone recorder from Philips or Traxdata..you know the type, they're like a bog standard cd player except you can record on them.

This would make these discs inferior to normal cd-r discs since they can only withstand a low burn speed. Some people have even mentioned that burning at a lower speed actually stresses a cd-r disc more than burning at say 12x or 16x.

Any help gratefully appreciated.

Bye.

[jase]

See my other post for more details :)

Most modern media is optimised for 8x writing, as most writers being used are that speed. That means that they will write reliably up to twice that amount, ie 16-speed. Audio only disks are typically using the same dye formulation as was used when discs were optimised for 4-speed. But in any case, all these discs should work at 1-speed or 8-speed. At 12x and above the audio discs are well out of spec, although some manufacturers now are simply putting the extra info on stock 16x-rated (8x-optimised) media as it rarely causes problems. You can't stress a blank disk by writing on it, not unless it's really cheap (I have seen some CMC disks which look like the top surface has been affected by a burn, but they still work OK).

[Wayniac]

Thanks for your reply m8.

Will try and burn these Traxdata audio-only at 4x using EZCD 4.

I guess it's a bit of a con then, if these discs are in fact inferior to other discs.

Thanks again.

~~Wayniac~~

[Wayniac]

Just wanted to say I got an update thanks to Traxdata's online help.

I posted them a question regarding brun speeds/quality of audio-only cd's. They quickly responded, saying that upto 4x there's no difference between the orignial and the cop...I mean backup(!).

Traxdata says they test their discs in a record studio.

Thanks Traxdata, for your quick and polite response.

[BOT]

Audio cds are only played at 1x anyway, so why burn any faster?