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.

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?