SteveFord 1,059 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 BillD mentioned starting a thread on burned CDs. I've been fooling around, comparing burned CDs against the originals, and I'm finding that the burned CDs DO sound better than the originals. I'm not quite sure why that is - I suspect that my burner has something to do with it. Here's a link if you're interested: http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/global/brochures/CDR830Plus_Brochure.pdf That burner has been discontinued but they pop up every so often on Audiogon for a reasonable price. At any rate, have other people on this forum noticed a difference between the copies and the originals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD 239 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 As I said, I have. My rationale for this is that the disk is actually written (burned with a laser), not stamped. There are other possibilities, too, that I do believe come into play. Unlike the popular myth that error correction just "guesses" at what is right if it can't read a section of a disk, most algorithms just stop at that point and declare the disk damaged and unreadable. Good error correction techniques always get the data bit-perfect through various means, alternate tracks, error-correction codes on the data, redundancy, etc. A dubbing machine will buffer that information into memory (or if you're using a computer, into zeros and ones, first into memory then onto disk). Burning reads this information and re-creates the disk with a laser onto a hard surface, not stamped into mush and allowed to cool. I think the better defined edges of burned CDs are what make them sound better. This could be total bullshit, but it's my rationale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Pwr 765 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Steve, have you recieved your black discs you ordered and if so can you tell any differance between them and other high quality and or regular discs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichP714 3,151 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Some say burning speed has something to do with it as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord 1,059 Posted March 8, 2009 Author Share Posted March 8, 2009 Blues, I can not discern any difference between black and silver discs on instrumentals. I'm doing a CD with a few more vocals on them (Zappa - You Are What You Is) to see if that will help. Anyone who wishes to try for themselves, just say the word and I'll ship you some discs to listen to. Just listened to some vocals with Stax headphones on and I can't tell which disc is silver and which is black. I'd flunk a blind test on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Pwr 765 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Steve that would be awesome. If you could send some my way that would be great, I'll give them a listen. I use a Phillips 775 CDR and seem to get good results with it, would like to hear some burned on another stand alone unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord 1,059 Posted March 10, 2009 Author Share Posted March 10, 2009 Send me a PM with your address, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues Pwr 765 Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Steve, PM sent let me know if you don't get it, thanks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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