Can anyone recommend a decent make cd-r .......

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  1. fiddla

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    Can anyone recommend a decent make cd-r .......

    ........ for use with cdj1000's ??

    Any links if poss please to buy online !!

    Had a few different makes and they have been very hitty-missy , tracks jumping / skipping , loss of bpm reading etc .

    cheers in advance :D
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    Sony?

    50 from HMV for a tenner.

    You get what you pay for, I use these with my denon player - no bother whatsoever ;)
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    I tend to find mine skip anyway. Think it's probably my writer although nass said that playing music could make them skip.
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    writing them at slower speeds usually improves the quality too, if you're having loads of bother try using 8x, it'll still do a CD in ten minutes.
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    cheers m8 , yeah i thought it could be the writing speeds as well , im useing win xp 64 and for some reason nero wont let me burn in any thing other than the maximum speed !!
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    svp.co.uk are the best retailer to buy online, check their recommendations for premium cdr.
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    Big Pockets are also meant to be very good e-tailers.

    I think Vertabim are one of the best out there..
    Although I wouldn't expect Sony to be far from the top of the pile..
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    I tend to use Sony & Maxell's

    Never had any bother with em :up:
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    You using express or the nero burning rom?
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    express m8 7.0.1.4
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    do as conway says mate - just try writing at lower speeds with your current media.

    for data it doesnt really matter but for audio, it's better writing at lower speeds if you get problems :up:
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    Hope on msn erm
  14. ManofScience

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    good advice - 4 speed to make sure.

    as for this one, put the blank cd in first, before you open Nero, then when u open nero, it checks the disk format and gives u what speeds it can burn at :up: works the same with DVDs
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    i've never had a cd fuck up on me. I use verbatim
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    ive never had bother with philips cd-r's or the rw's :up:
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    not in xp 64 it dosent m8 !!!
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    Don't know if this has been said but you need to be careful with the environment your PC is in when writing a CD.

    1) Don't play music with beats, this can affect the laser..

    2) Don't step heavily in your room or slam doors

    3) Write at the lower speeds (i.e. 8x)

    I stick to these rules and my music plays perfectly every time - using a standard 52x CD Writer, 3 years old, and rediculously cheap CD-Rs from Ebay.
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    i never have any probs like me self:D :D
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    neither have I, I'm tight so use shit cds, and burn at the highest speed and have never had any problems using tracks on my cdj1000 :)
  21. ManofScience

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    there's your problem then ;)

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