Do CD-R's sound the same as originals

You ought to do that. Actually, even my brother who isn't an audiophile heard the difference immediately. And this wasn't some half ass copy either, this one was made by a Tascam CDRW5000 with a Meridian 506.24 as the transport. I am not seeking to put machinery before music...NEVER HAVE, NEVER WILL. And thank YOU for THAT kind compliment, along with the continuing judgemental attitude. If you have such a problem with all of this, you ought to refrain from commenting in this thread, since you can't control your emotions, and aren't bringing anything even remotely objective to the table.

The epitome of arrogance, dear carl, is using the word without knowing how to spell it. I am not afraid to admit my human frailty. When it comes to music, if you really listen to IT and not the metal or wooden box it comes out of, it is, indeed, very hard to control one's emotions. Maybe I'm wrong about the sound of CDR's, but I sure like the music I can put on them. Maybe my system just "isn't resolving enough" (what a condescending load of garbage), or my hearing doesn't extend into the supersonic range. And who said these comments needed to be objective? What I believe, not what I omnisciently claim to be fact, is that there is so little difference between original and copy that, without direct comparison, most people will detect none. So copy away, fellow music lovers, but please don't pirate them. As much as we generally despise the record companies, they're there because they can make money doing it. If they can't make money by selling CD's, there goes the music biz.

Forgive my spelling, and I'll forgive your cheap shot of pointing it out. Look, I don't need a moral lecture from you on this, and I never said that the comparisons were anything other than "direct", nor did I ever say that I didn't enjoy putting music on CD-R's (I do). My point in this thread was to answer the question at the top, and not to belabor it to those who are closed-minded on the subject. If you can't hear a difference, I'LL SAY ONE LAST TIME, PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME (or snidely imply) THAT I DO NOT, or otherwise presume in a most pompous manner that your system is somehow more resolved than mine (and therefore I am hearing some other anomaly). THAT IS THE EPITOME OF ARROGANCE, at least in this hobby...and NOT just making a typo when typing the word. And BTW, "supersonic" refers to velocity, and not frequency. AND IF YOU ARE SO PETTY AND IMMATURE THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE THE LAST WORD HERE, THEN I AM EVOLVED AND CONFIDENT ENOUGH TO ALLOW YOU THE INSOLENT PLEASURE OF HAVING IT, madisonears. So have at it (and realize that in doing so, you are illustrating your personal bias against ME, for everyone here to judge)...

Now stop it boys. Go play outside.

I'd like to better understand what is going on in the making of a CDR, because apparently I don't - I thought that the most basic form of creation for a CDR on a computer was a straight reading of the bits off the original and writing of those same bits onto the CDR. What actually happens? And, BTW for the poster who asked - I'm in the process of copying all my CDs - largely to put the copy into a CD changer, freeing the original to be taken in the car, to work, or somewhere else in the house. Putting the CDRs in the changer allows for inserting all the title / track info which gives total flexibility in moving the discs around without having to use the cryptic UI on the player.