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Looking for a certain type of blank cd

Currently I have a Sony RCD-500C cd/recorder and every now and then I like to record some analog to cd. According to the Sony manual,in order to record anything the cd has to say CD-R AUDIO on it , or the player will not recognize it and the display will say " Blank Cd ".

While I can find the cd-r audio cd's, I was wondering if anybody knows if they make a cd-r audio rewritable ?

Its the audio part that I guess is the important part.
riley804
sid42
244 posts
 
You do need "Music" cdr's. I have had great luck with TDK 80 minute "music" cdr's. Online, try "shop4tech.com" and they probably have anything you need. My machine is a Marantz CDR500, a pro model.
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mofimadness
4,152 posts
 
"Music" and "Audio" CD-Rs are exactly the same thing. The link I provided above, lists this spec if you scroll down the page:

"Compatible with the widest range of recording devices, including home audio CD recorders, which only record with authorization from a special data flag that's included on TDK Music CD RW"

That "special data flag" is the difference bewteen computer CD-Rs and music/audio CD-Rs...thanks to the RIAA.
krusty2k
40 posts
 
Had similar problem with a pioneer unit. In my case I found that not all "music CD-R" blanks are the same. Some of the "off" brands I got from Wal-mart simply did not work. I switched to Memorex CD-R's, readily available at Best Buy, and have no problems since.
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