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In Reply to: The BEST CD 'Tweak' Yet posted by hahax on May 16, 2005 at 20:49:35:
Hi. I have read your post and am quite interested in finding out. You mention "reburning your CDs to black CDs". As I have never heard about this I shall appreciate information on what is it and how to do it.
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Just get some black CDRs at a computer store and burn copies of your CDs on a computer by downloading to a file and then burning the CDR.
Not all black CDR's are made the same. A CD can be any color you like, colored dye is injected into the protective polycarbonate layer the laser passes through. Some belive that a black dyed polycarbonate layer somehow absorbs scattered laser light and reduces jitter, or otherwise does something to make CD's sound better. Others belive that at a 780nm wavelength, the laser of a CD player burns right through the polycarbonate layer, unaffected.What does make a big difference is the type of dye used on the recording surface. There are many different types, and it's impossible to tell by looking at the disc what type of recording dye is being used. The good stuff is made by either Mitsui or Taiyo Yuden of Japan. Ritek also makes decent discs, but Mitusi and Taiyo are considered the best. Most other discs are made by Prodisc and CMC, and aren't signifigantly different from each other.
The only way to tell who made a disc is to pop it in a CD burner, and use a utility like Nero CD Info, which can decode the manufactuer's ID from the blank CDR.
Mitsui and Taiyo Yuden discs are hard to find in stores. Some Fuji discs are made by Taiyo, Mitsui are almost never found in retail establishments (they're expensive.) The easiest place to find both is online.
I have been trying to find the black Mitsui and Taiyo Yuden but all I have been able to find are gold and silver CDR from both manufacturers. Any suggestions on an internet supplier?
Mobile Fidelity makes black poly layer CDR's, OEM'd by Mitsui. They are EXPENSIVE for CDR's, even Mitsui's, especailly just for a bit of ink injected into the CDR layer.If you shop around you can get decent prices on bulk Mitusi's. I bought a pack of 100 Taiyo Yuden's from Newegg for $50, which isn't bad.
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