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rewritable cd sound quality?
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i can't find out on google, but are rewritable cds the same sound quality wise as normal ones that you only use once? probably a stupid question but was wondering
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Simple answer yes.
If you're recording MP3s then the quality will depend on the level of compression not the disk itself.
If there are any errors copying or playing the disk then the effects will probably not be subtle. Randomly changing a one to a zero or vice versa usually ends up producing splats and clicks for example.
One thing to note though. A recordable CD is less reflective than a commercially produced CD. So can be more prone to error playing back if the laser on the player is a bit iffy.
In general yes, but to minimise the possibility of errors, e.g. skipping, bad batches etc., I'd recommend makes such as Verbatim or Taiyo Yuden, which IMO are the daddies of recordable media.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbatim_Corporation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiyo_Yuden
Basically, don't buy cheap recordable media, whether it be once write or re-recordable. You get what you pay for.
If however you burn a Data CD with audio files then you are limited to about 700MB of capacity. mp3 at 128kb/s is about 1MB per minute so you could burn over 700 minutes worth of audio at that bitrate.
128 kb/s .mp3 is rather poor sound quality though, on average.
Personally, I'd go for at least 192, but better 320 (which is near CD quality) for .mp3. However, if you can find a FLAC rendition, then you are quids in.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC
Cheers,
David.
CD players have to be specifically designed to accommodate CD-RW's - they are far less reflective than CD-R's and even more less reflective than proper stamped CD's.
Most older players won't even read them, and some even have trouble with CD-R's.
They are also more expensive than CD-R and after you have used one a few times you might struggle to rewrite to one anyway, scratches etc etc.
But assuming the stereo system/CD player can read them then there won't be any difference in audio quality.
This is from memory, nor been using either CDR type for years.
Burning more slowly may help and try to avoid over burning, as that can affect compatibility issues. Also buying CDs over 700 Mb capacity (80 mins) can cause problems. 650 Mb (74 mins) was the original standard size IIRC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc