Quality blanks??

[Cary B. Cornett]

For a while now, I have been keeping two "classes" of CD blanks in stock at my studio. For "ordinary" stuff copied mainly for quick convenience, and for "roughs" after a session, I use whatever cheap stuff I find at Staples.

For final masters and other Really Important stuff, I have been keeping the HHb CDR74 Gold blanks. I don't use them often, so my stock has lasted a long time. Lately, though, I have been needing them more often, and I don't even know if those particular blanks are still available.

What are the current "mastering grade" blanks of choice, and where and how do I get them?

[TotalSonic]

Last batch of HHB Gold's I saw were poor quality - you could see through them when you held them up to the light.

I've gotten very consistent results (tested via Plextools Pro) for Taiyo Yuden silver/blue 52x compatible media. Most mastering engineers I know also use these.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[DaveS]

There has been so much change in the CDR industry the past couple years with regards to media quality...it's definately not what it was. Still, the Taiyo Yuden silver/blue 52x CDR's do seem to be pretty good. I wish my customers were ok with having their short-run jobs done on them. Almost all of them want the silver/silver disks which are not as good in the long run for data retention (or so the vendors tell me...all mine seem to be ok though I don't use them for critical data)

Taiyo still seems to be the one at the top.

[Cary B. Cornett]

I've gotten very consistent results (tested via Plextools Pro) for Taiyo Yuden silver/blue 52x compatible media. Most mastering engineers I know also use these. Where and how do I get them??

[TotalSonic]

Where and how do I get them??

I've found good pricing and service from http://www.meritline.com - I usually buy silver top inkjet printables in bulk spindles.

Do a Google and you'll find a good number of other places that sell Taiyo Yuden media as well.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

[Sean McCoy]

Where and how do I get them??
I've had long term good luck and good pricing from http://www.cdrdvdrmedia.com/

[Rabbit]

I've found good pricing and service from http://www.meritline.com - I usually buy silver top inkjet printables in bulk spindles.

Do a Google and you'll find a good number of other places that sell Taiyo Yuden media as well.

Best regards,
Steve Berson

+1 for meritline and Taiyo Yuden

[CurtZHP]

Another vote for Taiyo Yuden. I've been using their inkjet printable DVD's for about the last four or five years. I can't think of a single time I've ever ended up with a coaster.

[Naturally Digital]

Another vote for Taiyo Yuden. I've been using their inkjet printable DVD's for about the last four or five years. I can't think of a single time I've ever ended up with a coaster.+1

[Brent Evans]

I do my bulk CD orders from http://www.tapes.com/, ironic as it is (National Recording Supplies is the company). Call for best pricing. Our church has had a commercial account with them since we actually did order tapes, before the digital days.