cd's for for recording music

[John Walls]

I've been using Maxell Music Pro's, but they quit making them or I just don't know where to get them. What is the best or next best CD's to use?

thanks in advance John W.

[Leroy Golden]

Hey John you might try bhphotovideo.com they have a large selection of Maxell media: B&H # MACDR10JQ Mfr# 648410

[Jack Stoner]

Are you using an old standalone CD recorder that requires the "music" CD's or are you using the PC to make audio CD's? If you are using the PC you don't need the "music" CD's - just regular "Data" CD-R's are all that you need.

I use Ink Jet printable Taiyo-Yuden CD-R's for audio CD production in my home recording studio. Taiyo-Yuden is considered the top line CD-R's.

I get mine from the Supermedia Store

http://www.supermediastore.com/

[Bruce Wutzke]

Jack,
What are you using for a printer? The home ink jet with the cd printer option seems to have vanished. The stand alone cd printer is too much money for the
small jobs.
Thanks, Bruce

[jolynyk]

Bruce, I just bought a new Epson Artisan 835, & Epson have a new one that replaces it.. Awesome All-in-One..
Canon have one too, forget the model number off hand..

[Jack Stoner]

I have two, an Epson Artisan 835 "all in one" and Epson Artisan 810, that I use for printing on ink-jet printable CD's an DVD's.

HP put out a model that prints on CD/DVD's a couple of years ago but had to discontinue it because of Epson patents.

[John Walls]

Jack

Email sent.

Thanks John W.

[Greg Cutshaw]

I use an Epson Artisan 700 series printer which comes with a separate CD tray that pops out of the front of the printer. With "hub printable" CD's the print covers most of the CD face and does not run or smear even with a lot of handling. Magic Mouse Productions "Discus" CD printing software gives professional looking CD's graphics with very little effort and almost no learning curve:

http://www.magicmouse.com/h_discus_detail.html



Greg

[Jack Stoner]

The Epson 800 series has a built in tray for discs, seems to work a little better and faster than the older ones with the separate tray (I've had two of those).

The Epson models that print on CD/DVD's come with "Print CD" program for printing on CD/DVD's and Jewel Case inserts, but I primarily use the mentioned Discus program.

[Don Sulesky]

If HP has stopped making the CD printers than I'd better hold on to mine.
I had two different Epsons and both of them kept catching the CDs. They also left streak marks on my CDs. I've had my HP C5280 for about 4 years and printed hundreds of CDs with it.
To this day no streaks and no jams. I can't say that about the Epson.
Don

[Jack Stoner]

Don, the new Epson's have been greatly improved over the old models with the separate CD tray. So far, I haven't had a bad print with the new models. I used to have problems with the old separate tray models, too.

[Bruce Wutzke]

Wow, thanks guys for all the info. I'll look into those Epson printers. Right now I am still using an HP, but now and then, it just says "You need a genuine HP cartridge".....then it will not print. That is what is in there, but it must want a "genuine NEW" one. Big rip there!

[Don Sulesky]

Jack
Thanks.
I have been looking at Office Max for an upgrade but haven't seen one in the stores.
I'll check out the Epson web site as it's been about 5 years that I've had the HP.
Don

[Jack Stoner]

Don, I have an Artisan 835 "all in one" that I got from Best Buy back in October or November when they had them on sale.