nospam wrote: > In article <slrng5k2ld.i0d.gsm@cable.mendelson.com>, Geoffrey S. > Mendelson <gsm@mendelson.com> wrote: > >>> if you want to burn at 1x, look for music cds. they're designed to be >>> used in set top burners (attached to a home stereo, not a computer) >>> which record real time and they're optimized for 1x burns. >>> unfortunately, they're more expensive due to the music industry 'tax.' >> I haven't seen them in 10 years. Audio CD recorders were never very >> big here. > > i saw some audio cds in a store a few years ago (not that i actively > look for them), but i've never seen an audio recorder nor do i know > anyone who bought one.
Well... some brands are still making them as 'dual-recorders' for dublicating CDs from a master to a copier, but they are really expensive...
I bought one, a semi-professional Philips, - which was going to be used for music production. But though it was ISO505 certified, it wouldn't work with normal blanks or bulk audio CDs for self-labelling systems. The store took it back again without problems, when I notified them about that problem. They examined why it wouldn't work, and it turned out that the unit had been limited with a chip that blocked for use of those kind of medias. Philips was forced to put that chip inside according to a Danish law that prohibited the use of data CDs on a music recording CD system. - If I had bought it in Germany, I'd be able to use it as a duplicator. - Instead I then bought a highly professional external CD drive and use this for music production. - And I'm glad to say that not a single claim has come so far on what I've made until now.
Cheers, Erik Richard
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