CD burning ...

OK, so I burned my first CD last night (I know, I know--where have I been?). Anyway, I can tell a difference in the burned CD and the original. Is this normal? Is it a function of the burner or the media or the speed? Does anyone have any info on how to reduce the difference.

 

What exactly are you burning? audio? software? video?

 

This first attempt was audio, but I will also want to burn files as data backup.

 

I can't tell a difference in mine. I wonder if I just haven't paid attention to it.

 

The cd's I make sound better

 

What kind of cd's are you using? I hope they're not cheap cd's...they scratch easy and when burned some times...how would I say it....over burn.

 

Savio is right. Dont buy cheap cd's. I just bought some cheap cd's and get 1 out of 3 to work.

 

I try to get the best version of the song and then I burn it in real time. I think my copys sound better then the originals and I know they do when I burn them off a store bought cd. I don't use Sony blanks anymore. Imation, has been the best for me , even though they are cheaper than Sony or Memorex.

 

I used Memorex CD-R's 40X and burned at 16X on an external Yamaha CRX2200###. I loaded the original CD onto the hard drive using Windows Media Player and then burned them from the hard drive.

Maybe I'm just being picky...but I don't think so. I'm kind of disappointed. I don't know anything about speed so maybe that has something to do with it. This burner is supposed to have that overburn protection built into it. I did get one scratch on it too. Maybe that burner just doesn't like Memorex. Maybe I should try Imitation. And maybe I just bought a bad burner (but I did my homework and it sounded like a decent one).

 

This really does sound kinda odd, and I'm definatly scratching my head over it. Ususally if you have bad discs or a bad drive, you get no result. I'm wondering if your player has something to do with it.

What are you using for playback?