zahne Posted November 19, 2012 Report Share Posted November 19, 2012 Hey all. I just got a Sony MXD-D3 and am loving it. I still listen to MDs the old way by dubbing and recording. Anyway, I tried dubbing over some CD-Rs and noticed an issue. Some read and and some don't. Before I spend time doing trial and error. Does anyone have an answer already found for this? Maybe certain brands, certain write speeds? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Although I don't have the MXD-D3, I do have 2 each of the MXD-D40 and the MXD-D400. The MXD-D40, especially, will sometimes have the same kind of issues with CD-Rs that you describe. I haven't noticed that any particular brand CD-R is a problem, but older ones and possibly ones recorded at higher speeds may be. My fix going forward is to record as many CD-Rs at no higher than 12x - preferably lower - (on a Mac or standalone CD-R) as is practical. Now, one thing I did was to buy a bunch of HHB CDR80s. These CDRs are designed for lower-speed recording. They were a bit more expensive than the usual CD-Rs you see and definitely harder to find, but they do seem to work very well. So if you need to record to CD-R and you can find any brand of lower-speed CD-R, that might be one thing to consider. Then again, if you won't be burning new ones...well, I guess it's time for trial and error. You can always record from an external source via the MXD-D3's optical in. Sure, it is 1x, but that's better than no recording at all. I might add that one of my standalone CD-R recorders, the HHB BurnIt, can have significant issues with high-speed CD-Rs...notably Memorex....it simply would not reliably burn them and even made some weird noises when I tried to do so. HTH and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zahne Posted November 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Thanks for the input Ill give slower write speed a try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Just a quick comment - I remember these sorts of errors until I settled on Philips CD-R's a few years back. My spindle of those is nearly running out, so it's time to look for more, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ_Palmer Posted November 21, 2012 Report Share Posted November 21, 2012 Verbatim CD-Rs have worked very well for me in the MXD-D40 and other players. I'd avoid no-name or 'supermarket' branded CDs however tempting the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecrab Posted November 22, 2012 Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 GTK about the Verbatims. I don't really know if any problems I had with the MXD-D40 were due to the CD-R itself being high speed (say 52x) or whether the 'D40 didn't like CD-Rs recorded at high speed, or brand, or something else of which I'm not aware. Not really a frequent problem, anyway. I think it could be possible, though, that zahne's MXD-D3, being of the prior generation of Sony's CD/MD units, might be more sensitive to such issues. There is a brief, related discussion from 2004 here: http://club.myce.com/f34/cd-r-playback-issues-w-sony-mxd-d3-104497/#.UK2HEoV22vk One thing I do know, and that is that my HHB standalone CD-R completely detested Memorex 52x CD-Rs. I seem to recall that many years back, some people reported issues with Memorex MDs, as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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