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I just got my CDs in the mail today; they were manufactured in Taiwan [50CRM80RS], not in Japan [50CRM80LS2]. I was expecting the red set with this order, and did not get it.The facts are simple; compact discs made in China, Taiwan, Malaysia or any Asian country besides Japan are inferior to the Japanese made discs, which, without exception, are manufactured by Taiyo Yuden, the company responsible for inventing the CD-R. I plan to use these discs, but they will be the last not-made-in-Japan blank CDs that I will ever buy. Sony has clearly discontinued the Japanese-made CDs with the red packaging (as a lack of price on their website for it will indicate), as all I see in the stores now are the purple packaging that I got in the mail. Granted, I've written in Sharpie on all of my discs, so they're probably all doomed anyway, but still.I suspect that the RIAA is behind this decision, forcing those who manufacture CDs for America to only use non-Japanese manufacturers who make inferior product, but that's my own paranoia speaking.BUY TAIYO YUDEN. These CDs made in other countries by other manufacturers will work, and they'll do what you need them to do, but I do not believe they're guaranteed the lifespan that Taiyo Yudens have.
I am useing a Marantz CDR to create or copy music CD and it sound better than copy on computer. My Marantz CDR reconized the first Sony Music CDR disc on the first try. I was able to buy those disc for computer data and recording just fine for many years. But for the last two years, I tried almost every brand disc, even those "Made in Japan" disc, including Memorex Music CDR disc, my picky Marantz CDR reject them all.I was considering of buying another CDR machine, but after reading the feedback from Amazon.com, I decide to give one last try. I am glade I can fine a quality disc which is not overly expensive. Good job Sony.
The Sony "CD-R Music" discs are consistently accurate. I may have had only one or two failures in a pack.
i have bought sony blank cds before, and I'm still buying them now, because they seem to be better quality than other blank cds and seem to last longer.
This was a great product. After finding and trying cheaper Cd's, it's great to find a product that I didn't have to throw in the garbage can because they didn't work. The shipping was extremely fast and I was pleased to receive the items quickly.
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