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Need blank digital audio CD recommendations from Philips CDR 765 owners

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JustlmAl

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The church I attend uses a Philips CDR 765 to record sermons. I took over running the sound system and recording the sermons a few years ago. At that time Costco carried blank audio CDS from Sony (gold in color), which the previous board operator directed me to. I purchased two 100 disc spindles. Since I only record one sermon a week, these lasted for quite a while. Now I am having trouble finding blank audio CDs that work. I have tried the gold Maxell 32x ones (bought from Amazon and look like the ones Kmart sells), and also Sony (not the same ones I used to use - can't find those anywhere). No luck with either.
I am looking for recommendations from anybody that has recently bought blank audio CDs that work in a Philips CDR 765. I already missed recording last week's sermon because of this and will also not be,able to record this week's either

Thank you,
Al
 
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I've always used TDK CD-Rs personally. I have yet to find one that won't record. I have no idea if they will work on that machine though.
 
Remember, the CD-R-765 requires MUSIC CDRs. Regular computer CDRs won't work. Mine has always worked just fine with any brand-- Maxell, Sony, TDK, etc -- as long as they're designated Music CDRs.
 
I have some CD-RWs for music, which means they are re-writeable. They are Memorex and I believe I got them at Best Buy. I also use to own a Philips CDR-765, but not anymore. The one problem is that I thought the CD-RW format came out after the Philips machine, so even if you did find them, would not be compatible....

Something to check out anyway...
 
I have a number of these Phillips burners and they are all very quirky about what brand of music CD-R discs they will accept. Many times they will start out just fine and then crash after 20-30 minutes with a reading of "OPC ERROR" ruining the recording. I've had the most luck with Sony discs, the least luck with Memorex and Maxell. Even with the Sony discs I sometimes have to pull one from the middle of the stack to find one that works.

Probably the best thing to do is get yourself one of those hand-held digital recorders with a line input or simply use a laptop computer to record the program and then transfer it to a standard data disc using the computer's internal CD burner. Standalone CD-R burner decks all seem to be very unreliable unless you get a commercial one like a Tascam which can burn to any disc.
 
WaynerN said:
I have some CD-RWs for music, which means they are re-writeable. They are Memorex and I believe I got them at Best Buy. I also use to own a Philips CDR-765, but not anymore. The one problem is that I thought the CD-RW format came out after the Philips machine, so even if you did find them, would not be compatible....

Something to check out anyway...
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Not true about the CD-RWs. As long as they have the Music designation, they'll work fine.
 
I appreciate all of the replies. I have tried several audio (music) CD-Rs:
  • Verbatim
  • Sony (the "newer" versions)
  • Maxell
  • the WTS Media 12X blank audio CD-Rs
All of these have failed :(

Luckily, someone at church had some of the older blank Sony CD-Rs, so I was able to use those for the past several months. However, that supply is almost depleted.

I'll give a CD-RW a try and cross my fingers.

My only other option, if the CD-RW fails, will be to resort to using another device to record to (e.g. my laptop) and burn a master CD from that device. The church does not currently have the funds to purchase a newer CD recorder unit.
 
'Billy Bob's Pro Blanks'. Billy Bob sells 'em at the 'Food, Fuel, and Deer Bait' on I-94. He absolutely swears by these CD-R's (when he's sober).
 
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I have always used Maxell Music CDRs in mine. Last I knew Kmart still had tons of them on the shelf.
 
restorer-john said:
Why not just re-purpose an old PC with an integrated CD burner in it as an audio recorder? Then you can use normal (and very cheap) CDRs.
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That is one option we have discussed at the church. There is very limited room where the board is at and we would have to redesign/expand the work space. Even using a laptop is going to be a tight squeeze.
 
You need to find a stash of TDK XA80 CDR for Audio. I was fortunate enough to do that recently, as my Yamaha CDRHD1300e was down to its last few discs.

These are IMO the best:

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Surely if the Philips recorder is scrapped, you would be able to slip in a slim style desktop (even an old XP based P4 would do it and lots of them came in slim boxes to fit under a monitor) where it was? Or what about a cheap 2nd hand all in one PC with an integral vertical CDR/DVD burner in the side- they are barely bigger than an LCD monitor. Lenovo made some lovely ones. Bonus, the preacher/vicar could have his sermon on like an autocue on the screen... :)
 
WaynerN said:
Wait a minute, there are all kinds of these CDs...Google CD-R for music.

Here is one:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=357505&gclid=CIi5utiF3NACFYRGXgoddWMDVA&is=REG&ap=y&m=Y&c3api=1876,89827194362,&Q=&A=details
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Unfortunately, it appears that something has changed with the Sony audio CD-Rs. Doing some reading on other forums, this is true for several brands - the change can be a different supplier or, even if the same supplier, the audio CD-Rs are now manufactured in a different country or plant. Many people with older recorders are having problems with these "newer" audio CD-Rs. Most have solved the issue by buying a newer recorder or switching to recording via a computer.
MAM-A has been mentioned as an option, but those are out of my price range. For the ones that seem to be the most likely to work (the gold discs), it is over $100 for a 100-disc spindle - and I am not even certain that they would work. My budget for discs is limited and I'd hate to spend $100 on discs that I could not use in the recorder.
 
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