Hi, I about to have my Album mastered at a pro mastering studio in London, I was considering purchasing high quality CD's for the mastering before I went into the studio, so I didn't have to use thier own stock and have to pay the higher price of using their stock.

Could anyone recommend what CD's one would use for a master CD.

Thank you for your help with this..

Ian

If they're like the majority of places, they're using Tayio Yuden.

If they're charging extra for stock, that seems odd... Unless they're using some freaky $10 "Gold" discs (which I can get almost anywhere for $1).

Hi John,

If you don't mind me asking, what is so special about the Taiyo Yuden that mastering houses use them? Do they last longer?

Thank you.

They were the first, they're still the best. Although admittedly, their QC has been a little sketchy over the last couple years IME. I've had plenty of CD's just "go bad" after (X number) of years... Never a TY if I recall...

But they're the most consistent -- Even on a "less wonderful" batch, the overall E11, E21 & E31 errors are many times predictable and consistent from disc to disc.

Thank you for replying back.

Can these be purchased anywhere or do I need to get them on ebay etc..

Thanks.

Not usually in the consumer stores, but almost any normal supplier --- U-Line, Rima, even SuperMediaStore.