Re: [microsound] devil of details (in case anyone was paying attention)

[Zander Nord <zander.nord@xxxxxxx>]

Theoretically yes. But the best CDR:s are beleived to be stable for=20
100+ years now (there is a difference between CDR:s here, a couple of=20
years back the gold ones where considered the most stable but also the=20=

most demanding on playback equipment).

But no one knows for sure and there has been problems with "CD-rot" on=20=

pressed CD:s,  strains between the layers with age (5+ years) allowed=20
air to enter and the metal started to oxidise. With Laserdisc (which=20
are much larger) this was a very real problem.

The other difference is audio quality. A pressed CD will have less=20
jitter which will translate to more transparent sound when passing the=20=

digital-analog conversion stage (unless you have a  very expensive=20
jitter-correction stage in place). A minor detail perhaps but an=20
important detail if the music has a complex/concurrent structure.

On the other hand it is possible to modify a CDR (even after the burn)=20=

to get very good jitter readings (at least if you release small=20
quantities) so thats really not a valid reason to not use CDR for a=20
release.

Personally I do think technical quality matters. Not from a "hi-fi"=20
point of view. But simply to make more complex music accessible in=20
recorded form.

s=F6ndagen den 24 november 2002 kl 08.33 skrev Jill Teasley:

> By the way: is it true that pressed cd's retain information longer=20
> than burnt cd's?
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