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*Wannez* · 05-05-2002

I always burned my cd's at the highest possible speed. And I don't think that affected the quality. (4x with a plextor 4/2/20 years ago, 12x with a plextor 12/4/32)

However, now I've added a Plextor 40/12/40 and I'm not so sure anymore. It burns audio at 24x max (plextor limitation) AND when the burning is done, I can actually see the different zones on the CD. (the writer starts burning at 20 x and after about 50MB it increases it's speed to 24x).
The 24x zone seems a bit "weaker" than the 20x zone (different color). I don't know whether this decreases quality, but the fact that plextor limits the audio writing speed to 24x suggests there should be a reason. Don't you think?

05-05-2002	#10 (permalink)
Wannez The Slutty Professor Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Belgium Posts: 1,396	I always burned my cd's at the highest possible speed. And I don't think that affected the quality. (4x with a plextor 4/2/20 years ago, 12x with a plextor 12/4/32) However, now I've added a Plextor 40/12/40 and I'm not so sure anymore. It burns audio at 24x max (plextor limitation) AND when the burning is done, I can actually see the different zones on the CD. (the writer starts burning at 20 x and after about 50MB it increases it's speed to 24x). The 24x zone seems a bit "weaker" than the 20x zone (different color). I don't know whether this decreases quality, but the fact that plextor limits the audio writing speed to 24x suggests there should be a reason. Don't you think?