At 06:13 PM 4/25/2006, [log in to unmask] wrote: >Here's a question for those who use cd-r for preservation. > >I have used Taiyo Yuden and Mitsui for the last 8 years. In that >time TY has always come out of my burners with much better quality >as demonstrated by a Clover Systems analyzer. My question is, if TY >has a consistently better error rate than Mitsui, is there any >reason for me to use Mitsui at all? I know the arguments for and >against phthalocyanine. What do you all say? > >Leaning towards TY exclusively, I think initial error rate is only part of the story. I keep seeing pthalocyanine dye coming out substantially ahead of any other media in tests like Joe Iraci's. That is why I stick with MAM-A. Cheers, Richard Tape Restoration Seminar: MAY 9-12, 2006; details at Web site. Richard L. Hess email: [log in to unmask] Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX Detailed contact information: http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm