(IOW, in my initial post here, which I am now realizing you weren't responding to, I should have specified that TY's dye composition/mfr process lives on, somehow, under CMC. I realize now that the way I phrased it in my reply to you sounded ambiguous. Carry on) -------- Original Message -------- From: Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 04:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] CD-R life > > Eli, are you saying geniune Japanese TY CDRs are still available? If so, where, or is it secret? > > <L> > Lou Judson > Intuitive Audio > 415-883-2689 > > On May 14, 2018, at 12:42 PM, Eli Bildirici <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > I am aware, but iirc error tests with e.g. CD-DVD Speed show the CMC Mag disks are less robust than the Japanese manufactured ones, though the formula is the same. This may have affected long-term longevity somewhat too but it's only been a couple of years, so it's hard to know for sure. In any case the theme in this thread seems to be 'dye matters, and proper storage matters quite a lot as well'. > > I should have mentioned that they are still available though and are still probably your best bet. > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > From: Lou Judson <[log in to unmask]> > > Sent: Monday, May 14, 2018 03:33 PM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] CD-R life > > > >> > >> TY formula still available: > >> <https://www.amazon.com/CMC-Pro-Powered-Technology-Watershield/dp/B000LUC8WW> > >> <http://www.microboards.com/blank-media/cmc-pro-media/cmc-pro-cd-r-media> > >> search for TY CDrs for more info. > >> I won’t use anything else, until forced to. > >> <L> >