best CD blanks for archival storage?
 

"Sonic Man" wrote in message
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Say you are a typical recorded sound consumer, and over the last who
knows how many years you accumulated
- hundreds vinyl LPs, some vinyl singles, and maybe even some old 78s
- hundreds cassette tapes, prerecorded and your own recordings
- hundreds CDs, prerecorded and your own recordings
with pop, jazz, classical music and spoken word.

Now you decide to invest the effort to put it all in one medium, so you
can throw away the turntable and the cassette deck. What will you do?

Convert the vinyl and tapes to .wav files and put them all on CDs that
you can play in CD players and on your computer?

Convert everything into MP3 files, back them up on DVDs, and download
them into your iPod or home system as needed?

Any other options?

Regarding the MP3 option, if you tried such project, have you run into
any problems? Are you happy with the sound quality?

SM

Related: Does anyone have any data on who currently makes the CDs with the
longest archival life?
Kodak used to cater to that market.
Verbatim did, with their azo-dye blanks, but that dye base has been
discredited.

best CD blanks for archival storage?
 

"Robert Morein" wrote in message
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"Sonic Man" wrote in message
...
Say you are a typical recorded sound consumer, and over the last
who
knows how many years you accumulated
- hundreds vinyl LPs, some vinyl singles, and maybe even some old
78s
- hundreds cassette tapes, prerecorded and your own recordings
- hundreds CDs, prerecorded and your own recordings
with pop, jazz, classical music and spoken word.

Now you decide to invest the effort to put it all in one medium,
so you
can throw away the turntable and the cassette deck. What will you
do?

Convert the vinyl and tapes to .wav files and put them all on CDs
that
you can play in CD players and on your computer?

Convert everything into MP3 files, back them up on DVDs, and
download
them into your iPod or home system as needed?

Any other options?

Regarding the MP3 option, if you tried such project, have you run
into
any problems? Are you happy with the sound quality?

SM

Related: Does anyone have any data on who currently makes the CDs
with the
longest archival life?
Kodak used to cater to that market.
Verbatim did, with their azo-dye blanks, but that dye base has been
discredited.



I used to use Kodak Gold CDs but can't get them anymore. Then
Expensive World sold similar Packard-Bell, but now they've disappeared
also.

Expensive World are now doing supposed UV filtered discs for picture
storage at £7.99 for 10. Similar/same discs, which are black, not
gold, in Curry's at £4.99.


--
Woody

harrogate2 at ntlworld dot com

best CD blanks for archival storage?
 

"Robert Morein" wrote in message
...
Related: Does anyone have any data on who currently makes the CDs with the
longest archival life?
Verbatim did, with their azo-dye blanks, but that dye base has been
discredited.

Can you tell me more, how is it discredited?

MrT.

best CD blanks for archival storage?
 

In article ,
"Robert Morein" wrote:

Related: Does anyone have any data on who currently makes the CDs with the
longest archival life?
Kodak used to cater to that market.
Verbatim did, with their azo-dye blanks, but that dye base has been
discredited.

Probably Mitsui.

Taiyo Yuden have a good reputation for quality as well as being a bit
cheaper.

cheers,
Paul
--
paul at spamcop dot net

opinions sought: technology for organizing the home collection
 

On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 08:49:05 -0500, Sonic Man wrote:

Say you are a typical recorded sound consumer, and over the last who
knows how many years you accumulated
- hundreds vinyl LPs, some vinyl singles, and maybe even some old 78s
- hundreds cassette tapes, prerecorded and your own recordings
- hundreds CDs, prerecorded and your own recordings
with pop, jazz, classical music and spoken word.

Now you decide to invest the effort to put it all in one medium, so you
can throw away the turntable and the cassette deck. What will you do?

Rethink that decision. Does your life really NEED to be that tidy?
Couldn't you better spend the time required in listening to music
instead? You're no youngster, if you've collected all that stuff :-)
Use the time you have left in something more productive than
transcribing and cataloguing :-)