well i dont think its so much the speed but the components you are using-
with my old athlon 2.4 with 512 ddr400 couldnt handle full speed, would end up with disks lying all over place.
so with this build i got a good drive to start but i think memory has alot to do with it
every burn ive done now ive done full speed dvd16x not one problem
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ok i just tried burning off a burned music CD. it SEEMS like the quality decreased and sounds mushier slightly. but i don't know if this is just a placebo effect and my ears are playing tricks on me, or if the quality really did decrease
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there are tests you can use to verify the quality of your burns.... like nero's cd speed......and some others. for instance if you use plextor drives you'll get plextools. some utilities require liteon drives. there's a lot more but i forget.
if you have newer high quality drives you can bun pretty much any disks at any speed without noticing a drop in quality. that's because the firmware has been updated to recognize most of the disks. also, manufacturer's haven't been making rated disk speeds above 16x... so newer drives should have the firmware to burn all disks even the cheap ones from china.
as many of us said, certain drives have a sweet spot speed for certain media and depends on the firmware used. and good media (made in japan, singapore) will give you good results.
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I generally use Memorex or Office Depot discs.
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