On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 20:32:41 -0000, "Informer"
wrote:

System: Rotel RA-02 amplifier, Rotel RCD-02 CD player, Quad 11L speakers,
Pioneer DVD 5100H hard drive/ DVD recorder.



I have been burning music CD's on my computer but get distortion on the odd
track at high frequencies. I have tried burning at various speeds and using
various makes of discs but get no improvement. I have now decided to buy a
purpose built stand-alone hi-fi CD copier and wonder if anyone has used
them.



I have in mind the Sony RCD-W3 twin deck or the Philips CDR796 twin deck.
The recorder will not be connected to the hi-fi as my hi-fi is also
connected to the TV and Skybox and all lives under the TV in the TV cabinet,
so I have run out of space and will use headphones if needed and then play
the recordings on the Rotel. Can anyone tell me if I can do compilation CD'
s from more than one CD on these recorders like I can on my PC and has
anyone got any recommendations?


I am wondering what sort of "distortion at high frequencies" you refer
to... Does it sound like the higher frequencies is slightly garbled as
if it is coming through water like somebody gargling and talking at
the same time..???

If it is then I would suggest that it will not be the CD writer at
fault.. More likely it is the original soundtrack which you recorded
from,, which "could" have been encoded at a low bitrate or by a poor
encoder. I have had (and indeed, still have that problem) with CD's I
burned from MP3's done at 128kb. I have found the only way to get rid
of it is to save the tracks at 320kb..

You may not be using MP3's as your source of sound but I am certain
that you have a similar symptom. Even if you rip audio tracks from a
CD then brun them yourself,, somewhere along the process, you will
have more than likely saved the track(s) and usually they are saved in
MP3 format and lots of people still use 128kb which really is much too
low...

I have also noticed that a few FM radio stations are now playing songs
from MP3's. You can usually tell if you have a good receiver and you
don't turn the treble down to zero and the bass up to full, like most
young guys do. This I have found to be quite the norm on some "oldies"
stations with 60's and 70's songs... Some of the songs sound
positively ghastly like this...