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where and how to find blank "music" CD's

I recently came into possession of a TEAC LPR 400 turntable that can copy vinyl to CD. The problem is that apparently, I need RIAA (recording industry of America) approved music CD's and not the data CD's that are more common. The music CD's have a flag embedded in them that the manufacturer paid royalties to RIAA for lost revenue. Does anyone know where to get them, and/or how to tell the difference between the two if you are on ebay or similar site? 

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mspot
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Blank CD discs are generic and there is no distinction between writing audio or data onto them. There are two types of writable blank CD discs, and your Teac is compatible with both:

  • CD-R (CD Recordable) which can be burned permanently one time
  • CD-RW (CD Rewritable) where the disc can be erased and rewritten

The laser mechanisms typically found in standard CD audio players can read CD-R discs more reliably than CD-RW discs. Therefore it is recommended that you use blank CD-R discs to burn audio CDs.

The RIAA flag that you mentioned would be written by a writer (such as your Teac) as part of the audio data, not something that is already on a blank disc.

mspot
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Thanks @cleeds @seismicfrog for the information, and I stand corrected. Since computer drives burn perfectly good Redbook discs, I had assumed that a consumer disc burner would simply use the same kind of disc.

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