Maxell CD-RW 80 Storage Media (Audio / Music 80 minutes) - Pack of 10 disc in jewel case

Very happy

Works on a Philips CDR PLAYER /RECORDER

None of the discs in the set could hold any music. At first, everything seemed fine: disc was accepted by the compact disc recorder, pressing the record button generated a response, and recording even seemed to happen (minutes and seconds timer running). I started to notice issues at the play-back stage: tracks wouldn't play and got wiped at the point of opening the tray to get the disc out. I tried recording and finalising the disc first, but it made no difference: void TOC when the disc is taken out of the recording device. First time I have had issues with this brand. There has always been the odd disc that malfunctions, but never the whole batch! Very disappointed.

Very nice CD-RW, easy to record music on and plays your music or songs beautifully.

All good

Pack of 10 CD-RW. Works well with the old type of CD Recorders. Great to re-use so many times as they are re-writable. And a good price for Digital-Audio discs for stand alone Player-Recorders.

very good quality , great sound recordings

Discs do not record using a Sony RCD-W100 - these discs used to be excellent. They are now very bad. 20 years ago the Maxell re-writeable audio discs were the first choice for capturing audio (either from analogue or from digital sources) and - if an error was made during the process - erasing the previous track or the whole disc. Now, however, the discs are extremely poor. If you run a Sony RCD-W100 or a two drawer domestic burner from that era you will have to buy TDK (and they're £10 each!!).

Det gick inte att spela in på dom på min Philips CD Audiorecorder. Totalt värdelösa! Bortkastade pengar! Rakt ner i sopkorgen! Tur att jag har några kvar av mina Philips CD-RW Digital Audio som fortfarande fungerar perfekt efter många års användande.

ce sont les derniers cdrw audio du marché et ils sont excellent. J'en ai acheté un lot pour essayé et je vais donc en racheter d'autre très rapidement. Irréprochable en qualité et en prix !!!!! Je suis dans le monde du spectacle et j'ai déjà eu l'occasion de m'en servir lors de mon dernier spectacle.

Sehr gut

I currently have 3 home stereo component-style audio CD recorders (Sony RCD-W1, Yamaha CDR-HD1300, Yamaha CDR-HD1500) and these work fine with no problems in all of them - exactly like they should. Actually, I've only tested one disc so far, out of the ten discs in the box. I did that right after I received them just to confirm that they would work. I usually leave new blank discs sealed in their shrink wrap until I'm ready to use each one, but I have no reason to think that there would be any problems with the rest of them since the first one worked. I'm in Canada and I did not encounter the problem that another reviewer mentioned about the Maxell Canadian/American/overseas discs/markets or differences. There should be no difference between them. See next paragraph for more about this. Discs made specifically for use in consumer audio recorders, and intended for sale in North America, are supposed to be manufactured with a built in ID code that identifies them as such and this is what the recorder looks for. If you've tried to use computer/pro discs, or ones intended for sale outside of North America, to record onto in your audio CD recorder and found that they wouldn't work, then this is most likely the reason why. Discs made for computer/professional recorders (and perhaps those not intended for North America) don't need to have this ID but I know that some do anyway. It can be cheaper, of course, for the manufacturer to make only the one disc WITH the code so that it can be used in all CD recorders regardless of type (computer, professional or consumer audio recorder) than it is to make an additional second disc WITHOUT the code. That makes sense. If you have problems with your recorder recognizing or recording on these or any other blank audio/music CD-R/RWs, then you probably have run into an incompatibility between that particular disc (or batch of discs or brand) and your specific recorder. Even though it shouldn't, the reality is that it still happens. After having years of experience recording CDs, my recommendation would be if you have any doubts, to buy a smaller quantity (or a sample if you can) of a particular brand so that you can test it with your recorder(s) for compatibility. If you find that it is not working very well (or not at all) with your recorder, then better you find out this way, instead of paying more for a larger quantity and then finding out that they don't work for you. You will almost always pay more per disc when bought in smaller packs, but at least you won't have wasted more money on potentially unusable discs. It's your choice. Another thing to watch out for is unclear labeling on the discs/packages. Make sure that it has the words "DIGITAL AUDIO" included in the CD logo. Most will also have the words "for consumer use", "for music only", "audio only", or similar wording on them. If you don't see the words "DIGITAL AUDIO" in the logo, then you are probably looking at computer (or professional) discs. Some brands are not clearly labeled or are just simply mislabelled, making it unnecessarily confusing. Perhaps this is what happened to the other reviewer. It also helps to check the brand's website or send them a message asking them to clarify/confirm the compatibility before buying. Also keep in mind that for the RWs, that older CD players from about the early '90s and before, are not very likely to play them due to the lower reflectivity of them compared to CD-Rs and regular CDs. That does NOT mean they're defective, that's just the way that the CD-RW technology works. It's worth noting, however, that there are exceptions to this like some of the LaserDisc video/combi players that will in fact play them with no problems. From about the mid '90s and on is when manufacturers started to make their CD players able to play RWs. I think it's been long enough now that virtually any CD player made in the last 10-15 years or so should play them, even really cheap ones. I would say the same goes for DVD and Blu-ray players. You might still have factory car CD players that can't though - so check your owner's manual. Also, if you forget to "Finalize" the disc (which writes the table of contents or TOC), then the only players that will play unfinalized discs are computer/professional recorders and other audio CD recorders. Again, there are certain exceptions to this - like some of the professional play-only decks from Denon as just one example. Basically, if your player doesn't specifically mention that it can play them, then don't be surprised if it doesn't. ADDITIONAL INFO: I've read information in several places (including from at least 1 brand) that recording CD-RWs at faster speeds can increase the lifespan of the disc. I forget the specifics of why. The problem with this is that most audio CD recorders can only do up to (I think) 4x speed for RWs, and Audio CD-RW discs may only be compatible with these slower speeds. I'm not sure if I've even seen Audio RWs that are rated for use above 4x speed. So, unfortunately, for us audio CD recorder owners, we can't really benefit from this. But it's worth trying out, to always use 4x speed (or 2x if that's the fastest your recorder does) when possible to see if it does increase the number of times a disc can be rewritten compared to 1x speed. Or you could just use a computer instead and the faster rated computer RWs, but that's not really the point here.

I have a Philips Audio Compact Disc Recorder CDR 765 and these Maxell CD-RWs work great. I had bought a 10 pack of TDK brand Music CD-RWs and they were a bit wonky. I kept using them until they wouldn't let me erase and re-use them, until eventually I was down to the last one. The Maxell's have been dependable performers and I have been able to record to 79 minutes on them so far. Like many of you, I record to these re-writeables, then use them to burn a CD copy from on my computer.