Thanks DD. I made a mistake:The Digital Dolphin wrote: ↑I believe MAM-A / Mitsui is the only manufacturer making 74min CD-Rs anymore... and yeah, you're looking at about $1 a disc with levy. Maybe as low as $0.88ea if you find someone really nice. I know www.precisionsound.com is a MAM-A dealer, you might be able to get them to come down a bit?
Also check dollar stores... sometimes they have old liquidated 74min CD-R stock.
I initially burned several Verbatim 80 min CD-R's thinking they are of excellent quality--lots of skipping on the later tracks of the CD.
I just tried a Mitsui 80 min CD-R (not 74min) with the same tracks, burned with the same burner and it works like a charm in the car.
I was too quick in dismissing the 80 min CD-R's...I guess the CD changer in my car likes Mitsui CD-R's, regardless of disk capacity but not Verbatims. It's going to be hit and miss to find what my car changer likes...I don't want to keep buying higher priced CD-R's if I can avoid it so there'll be a lot of experimenting.
You are right about the dollar store suggestion. I checked and the dollar store in my building is selling Maxell 74 min CD-R's for guess what--a dollar apiece--might as well buy the Mitsui's