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Review on πŸ“€ PlexDisc 633-214 25 GB 6X Blu-ray White Inkjet Printable Single Layer Recordable BD-R, 50pk Cake Box, 50 Discs - Ideal Media Storage Solution for Archiving and Data Backup by Deandre Vogt

Revainrating 2 out of 5

MUCH poorer sound quality compared to Panasonic BD-R

I use blank BD-R discs for one purpose only: to record 192k/24bit hi-res FLAC music files for high definition playback. First, I prepare my music files by copying the files from the original CDs to the hard drive in high-resolution 192/24 FLAC files. Sometimes I copy to WAV files 192/24. FLAC and WAV rips deliver the same results, the best possible sound. As a result, the sound is much better than CDs can reproduce. Each music file is then processed by Audicity to equally amplify and remove dead spaces at the beginning and end of each music file. 192K/24-bit FLAC files are then selected and written to BD-R discs for playback. A 25GB BD-R disc can store 75 music files, each of which allows you to listen to music for a long time. HD Audio Solo Ultra is a software application for burning music to disc. To the best of my knowledge (and I've researched it extensively), HD Audio Solo Ultra is the only app that gives results, allows recording speed, and sequences pieces of music - I don't have any other app Found who makes this Hi-Res . Recording. The quality of blank BD-R discs is crucial for good sounding disc playback. I have tried several brands and by far Panasonic is the best. I use Panasonic 1 - 4x 25GB blanks (Japan). They're pretty hard to find these days and expensive, but well worth it, no other blank disc delivers the same high sound quality. The second choice on BD-R is Verbatim 25GB, but there is a noticeable difference in sound quality compared to Panasonic blanks, but when Panasonic discs are not available Verbatim, which is available at a lower price, delivers an acceptable one sound resolution . The 25GB BD-R 6X PlexDiscs I'm reviewing here will produce decent audio, but not outstanding audio. PlexDisc's sound is significantly inferior to either Panasonic (which is by far the best) or Verbatim. But they are much cheaper than everyone else. The lower price motivated me to buy an empty 50 disc PlexDisc stack. I figured I wouldn't lose a lot of money if PlexDisc didn't play the sound I like, and that's exactly what happened. I can only assume that the quality of the sound engineering can be taken into account in the assessment. I played my finished discs on an Oppo Blu-Ray player through a McIntosh preamp and amp, so the playback quality is very good. Pacifiers are a good choice. If you want the BEST sound reproduction, Panasonic BD-R blanks are your best bet, but they're expensive (around $200 for a 50-disc spindle) compared to Verbatim (around $50 for a 50-disc). -Spindle). These PlexDiscs are not suitable for Critical Listening Recording as they do not provide the best 192/24 High-Res audio playback (especially when played on superior audio gear - BUT when played on commonly used audio gear they will probably sound fine). and match the sound quality provided by average audio devices and what the user/listener is used to), these discs are certainly suitable for recording background music β€” non-critical audio music that can be played on any device. Again, since I don't use these BD-Rs for video recording, I can only appreciate the audio playback. If you're a discerning audiophile and want the very best sound and playback quality, buy the Panasonic 1-4x (or 1-6x if 1-4x isn't available). Panasonic is the best available blank, period. Buy a disc with the lowest recording speed, as a slower recording will always give the best playback. Don't be in a hurry to record/burn, ie record/burn at the highest speeds (don't be impatient while recording/burning!) if you want to get the best possible sound out of your discs and devices.

Cons
  • Expensive