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Try HHB!

Posted by DancingSea@webtv.net on November 13, 2000 at 21:08:53

In Reply to: Re: Marantz cdr 631 pro- won't work with kodak cdr's? more inside.... posted by ted33 on November 13, 2000 at 10:10:53:

Howzit,

I've owned a HHB CDR850 pro line stand alone burner for about a year and a half. I've had great luck with Mitsui and HHB CDR's (made by mitsui). At the same time inexpensive generic brands, smart & friendly, and compusa blue dyes have given me problems. I contacted HHB about this and they said that all CDR's are not equal by any means and that their quality/reflectivity can vary greatly. Thus HHB suggests using HHB cdr's. Mitsui makes HHB's so I've been using the mitsui (they cost slightly less), and have had no problems in 100's of burns.

That's not to say that your unit isn't defective, but just because it won't take certain CDR brands doesn't necessarily mean so.

FWIW, the Dave Matthews Band uses HHB's (according to a dealer I know who sells them most of their media), I figure if it's good enough for them then it's good enough for me!

Also, I haven't done research on the subject in a year, but back then the Marantz "pro" burners in the $700 price range were really "semi-pro", meaning they still had some form of scms issues, not as restrictive as the consumer models, but not as free as the true pro models. I'm not familiar with your particular model of marantz, but scms may be a complicating issue depending on what you're copying.

That said, I've been thoroughly satisfied with my HHB CDR850. It's built like a tank and based on what I read at the time, a step up from the Tascam models. The HHB also allows full manipulation of scms. When I bought my HHB it retailed for $1200 + shipping, but with some digging about I was able to buy one for about $950 including shipping from www.sonicsense.com (Denver).

You might consider a HHB if the marantz continues to give you problems. Mine has been nothing but a pleasure to use.

Good luck from Maui,
John

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