CD vs. CR-R...

[ForeverAutumn]

I typically burn straight on my laptop (Mac) using iTunes and I have the iTunes setting for Apple Lossless.

Is the original file also Apple Lossless? I once asked a friend burn a disk for me that turned out unlistenable. It turned out that the original files were MP3s and then he converted them to WAV files for me so that I could play the disk on a CD player. It didn't turn out so well.

[GMichael]

Most of the time I use my CD-R player. I put a CD in and record it to the hard drive. Then put a new CD-R in and burn it from the hard drive. The recordings come out well, but the high end is never quite as good as the originals. When I play them back in the car, I either have to bump the treble up or the base down a notch to get the same sound as the originals would give me. Never gave it much thought as it's only a minor bother.