CD-R Duplication vs. CD Replication
CD-R Duplication is an affordable option for customers looking to make a small run of discs (even as few as one). A recordable disc (CD-R, DVD-R or BD-R) is “burned” with your content directly onto our top-quality blank media. One possible drawback is infrequently reported problems of burned discs being incompatible with older car CD players. For disc quantities of 1-300, we recommend disc duplication.
CD Replication involves the creation of a glass master from a client’s original master, the creation of a nickel stamper from that glass master, the injection molding of clear optical-grade polycarbonate substrates (clear discs) from that stamper, and the metallizing and lacquering of those substrates to produce the disc. For disc quantities over 500, we recommend disc replication.