Hi John, 52X is the maximum speed which you can record at. However, the actual speed at which you can record depends on what speed your CD burner is rated at. CDs which can record at that speed are of course OK to record at slower speeds, so you would normally be OK to use the maximum available for your burner. George. -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of john snowling Sent: 28 October 2006 18:46 To: access uk Subject: [access-uk] cd r hi all. i've discovered that my cd r's have a number which is 52 X. is this the speed at which you record mp3's to disk. Another question is i'm thinking of recording some radio shows in audio cd format so i can play them on either my talking book or ordinary cd player what sort of writing speed do i need. finally if i record items in mp3 what is a good speed so i can play them on my talking book machine. hope someone can help. from john snowling. ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq