The preferred burning speed for Audio CDs

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Does using lower CD-R recording speeds and lower capacity media produce better sounding discs?
High speed CD-R writing often creates discs with low I3 and I11 signal amplitudes (optical signals generated from the smallest and largest marks) and 80 minute discs achieve their capacity by packing marks and lands more tightly together. These result in reduced recording and playing margins and sometimes lead to perceptible sound degradation, especially in older CD audio players which may not employ equalization (signal boosting). Consequently, many high speed recorder manufacturers recommend creating audio discs at reduced writing speeds while some recorders even limit their maximum speed to 24x when writing audio discs. In addition to slower recording speeds, some manufacturers also suggest using 74 minute instead of 80 minute discs. Several of the latest recorders even offer special writing modes which record audio discs with longer marks and lands than would normally be the case, albeit at the expense of some capacity. For example, an 80 minute disc written with longer marks and lands might only hold 74 minutes of audio and a 74 minute disc just 68 minutes of material.