DAE With Nero CD-Speed
A test run with Nero CD-Speed confirms the values that we were able to achieve with EAC.
As the screenshot shows, the maximum extraction rate is 42.19x. The drive delivers a precise data flow and the DAE quality achieves the highest possible rating of 10 points. When it comes to seek times, the drive falls behind its competitors once more.
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Original Audio-CD | Average Reading Speed | Start Reading Speed | End Reading Speed | Seek Times Random | Seek Times 1/3 | Seek Times Full | DAE Quality | Accurate Stream |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liteon LXR24101A | 30,83X | 20,06X | 40,81X | 90 ms | 109 ms | 173 ms | 10 | yes |
Waitec Frisby II | 31,45X | 20,30X | 41,64X | 83 ms | 95 ms | 166 ms | 10 | yes |
Yamaha CRW-F1UX | 32,20X | 19,31X | 42,19X | 119 ms | 141 ms | 266 ms | 10 | yes |
The final "Advanced DAE Quality Test" with Nero CD-Speed shows that the drive can read CD text and sub-channel data.
Comparison with the competition gives us the following picture:
Swipe to scroll horizontally
Enhanced DAE Quality-Test | Read Lead-In | Read Lead -Out | Read CD-Text | Read Subchannel Data | Average Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liteon LXR24101A | no | no | yes | yes | 28,63X |
Waitec Frisby II | yes | yes | yes | yes | 28,99X |
Yamaha CRW-F1UX | yes | no | yes | yes | 30,55X |