ASUS CRW-5232A-T
3. CD Error Correction Tests
In the following tests we check the drive's behavior when it comes to reading scratched / defective discs. The test discs we used are the ABEX series from ALMEDIO.
- ABEX TCD-721R
| Errors total | Num: 1356478 | ||
| Errors (Loudness) dB(A) | Num: 141369 | Avg: -78.9 dB(A) | Max: -35.4 dB(A) |
| Error Muting Samples | Num: 4776 | Avg: 1.0 Samples | Max: 9 Samples |
| Skips Samples | Num: 0 | Avg: 0.0 Samples | Max: 0 Samples |
| Total Test Result | 75.3 points (out of 100.0 maximum) | ||
The ASUS drive showed quite good performance with the ABEX TCD-721R. The total error count is a little above average at 1356478 but the loudness error level is low. There are no skipped samples and the total test result score of 75.3 is quite good.
- ABEX TCD-726
| Errors total | Num: 0 | ||
| Errors (Loudness) dB(A) | Num: 0 | Avg: -174.0 dB(A) | Max: -174.0 dB(A) |
| Error Muting Samples | Num: 0 | Avg: 0.0 Samples | Max: 0 Samples |
| Skips Samples | Num: 0 | Avg: 0.0 Samples | Max: 0 Samples |
| Total Test Result | 100.0 points (out of 100.0 maximum) | ||
The Abex TCD-726 test disc is usually a simpler case for error correction. The CRW-5232A drive performed brilliantly with a total score of 100.
- CD-Check Audio Test Disc
The CD-Check Test Disc is a very useful tool for evaluating the Sound Reproduction / Error correction capabilities of a CD player. The disc offers a signal combination with disc error patterns to rate the drive's abilities to read music and reproduce it completely. Five tracks on the disc contain a sequence of progressively difficult tests. These tracks are referred as Check Level-1 through Check Level-5.
The files are reproduced (played) through a software multimedia player (i.e. Windows Media Player). Each level is considered as passed, if the tone coming out from the speakers is smooth, continuous without interruptions, skipping or looping. The higher the Check Level passed, the more reliable the sound reproduction of the tested device.
| Error Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| ASUS CRW 5232A-T | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | 4/5 |
Almost a perfect performance.
