Yamaha CRW2100S SCSI CDR-W - Page 4

DAE Tests

Test Method:
We used CD DAE 99 v0.2 with AudioCDs in order to check DAE performance of the Yamaha CRW2100S and we compared it with the Plextor PX-W1610A, Sanyo CRD-BP4, and TDK Cyclone 161040 models.

- Pressed AudioCD results: (check here the CD Speed graph)
Yamaha advertises that the new CRW2100x series drives are capable of doing DAE with a speed up to 40x (max). Our tests confirmed that claim and with pressed CDs Yamaha CRW2100S is one of the new leaders when it comes to the DAE race. It managed to deliver 27.2x average ripping speed bypassing the other 2 competitors, but not the Plextor one (29,7%):

- Pressed AudioCD:
The PX-W1610A continues to lead the race of the fastest DAE drive around and climbs up to 31.5x. CRW2100S comes second with 27.6x; Sanyo CRD-BP4 third with 23.7x and TDKCyclone 161040 comes last with only 23.4x:

- Advanced DAE Quality:

Plextor leads this benchmark too. All drives are getting a 100 (perfect) score in the Advanced DAE quality CD Speed tests. Of course Yamaha is a faster than the 2 other competitors (TDK and SANYO) but not faster than Plextor. Last, but not least Yamaha CRW2100S seems be able to read 90min CDs without any problem and stops reading at around 92:28" mins when we use 99min CDs.

Verdict of DAE Results:
The Yamaha CRW2100S has a pretty fast DAE performance for a CDR-W drive since it delivers almost 28x average ripping speed. Its max speed is 40x (which is never achieved) but in most cases you will see a max of 38x (we got a 39.3x once). Also the drive's DAE quality is perfect which is also what the competition has got. On the other hand we got the Plextor's new "diamond" which seems to lead the race in almost all cases. The drawback (?) is that the later is on ATAPI Protocol, while the Yamaha is an SCSI device.