Sanyo CRD-BP3 SCSI CDR-W - Page 5

DAE Tests (Audio pressed CDs)

Test Method

We used CD DAE 99 v0.2with AudioCDs in order to check DAE performance of the Sanyo drive and we compared it with the PX-W1210A.

- CD DAE 99 v0.2 results:
The Sanyo CRD-BP3 DAE performance ,with pressed CDs, was the same with the previous models (13x max) and outperformed by the PX-W1210A:

DAE Tests (CD media)

Test Method:
We made several copies with Feurio v1.51written at 12x (used the Sanyo CRD-BP2 CDR-W drive) in order to check the DAE performance of the drive. We measured ripping speeds with CD DAE 99 v0.2and compared it with PX-W1210A.

CD DAE 99 v0.2 results:

- Princo 74min AudioCD

The Sanyo CRD-BP3 model performance with CDR AudioCDs is exactly the same as with the pressed CDs:

Verdict of DAE Results

The Sanyo CRD-BP3 drive, as the previous model, has a DAE ripping speed limited to 13x max. For some people this might sound good, but we think the same as most people would: "We want more!" Let's hope that Sanyo will listen to us when building its next model ;) As the test shows there isn't any direct comparison to the two drives. The PX-W1210A keeps it's thrown as a DAE king and delivers 16.9x average DAE speed when the BP3 model is limited at 12.6x. All produced WAVs were free of clicks and pops so the drive will not let you down in DAE quality.