TEAC 532E CD-ROM
3. DAE Tests
Teac 532E-A IDE CD Rom - Page 3
DAE Tests
CD Speed results: (Speed : Bigger is better, Seek Times : less is better, CPU Usage : less is better)
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Dae Quality- Accurate Stream |
Speed (x) |
Seek Time (ms) |
CPU Usage (%) |
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Start |
Average |
End |
Random |
1/3 |
Full |
1x |
2x |
4x |
8x |
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DMA Off |
10 - Yes |
11.36 |
14.88 |
15.28 |
90 |
116 |
202 |
5 |
11 |
23 |
46 |
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DMA On |
10 - Yes |
11.36 |
15.62 |
16.33 |
94 |
116 |
202 |
3 |
6 |
13 |
26 |
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Various Rippers Results:
Test Method: I used CDFS, EAC v0.81b, WinDAC32 & AudioGrabber v1.50 to test audio capabilities.
Tested CD: The Chemical Brothers "Dig Your Own Hole" - Track: 5 (Setting Sun)
Comparing Method:
- Ripped Track 5 of the CD with Drag & Drop (using CDFS) and with all
the other CD Rippers.
- Edited all wavs with Hedit v2.0.04 and located the 2 following bytes "EA
68" (chosen randomly)
- Removed all previous bytes and saved.
- Then in a Dos window compared them using: FC /b x.wav y.wav
Programs Settings:
CDFS Driver v4.00.130 :
Drag & Drop
EAC v0.81b: Burst
& Secure Mode / Rip Speed Default / Allow speed reduction / Error correction
medium
WinDAC32 v1.49: Burst
Mode / Rip Speed Default
AudioGrabber v1.50: Buffered
Burst Mode / Rip Speed Default
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Program |
DMA off |
DMA off |
DMA On |
DMA on Listening Quality |
|
CDFS Driver v4.00.130 |
32 sec for 56.630= 11.79x |
No clicks..No sec lost..Seemed ok! |
81 sec for 56.630 kb = 4.66x |
No clicks..No sec lost..Seemed ok! |
|
EAC v0.81b (burst) |
10.5x |
Seconds lost. Pops. |
10.8x |
Seconds lost. Pops. |
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EAC v0.81b (secure) |
5.7x |
No clicks..No sec lost..Seemed ok! |
6.0x |
No clicks..No sec lost..Seemed ok! |
|
WinDAC32 v1.49 |
11.0x |
Seconds lost. Pops. |
4.18x |
No clicks..No sec lost..Seemed ok! |
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AudioGrabber v1.50 |
11.5x |
Seconds lost. Pops. |
12.65x |
Seconds lost. Pops. |
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Comparing Results (DMA OFF) |
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CDFS Driver v4.00.130 |
EAC Burst |
WinDAC32 - Burst (Rip Speed Default) |
AudioGrabber |
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EAC Secure |
same |
not same |
FC: cdfs.wav longer than windac.wav |
not same |
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Comparing Results (DMA On) |
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EAC Secure |
same |
not same |
FC: cdfs.wav longer than windac.wav |
not same |
Verdict of DAE Results:
Teac 532E-A seem to have great ripping spped for IDE CD Rom. With EAC (secure
mode) reached the 6.0x ripping speed (when the same time Plextor 40x
reached 9.0x under the same track..) EAC and CDFS managed to produce
clear and exact copies without any pop or click inside. On the other hand AudioGrabber
and WinDAC32 failed to produce clear and without pops wavs. The reason is that
both programs failed to adjust ripping speed (lower it) so the Teac could perform
it's best. I suggest that Teac 532E-A users should stay away them. Some of you
might think..Why use EAC when CDFS has double ripping speed than it ?
The answer is that CDFS hasn't any error correction method. When the CD is scratched or have surface problem CDFS will rip the wav but will not give accurate results. So what are my final thoughts about it ? Use EAC and maybe CDFS (when you need it). Both programs are freeware (cost nothing to you) and can really produce exact audio copies of your favorite wavs.
