Yamaha CRW2100E IDE CDR-W - Page 5

DAE Tests

Test Method:
We used CD DAE 99 v0.2 with AudioCDs in order to check DAE performance of the Yamaha CRW2100E and we compared it with the Plextor PX-W1210A/S and Ricoh MP7120A models.

- Pressed AudioCD results:
Yamaha advertises that the new CRW2100x series drives are capable of doing DAE up to 40x (max). Our tests confirmed that claim and with pressed CDs Yamaha CRW2100E is the new leader in the DAE race. It managed to deliver 27.8x average ripping speed bypassing the competition by 14%:

- Princo 74min AudioCD:
The CRW2100E continues to lead the race of the fastest DAE drive around and climbs up to 28.1x. The PX-W1210S comes second with 23.7x; MP7120A third with 22.5 and PX-W1210A comes last with only 21.6x:

- Advanced DAE Quality:

Yamaha engineers worked also very hard in the DAE area and this showed off by getting 100 (perfect) score i the Advanced DAE quality CD Speed tests. Of course the competition also gets 100 score but Yamaha is a lot faster. Last Yamaha CRW2100E seems be able to read 90min CDs without any problem and stops reading at around 92mins when we use 99min CDs.

Verdict of DAE Results:
The Yamaha CRW2100E has clearly the fastest DAE performance for a CDR-W drive since it delivers 28x average ripping speed. Its max speed is 40x (which never achieved it) but in most cases you will see max 38x. Also the drive's DAE quality is perfect which is also what the competition has got. We guess that until other manufacturers ship 40x reading capable CDR-W drives, Yamaha CRW2100E will keep the first place.