DAE quality report on Samsung SH-182D Options

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As stated here, I've tested my drives with the DAE quality test from the EAC homepage.

Further explanations about the test procedure can be found here, so here are the facts about the Samsung SH-182D:



Drive: Samsung SH-182D
Firmware:: SB06

Test at full speed ("Actual" speed setting in EAC)

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DAE log
Errors total Num : 1965
Errors (Loudness) Num : 199 - Avg : -74.5 dB(A) - Max : -59.7 dB(A)
Error Muting Num : 0 - Avg : 0.0 Samples - Max : 0 Samples
Skips Num : 0 - Avg : 0.0 Samples - Max : 0 Samples

Total Test Result : 90.4 points (of 100.0 maximum)


EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 23. February 2008, 18:32 for CD
Unknown Artist / Unknown Title

Used drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-S182D Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Burst
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000


Track 1
Filename D:\DAE\Samsung SH-182D\EAC - Actual\2\Track01.wav

Peak level 77.4 %
Copy CRC D74BD83F
Copy OK

No errors occured


End of status report

Test at 4x

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DAE log
Errors total Num : 1504
Errors (Loudness) Num : 180 - Avg : -76.9 dB(A) - Max : -59.6 dB(A)
Error Muting Num : 1 - Avg : 1.0 Samples - Max : 1 Samples
Skips Num : 0 - Avg : 0.0 Samples - Max : 0 Samples

Total Test Result : 90.5 points (of 100.0 maximum)


EAC log

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EAC extraction logfile from 23. February 2008, 18:39 for CD
Unknown Artist / Unknown Title

Used drive : TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-S182D Adapter: 2 ID: 0
Read mode : Burst
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

Other options :
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000


Track 1
Filename D:\DAE\Samsung SH-182D\EAC - 4x\2\Track01.wav

Peak level 77.4 %
Copy CRC 74C510DF
Copy OK

No errors occured


End of status report

Conclusion
The Samsung SH-182D did a very good job at ripping the DAE test CD. Of all my drives I've tested so far, the SH-182D got the best DAE results (according to the "Total Test Result" of the DAE log).
The only strange thing is that it didn't slow down, but ripped with highest speed, even when selecting 4x in EAC. That is why the results of actual/4x do not differ much.

Another "proof" of Samsung drives are very good at DAE (well, "proof" only as far as you believe in these DAE test procedure).

[Jan S.]

About the speed: you can use cd bremse to force it to slow down. It didn't matter much with my samsung though. Speed seems to make no difference.