Advanced DAE Error Correction Test

In order to check the drives’ ability to efficiently process errors occurring during the audio ripping process, we resorted to the Advanced DAE Error Correction Test. For this test we used the same physically damaged (scratched) audio CD disc prepared in Nero CD-DVD Speed. The program determines how many C2 errors should be found by the drive and how many errors the drive actually finds. Then the obtained results are used to calculate the C2 Accuracy and Quality Score parameters which reflect the efficiency of the hardware error-correction logic in the optical drive. Unlike the previous test, this one not only tells how many errors occur as the drive is reading an audio CD disc, but also evaluates the drive’s ability to find such errors.

The results you can see on the screenshot above indicate that the hardware error-correction logic of Sony DRX-800UL is quite efficient. The C2 accuracy parameter, which is the most important value for us here, is close to 100%. The Quality score also appeared quite high. All this gives us the right to expect this burner to work fine even with damaged low-quality discs.