Hi Guys, do you have notice if the plextor 40 12 40 SCSI and the 48 24 48A will burn audio cd faster than the limited 24 x (like in 40 12 40A)?
THANK YOU
ADAM
If you’ve read our review of the PX-W4824A drive you would have known this drive can burn audio at maximum (48) speed. I have no information on the SCSI drive. Also, from the Plextor FAQ, the PX-W4012TA drive is also not limited anymore when writing audio, when you disable PoweRec:
Q Why does my Plextor 40x only write at 24x when writing audio or when I use it in CloneCD DAO-RAW mode?
A Well the Plextor PX-W4012A is limited when writing audio or in DAO-RAW mode when using firmware 1.00-1.02. For audio Plextor feels a higher write speed than 24x will reduce quality. DAO-RAW is a write method that is officially not supported by Plextor recorders (they do of course work with it but they’re limited to 24x recording). However please note that the Plextor PX-W4012TU (external recorder, USB 2.0) is not limited (source and proof). 07 Nov: With firmware 1.03 for the Plextor PX-W4012A drive you can disable PoweRec in Nero and PlexTools to enable 40X burning in DAO-RAW and when writing audio (proof).