Volume or access noise is more a matter of taste! What really counts is: "suck the discs actually after firing what". I can only confirm the quality of burned DVDs! To assess help me: My old BenQ1640 and the Nero tool "Nero CD-DVD Speed". Very Compatible with LiteOn IHAS324-32: Verbatim DVD-R 16x, DVD + R 16x, Intenso DVD-R 8x, Tayo Yuden DVD-R 16x, DVD + R 16x. Burnt DVD + R will always have a slightly higher jitter than DVD-R, so I tend to DVD-R. Recommendation for LiteOn IHAs324-32: DVDs do not burn with the highest speed. The maximum Brenngeschwindikeit is anyway achieved only at the end (outer edge) and there arise then propagated error, or jitter is unnecessarily high in the end, even with this LiteOn. Large Extra: With this burner can the DVDs even check on quality! The scan results are taken seriously, because they coincide with that of the BenQ1640. The jitter can not verify unfortunately :( although this is very important. Tool used: Nero CD-DVD Speed (this is normal in Nero, but also there individually for Dwonload)