Clone CD will NOT make an exact copy using your Teac 524E..
The burner has to be 100% clone cd compatible.. The 524E is not.
(It doesn't write regular bit patterns correctly)...
I don't know about you 540E... Its not listed on the Clone CD website as being compatible.....
I use the same setup that you use EXCEPT I have a LG-GCE-8320B burner..... I burn 80min cd-r's fine.....
It sounds to me like you have a burner problem.....
Go to this website to find a 100% compatible burner....
Clone CD's website