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Your case pregap it is equal 2.00 sec, and gaps between audio tracks are equal 1.74.

The Correct offset for dumping whit EAC is 1700 !!!

The Write offset for DB guide is +1694 EAC / +1724 PR

Thats right. The Offset is realy big. For Example: I Have JAP Saturn discs whit offset +2000 and more.

Its bad. Jap discs for sega saturn or MCD is hard to correctly copying.

First. Pregap of 2 Track in 99 % of cases it will be equal to 2 seconds. The unique method of detection correct pregap - to look in CDRWin or IsoBuster the end  of data track. The place where comes to an end date and begins garbage or zeros -  is the beginning pregap.

Second. Much more JAP discs have gaps between audiotracks of 1.74 seconds. While we cannot tell, that it is a mistake of record of a disk. Perhaps it is mistake EAC Therefore it is very important to check up gaps time on various drives, at various " gaps detection methods ".

The third. The part of last audiotrack JAP disks is in many in the field of Lead-Out. That are correct to copy last audiotrack, you should take advantage of a drive with negative offset. A minimum, that you should make - to copy an audiotrack on two drives and to compare them.

Right Offset in EAC to correct copying is +1699.

MCD Dumping absolutely same as PSX Dumping.
If you have Pal MCD Discs, is quite probable, that gaps between audiotracks will be equal 0.
To show the additional information on a disk, you should look the first 16 sectors by means of ISOBuster or CDRWin.

Checked game probably has dummy audio track. Therefore hashes are identical
And any drive has write offset,  Therefore after record you have received other result.

http://forum.psxdb.com/viewtopic.php?id=641 - about CD/DVD drives

I have 6 drives. Drives whit big positive displacement(offset) are necessary to do copies from CD with displacement in-647. Drives with displacement close to zero, or with negative displacement are sometimes useful to correct copying last audiotrack. Not write CD drives will badly join with CDRWin and EAC. For example, they give the incorrect information about gaps between audiotracks. DVD-RW drives often have the minimal speed of reading of CD 4x. It is bad for "bad" disks, with scratchs, for example. For bad disks it is better to use drives with the minimal speed of reading of CD 1x. Sometimes the drive cannot  look data in pregap, means not probably to calculate offset of a disk.
My drives:
Sony DVD / CD-RW Combo CRX300 KYS2 - The Best ! Offset +6(EAC). No problem whit bad audio and bad data tracks. CD speed 1x min.
NEC DVD-RW ND-3540A - No Good for bad audio and data tracks. Offset +48(EAC). CD speed 4x min.
AOpen  DVD / CD-RW Combo COM5232-AAH PRO Offset +748(EAC). Best dumping of very bad data tracks. But not precisely copies audio tracks. This drive cannot  look data in pregap . So with its help I cannot look "garbage" in pregap. But I can correctly copy 1st audio a track on disks with known offest -647. CD speed min 1x.
NEC CD-3002A. CD speed min 1x. Offset +600(EAC). Good for data. Bad for audio. Is not able to define correctly gaps between audio tracks in EAC. Has got to me for $4. Its unique merit - has helped to calculate write offset in game Time Gal (Sega CD).
Sonu CDU 4800 - My first CD-ROM drive. Offset -1138(EAC) !!! Bad for all . Very seldom I use it for copying last audio  track.
As you had time to notice, correctly calculate write offset at disks with offset in-647 I cannot. There is no drive for this purpose

Ok pal.