Shanling CD Transports

[essrand]

Good morning, I was wonder if any FMs have experience with Shanling CDT products. Their upcoming CR60 transport/ripper has caught my eye, since I am looking for an inexpensive CDT.
Would love any feedback on build quality, long term ownership experiences, and most importantly sound quality. Thanks!

 

[Hari Iyer]

Good morning, I was wonder if any FMs have experience with Shanling CDT products. Their upcoming CR60 transport/ripper has caught my eye, since I am looking for an inexpensive CDT.
Would love any feedback on build quality, long term ownership experiences, and most importantly sound quality. Thanks!

I have ordered the Shangling ET3 last month and should expect delivery in 2-3 weeks. Shall update you post that. Thanks.

 

[gvenu]

Good morning, I was wonder if any FMs have experience with Shanling CDT products. Their upcoming CR60 transport/ripper has caught my eye, since I am looking for an inexpensive CDT.
Would love any feedback on build quality, long term ownership experiences, and most importantly sound quality. Thanks!

I have YS Encore transport (https://www.facebook.com/YS.AUDIO.HK) from Hongkong. It was a blind purchase and real VFM. They use Philips CDM 4 (NOS) transport. 2 versions are available one with aluminium/steel body and another one with fully brass body!

 

[gvenu]

I have YS Encore transport (https://www.facebook.com/YS.AUDIO.HK) from Hongkong. It was a blind purchase and real VFM. They use Philips CDM 4 (NOS) transport. 2 versions are available one with aluminium/steel body and another one with fully brass body!

Sorry, it is copper body

 

[Naturelover]

I have YS Encore transport (https://www.facebook.com/YS.AUDIO.HK) from Hongkong. It was a blind purchase and real VFM. They use Philips CDM 4 (NOS) transport. 2 versions are available one with aluminium/steel body and another one with fully brass body!

No cover for the CD section?

 

[gvenu]

I have YS Encore transport (https://www.facebook.com/YS.AUDIO.HK) from Hongkong. It was a blind purchase and real VFM. They use Philips CDM 4 (NOS) transport. 2 versions are available one with aluminium/steel body and another one with fully brass body!

Sorry, it is copper body

No cover for the CD section?

There is a sliding cover and a proper philips remote...

 

[zeta148]

I borrowed an FM’s shangling et3 and listened to for a few hours . It was good and I would have bought one myself if I listened to cds often.

 

[essrand]

Sorry, it is copper body

There is a sliding cover and a proper philips remote...

Any comments about its performance?

 

[gvenu]

Any comments about its performance?

It is very detailed, musical, brings out micro/macro dynamics, well built, using since beginning of 2018..I don't think you can get anything better for 40K INR..all these are experienced only with a good external DAC. Rest of my system is full Acoustic Portrait active setup except the TT and phono pre.

 

[amrutmhatre90]

I am using the Shanling ET3 since 7-8 months, my CD collection has increased threefolds after I got this.
Upsampling to PCM and DSD works really good, if you have a i2s dac it can take higher upsampling rates.

I love the way it sounds with upsampling, I had to make a custom i2s cable to pair it with Gustard r26.

CD's remain scratch free and it reads almost all kinds of CD's baring MP3.
Just make sure you place it on a flat surface without it tilting as it can cause skipping.

 

[essrand]

I am using the Shanling ET3 since 7-8 months, my CD collection has increased threefolds after I got this.
Upsampling to PCM and DSD works really good, if you have a i2s dac it can take higher upsampling rates.

I love the way it sounds with upsampling, I had to make a custom i2s cable to pair it with Gustard r26.

CD's remain scratch free and it reads almost all kinds of CD's baring MP3.
Just make sure you place it on a flat surface without it tilting as it can cause skipping.

Thank you so much for your feedback on Shanling CDTs. Just one more request, can you explain to me what you meant by "had to make a custom i2s cable" ?

I have YS Encore transport (https://www.facebook.com/YS.AUDIO.HK) from Hongkong. It was a blind purchase and real VFM. They use Philips CDM 4 (NOS) transport. 2 versions are available one with aluminium/steel body and another one with fully brass body!

Errrrr, I thought you were talking about Shanling, I am confused, why are you talking about YS transports in a Shanling CDT thread. Do they share the same manufacturer or transport mechanism or something?

 

[amrutmhatre90]

Thank you so much for your feedback on Shanling CDTs. Just one more request, can you explain to me what you meant by "had to make a custom i2s cable" ?

I²S (Inter-IC Sound) is a serial bus interface standard used for connecting audio devices, but there is no universally agreed-upon standard for the pin configuration across different manufacturers.

I needed to make a custom I²S cable for the R26 because its pin layout is different from the standard used by other devices. Without matching the pin configuration, the audio signals wouldn't transmit correctly, so a custom cable ensures proper communication between your source and the R26 DAC.

Its a thing with R26 and not Shanling ET3.

 

[essrand]

Any thoughts? Anyone? On whether I should do the ET3, or the upcoming CR60 which is 1/3rd the price: https://darko.audio/2024/09/shanlings-cr60-is-a-269-cd-transport-cd-ripper/

 

[Hari Iyer]

My RME DAC don't have an I2S interface. I may plan to use the AES/EBU interface with them. I will need again to custom built this cable.

 

[amrutmhatre90]

Any thoughts? Anyone? On whether I should do the ET3, or the upcoming CR60 which is 1/3rd the price: https://darko.audio/2024/09/shanlings-cr60-is-a-269-cd-transport-cd-ripper/

ET3 all the way,

• Inbuild power supply
• Up sampling
• Can be used as a streamer, DLNA / Airplay
• I prefer top load mechanism, but thats me

 

[Naturelover]

Top loading is best
I have an Acoustic Portrait transport. It has Philips Pro 2m

 

[snappysam]

Top loading is best
I have an Acoustic Portrait transport. It has Philips Pro 2m

Are these Philips Pro 2M still manufactured? What is the status of service support from Acoustic Portrait in the long term? Will they have spares for the transport if it becomes a necessity?

ISSAC

 

[jai1611]

Are these Philips Pro 2M still manufactured? What is the status of service support from Acoustic Portrait in the long term? Will they have spares for the transport if it becomes a necessity?

ISSAC

These philips mechanisms have been out of production for over a decade back. I would be surprised if AP still have spares. They stopped production of their transport not long after the time the drive went out of production