[Shanling]

Introducing Shanling ET3 – Dedicated Digital Transport


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With ET3 we continue to build our line of compact top-loading CD players. While the previous Shanling EC3 was designed to be a sort of multifunctional CD player for a wide range of users, ET3 is a much more focused machine, designed for one clear use – Top-Quality Digital Transport for High-End DACs.

Shanling ET3 offers a range of standard digital outputs, but we also added more advanced I2S output and even USB output. Allowing for the transport of super High-Res files, above the limits of standard coaxial or optical outputs. ET3 can read these High-Res files from connected USB drives or it can be used alongside your local wireless network and DLNA streaming.

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• Same compact design as EC3 (just 25.5 x 18.8 cm)
• CNC Machined Metal body
• Developed as a pure digital transport
• CT7302CL Upsampling chip
• All-to-DSD or All-to-PCM Upsampling function
• I2S / Optical / Coaxial / AES EBU / USB Digital Outputs
• Philips SAA7824 CD Drive
• Sanyo HD850 Laser
• Playback from USB Drive
• 2.4G/5G Wi-Fi with DLNA/Airplay support
• Bluetooth 5.0 input with LDAC, AAC and SBC support
• MQA CD Support
• Can act as NAS server with USB drives
• Based on Ingenic X2000 Platform
• Companion app
• Remote Control included

Available NOW

MSRP 729 USD

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Specifications:

Power consumption: 15W

Dimensions (W x D x H): 188 x 255 x 68mm

Weight: approx. 2.5kg

CD Drive: Philips SAA7824

Disc compatibility: CD; CD-R; CD-RW

USB output: up to PCM 768kHz / 32bit, DSD 512

I²S output: up to PCM 768kHz / 32bit, DSD 512

Coaxial / optical / AES output: up to PCM 192 kHz / 32bit, DSD 64

System: Ingenic X2000 platform, developed in-house

Screen: IPS 320 x290

Controls: Multifunctional wheel & Hardware Buttons


USB Drive audio format support:

DSD (".iso", ".dsf", ".dff") *dst not supported

ISO / DXD / APE / FLAC / WAV / AIFF / AlF / DTS / MP3 / WMA / AAC / OGG / ALAC / MP2 / M4A / AC3 / M3U / M3U8 / OPUS

MQA Support: MQA Full Decoder (PCM176.4 kHz output to all DACs) // MQA Core (PCM 88.2 kHz output to MQA capable DACs)

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[Andrew_WOT]

What is CD?

 

[Bret Halford]

What is CD?

All you need to know is that it has lasers, bro.

LASERS

 

[Andrew_WOT]

Sounds futuristic, I am so behind with the new technologies.

 

[szore]

I don't even own CDs anymore, they all got trashed over the years...

 

[Bret Halford]

I don't even own CDs anymore, they all got trashed over the years...

You have to respect the disc.

Always put the CD label down before using it as a coaster, kids!

 

[szore]

What was the first CD you bought when they first came out in 85? Mine was Dark Side of the Moon....

 

[Bret Halford]

I was a little late to the party, I got Pearl Jam 'Vs' along with my first CD player in '93 for my birthday. Was a good year

 

[carlman]

Awesome! I have been waiting for something like this for some time. I mainly play flac files using foobar but sometimes I just want to hear a cd when I first get it.. (yes, I still buy cd's) ... Currently I have to put the cd into my office PC, rip it, choosing art/verifying the db info, store/catalog it by genre, then start the audio/player pc, login/wait for it to load, go find the album, queue it to play and hope nothing needs updating... It's so easy!

I think it's a little nicer to just turn on my system, put a cd in, and push play. But I do like it to be high quality.
Oh, I would have to switch inputs on my DAC, so that's a step too.. so complicated! haha..

 

[George Hincapie]

I love the fact it has AES out - a huge bonus.

 

[rosci]

i'm trying to forget CD. childhood trauma. my first CD was Richard Marx :/

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

What type of interface does this have in order to play directly from an external drive ?

 

[Jimmyblues1959]

Introducing Shanling ET3 – Dedicated Digital Transport
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With ET3 we continue to build our line of compact top-loading CD players. While the previous Shanling EC3 was designed to be a sort of multifunctional CD player for a wide range of users, ET3 is a much more focused machine, designed for one clear use – Top-Quality Digital Transport for High-End DACs.

Shanling ET3 offers a range of standard digital outputs, but we also added more advanced I2S output and even USB output. Allowing for the transport of super High-Res files, above the limits of standard coaxial or optical outputs. ET3 can read these High-Res files from connected USB drives or it can be used alongside your local wireless network and DLNA streaming.

​

• Same compact design as EC3 (just 25.5 x 18.8 cm)
• CNC Machined Metal body
• Developed as a pure digital transport
• CT7302CL Upsampling chip
• All-to-DSD or All-to-PCM Upsampling function
• I2S / Optical / Coaxial / AES EBU / USB Digital Outputs
• Philips SAA7824 CD Drive
• Sanyo HD850 Laser
• Playback from USB Drive
• 2.4G/5G Wi-Fi with DLNA/Airplay support
• Bluetooth 5.0 input with LDAC, AAC and SBC support
• MQA CD Support
• Can act as NAS server with USB drives
• Based on Ingenic X2000 Platform
• Companion app
• Remote Control included

Available in June

MSRP 729 USD

​

Specifications:

Power consumption: 15W

Dimensions (W x D x H): 188 x 255 x 68mm

Weight: approx. 2.5kg

CD Drive: Philips SAA7824

Disc compatibility: CD; CD-R; CD-RW

USB output: up to PCM 768kHz / 32bit, DSD 512

I²S output: up to PCM 768kHz / 32bit, DSD 512

Coaxial / optical / AES output: up to PCM 192 kHz / 32bit, DSD 64

System: Ingenic X2000 platform, developed in-house

Screen: IPS 320 x290

Controls: Multifunctional wheel & Hardware Buttons


USB Drive audio format support:

DSD (".iso", ".dsf", ".dff") *dst not supported

ISO / DXD / APE / FLAC / WAV / AIFF / AlF / DTS / MP3 / WMA / AAC / OGG / ALAC / MP2 / M4A / AC3 / M3U / M3U8 / OPUS

MQA Support: MQA Full Decoder (PCM176.4 kHz output to all DACs) // MQA Core (PCM 88.2 kHz output to MQA capable DACs)

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Very nice. I also like that it has an AES/EBU output so that it can be used with the AES/EBU input on my Schiit Modius AKM 4493 dac.

 

[Joaquin Dinero]

my first CD was Richard Marx :/

If you bought it to impress a girl, then it's okay. If not dont tell us

 

[jamato8]

Great! Looking forward to this. I have around 3500 CDs and a number of them sound excellent.

Trying to also figure out how to rip them from this. MQA is defunct now so why list it.