Has anybody heard the Shanling CD player?

I've been keen to learn more about this player as well. I've checked through all the threads on Audio Asylum, and they didnt' prove that instructive - I'm still keen to learn more. The aesthetics do look awesome, but I suspect after a few months I'll be wishing I paid for better sonics. In particular I'm keen to learn how this player compares to players costing $2k on the used market. I've a YBA CD1a which will likely fetch just a few hundred below the $2k mark if I sell it, but I suspect my YBA may sound better - that's my dilema.

My situation is similar to yours Outlier. I have a Sonic Frontiers SFT1 and SFD2Mk11 DAC which was near state of the art 5 years ago and built like a tank. Have thought of selling to upgrade to new technology but could possibly take a step back if I do not choose wisely. It seems that the EMC, Mephisto, or Capitol may be the better options for me.

For $1000 in Hong Kong and China, it is a very good player and is the best in Made-in-China products. But not worth $2000. Rather, I would have a EMC with an addition of a few hundred dollars.

Only thing i've seen about it were listening results that people posted from the last Audio show in NY. Opinions were a mixed bag with some people loving it while others completely dismissed the sonics. Obviously, the less than stellar acoustics, the selection of support components and the music selected can make judging something like this quite difficult under those circumstances. I do have to admit that it is one of the nicest looking pieces i have ever seen. Kind of a cool combo of "space age" and "retro" all in one : ) Sean
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