New, Very Interesting CD Transport


On John Darko's website today we learn of the brand new Shanling ET3 CD Transport. And for $729 USD it looks really capable. Top loading with Philips SAA7824 drive. AES/EBU, coaxial, TOSLINK and I2S digital outputs. Plus Wifi and Bluetooth. USB to connect to a external HD and built in upsampling, too. It even will output digital to USB for connection to a DAC but not with upsampling.

Here's the skinny:

https://darko.audio/2023/06/shanlings-et3-cd-transport-comes-with-two-twists/

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I truly believe that some listener's brains can't discern the difference sonic outputs from different pieces of equipment, cables, power conditioning, etc. Some of us can tell differences in the sonic signatures of various components.  And of those of us who can tell sonic differences there is a range of being able to discern these differences.

 

I don't for a new York millisecond begrudge those listeners whose ears don't resolve differences in equipment.  In turn, those who can't resolve sonic differences between audio kit need to quit harassing those of us who can.

I wish my auditory neurons were cardboard like Jason's.  Would have saved me a lot of money.  My system is highly resolving and can make grown men cry.  I have used multiple CD transports and though the differences are not always huge, none of the sounded the same.  Kinda like giving a pitmaster a rack of ri s and a backyard grill hack one.  When done, they should taste the same cause they were both racks of ribs.