Shanling ET-3 owners - a couple of questions, please

Dang! I was certain this forum has ET-3 owners (some of whom praise the transport).

Where are y'all?

Unfortunately, the remote control is the worst part of the ET-3. There are no track numbers, and it's hard to quickly skip through tracks. The remote needs to pointed exactly at the spot or it won't work. 

There is no programing function. You can shuffle, repeat track or whole CD. 

I've learned to live with no using the remote. I just put in a CD and play it in full. 

Speaking of remotes, my year old Shanling SACD1.3 remote stopped working. It's the receiver in the player that failed. Previously the drive mechanism failed which I repaired after a long fight with Shanling to get a spare under warranty.

The main thing Shanling is known for over the decades is poor reliability. I should have known better.

I recommend you consider another option.

Thank you, campo007 and vinylvalet!  Your kind advice is precisely what I needed to see.  Guess we can understand why Shanling made it next-to-impossible to know how their remote controls look and work.

I wound up buying a Primare CD31 in near-mint condition.  (Yes, old, and yes, I've seen the reasonable comments about not buying CD players/transports with worn-out lasers.  So far, the sound I'm hearing is A-OK and then some . . . best ever in my HiFi Room.)

Thanks again, y'all, Chaz

You're welcome.

Odd, I replied to this thread weeks ago, but it's not here. I upgraded from a Audiolab 6000 CDT, which was great value- bought it for $325 including shipping, but the ET3 is in a whole nother league. IMO the weak link is the lid which has mechanisms to lock it to the spindle, and the limited space in the well to remove discs, even with my smallish hands. The lid slipped out of my hands and broke when it hit the floor. Replacement wasn't expensive $35, so I bought 2 for the same  shipping cost. I thought of ways to prevent it happening again and saw a suction cup dent puller at Harbor Freight for $3. Works the treat

What i love about about the ET3 is that fact it can upsample up to DSD 512 through the i2S output. I use it this way into a Holo May KTE, and it's wonderful. 

tweak1!

Yes, you are the audiogoner I was trying to remember in my initial post, especially because you also enjoyed the Audiolab 6000CDT.

Thank you for pursuing this thread,

Chaz