ET3 Digital CD Transport (Silver)

I was reading a review on a Shanling CD player and what caught my interests was the reviewer's comment that his Sennheiser HD 800 S sounded really good withe this product. By the sheer weight of the Shanling ET3, I realized that I had purchased the wrong product. But this company has been extremely gracious in the past, that I purposefully chose Gramaphone for this purchase. Unlike so many stores that are selling audiophile grade products, Gramaphone does not take any short cuts to save moeny. I have found them to be a company with integrity and takes pride in their products.

This is what you need for detail. I run mine 24 hours a day. So far it has worked flawlessly. I added a 2 oz coin hot glued to the lid for easier pick up with my fingers. I have been using the Audioquest Vodka optical and I am using the aes/ebu port for long distance connection. It also has USB. and wifi etc. I just spin. And this works.

Fantastic sounding cd transport. Using the I2s output into an outboard dac with I2s input and it sounds fantastic. Upsampling feature really works and makes music sound better. Highly recommend.

Unit quality and i2s play back exceptional

Mine arrived and could produce no sound from CD no matter the output used. Tried with 3 DACs, Cd played but no sound from coax, usb or optical. Sent back. Also felt a bit plasticky in build.

This transport is so revealing and lovely. Soundstage and instrument spacing immaculate. I have a hybrid system with 1963 McIntosh MC225/C20 and Audire Forte running through 1985 Klipschorns and new Magnepan 1.7xs. The sound is sublime. The first ET3 was a demo and lasted all of 2 weeks. The 2nd is new and sounds as good as the first. I just can’t listen to cds without it. It is that good. Get it! You won’t be disappointed. Or you could spend $3k more for a similar experience. Decide for yourself. Oh-and the remote lacks numbers, so push away for your own excitement. That part really sucks, but the sound is angelic through my NOS 7308 vacuum tube British built ANK 2.1 DAC, so I make allowances.

This is an excellent cd deck to feed into a DAC. There a few limitations with the applications but overall the build quality is superb and the sound quality is better than anything I've listened to in the past. Use requires supplied remote. I've used both optical and USB connections both work just as well. Would buy again.

ティアック製品におおいに魅力を感じていたが、三点支持だったため諦め。何故、このメーカーは高級機にまで三点支持を続けるのだろう。かつてオーディオ誌が三点支持を取り上げ出した頃、ご多分に漏れず色々と試したが、このようなことを進めた評論家諸氏に腹が立った記憶がある。四角い座面に三点の椅子は安定していますか･･･すいません余談でした。 ブラックフライデーで安くなったところを狙いSHANLING EH3とI2Sケーブルを合わせて購入。私はあまりエージングによる音変化をということを信じないので、聴きはじめはウ～ン捨て金だったかとがっかり。解像度は充分だが音楽性が感じられずただスピーカーを鳴らすだけ。これまで使っていたFOSTEX HP-A8に同軸ケーブルで繋ぐと、はるかに音楽が楽しい。ということは、当機のパフォーマンスはが充分であることを実感。これまでCDPの音にあまり良い印象を抱いていなかったのだが、これは今後も使い続けられると思った。HP-A8もブラッシュアップされたようだ。同時購入したEH3の良さが感じられるようになるまでにはもう少し時間を要した。 機能として、カードリーダーを介してSDカードから音楽を聞けるのは嬉しい。 Bluetoothやネットを経由した音楽配信は全く使わない。一生聴ききれないほどのCDとADがあり、それらを大事に聞いていきたい。オーバーサンプリングも種々用意されているが、一つとして音楽性を高めるものが無いようで、全てキャンセル。 聴く音楽の割合はクラッシックが９５%。室内楽、オーケストラ、オペラ等など。

As a CD Transport into my Naim Uniti Atom HE this is a fantastic device. Playback is controlled and engaging without any trace of ‘digititis’. The Eddict app is absolutely appalling and after multiple attempts I cannot connect to my WiFi (all of my other kit connects seamlessly). I can’t comment on any of the other features but I was only really interested in using this for Red Book playback over Toslink and it’s very close to the quality of my Audiolab 9000CDT.

I wanted a half width CD transport to use on a desktop based system and this was one of the obvious options to try. After reading the reviews and watching the videos I decided that it was worth a punt - the fact that it is sold through a UK importer rather than directly from China also made me more comfortable about dealing with any problems. To start with the bad, the first transport I ordered stopped recognising CDs within the first couple of days, so I repackaged it and returned it to Amazon, but that can happen with anything and I got a refund no problem. The second example has been great. I have it feeding an RME ADI-2 DAC over coax cable (remember that this has no analogue outputs, so you require a DAC or digital inputs into your amp). It is proving to be a first rate digital source. The sound is excellent, far better than the raspberry pi-based streamer I use, giving a greater sense of scale and soundstage. There is a real feeling of depth to the music as well, with different sounds placed further away or closer to the listener. If you're after a good quality CD transport I would recommend considering this. But be aware what it is - it won't rip CDs to your computer and its network/hard drive streaming function is a bonus, not what it is primarily designed to do and that leads to the usual online whining and requests for firmware updates to have it make your morning coffee for you and other unattainable things

Sound quality is fantastic paired with Chord Qutest, good value for money, attractive compact size, top loading is one less mechanical part to fail. The included streaming functionality is a nice extra. I have not used MQA CDs and do not use DSD output / upscaling, but good to know they are options. USB DAC output is nice, but unfortunately the highest bitrates are only supported over I2S and AES. Some firmware/UI/UX details stopped this being 5 star. - the remote feels cheap compared to the rest of the player. - the on player buttons do not feel as premium as the rest of the player. - the option dial is used to power on/off, long press the dial to power on is not tactile enough and often takes multiple attempts. - upon inserting a CD you have to wait several seconds for the disk to scan before pressing play or it will not start playing, no other player I have used has such a delay. - no gapless streaming playback. - the circular display is a gimmick and not treated as circular by the UI, cover art is poorly cropped, the display is too bright even on lowest setting, all icons are low quality and cheap looking (why does a vinyl record spin when playing CDs??)

最近はネットワーク経由で音楽を聴く事ばかりだったが、大量に保有するCDを久しぶりに聴こうと思いI2S接続可能なモデルを探し購入。結果としてI2S接続の優位性を思い知らされた。 私は本機を逢瀬のDDC経由で逢瀬のDACに、いずれもI2S接続で聴いているが、大変に素晴らしい。 他の接続方法に比較して、音が厚く安定し、録音環境が見えるような感覚で細部を含めた音場が再現される。 本機は基本に忠実に真面目に作られているようで、基本性能が高く、これまで安定して使えており、優れた製品であることは間違いない。 何より、再現される音のレベルを考慮すると、信じられない程安価だと思う。 古いフォーマットとなってしまっているCDにもこんな音が入っていたのかと改めて驚かされる。