CD/SACD-проигрыватели и транспорты — Shanling ET3 EVO

The ET3 EVO is an updated version of the ET3 compact CD transport from Shenzhen-based Shanling. It reads discs, files and network streams and hands the result to an external converter in digital form, since it has no analogue outputs, no headphone stage and no built-in DAC. It does not read SACD - the drive accepts Red Book discs, recordable and rewritable CDs, and MQA-encoded CDs. The European price is EUR 699, and international shipments to distributors started in August 2026.

Key specs that matter

A Philips SAA7824 servo drives a Sanyo HD850 laser mechanism. A dual-core Ingenic X2000 processor runs the platform, and a CT7302CL chip upsamples PCM and converts to DSD. USB and I2S outputs carry up to PCM 768 kHz at 32 bits or DSD512, while coaxial, optical and AES/EBU outputs reach PCM 192 kHz at 32 bits or DSD64. File support covers DSD, DXD, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, APE, ALAC, MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, M4A and OPUS. The unit measures 188 x 68 x 255 mm, weighs 2.5 kg, draws 15 W and runs from 220-240 V mains.

Engineering and use context

Shanling kept the core parts of the original ET3 and reworked the power supply and the digital transport circuit for the EVO. The cosmetic changes are a dark grey aluminium chassis, a carbon-look texture on the front panel and disc door, a glossy red control wheel and a removable tinted tempered glass top. A 320 x 290 pixel IPS screen shows playback status, and control comes from the wheel, hardware buttons, the supplied remote or the Eddict Player app. Beyond discs, the transport plays music from USB storage through its USB-A port, accepts Bluetooth 5.0 with LDAC, and joins dual-band 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi with DLNA and AirPlay, so one box covers a CD collection, a file library and phone streaming. The European warranty runs two years.

Pairing

The converter at the other end decides which output to use. A DAC with an HDMI-type I2S input or USB input can accept the highest upsampled rates, while an older converter with only coaxial, optical or balanced AES inputs still works at the lower rates those links carry. Because Wi-Fi and Bluetooth arrive through the same outputs, a single digital cable to the DAC carries every source the transport handles. Amplification and analogue conversion must come from separate boxes, which suits systems built around a standalone DAC or a streaming preamplifier with digital inputs.

Alternatives

The Shanling CT90 is the brand's larger CD transport, with a DA11 drive, stabilising puck, 35 W linear supply and an external master clock input.