New, Very Interesting CD Transport

The US dealer for the Shanling ET3 transport now has them in stock:

 https://shop.musicteck.com/collections/shanling/products/shanling-et3-dedicated-digital-cd-transport

Well, no. I just bought the one remaining silver version at MusicTeck, and the black one had been sold out for some time.

Can't wait to see how this pairs with my Pro-Ject DAC Box RS2. I wanted to buy the Pro-Ject CD Box RS2 T CD Transport to match but the website says it's "temporarily" unavailable in the United States. Audio Advisor has the black model in stock but not the silver version.

I was interested in this but bought the Jay’s Audio CDT2-MK3. I’m not interested in anything else now. The Jay’s is fantastic.

Nice!

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 bought the ET3 (silver) and it looks and feels very nice. Solid build, great back panel with lots of options. The I2S worked with my Pro-Ject DAC Box RS2, sending complete CD info.

Sadly, though, the ET3 refuses to work properly. The firmware locks up every time I try to use it. It sends info to the DAC and I can see the CD spin, but the firmware will not let me cycle through WiFi, playback and other settings. I am working with the seller and Shanling, but there doesn’t seem to be much that we can do.