New Shanling CD transport coming

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There have been numerous threads from people asking about CD transport options, particularly of the half width shoebox design.

Shanling are to release the CR60 which sounds a very interesting proposition.

Half width front drawer loader, usual outputs but including USB audio for direct connection to USB Dac or Dragonfly devices for a desktop headphone solution.
Philips Sanyo mech and laser.

It also rips from CDs direct to a USB drive.

Comes with remote.

Black or Silver.

Doesn’t appear bad pricing either, about
$260.

Can’t post link but Google search will take you to Shanlings site.

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Trying to figure out what’s wrong with it, as it ticks all the boxes so far…

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Yes, my thoughts exactly.

It appears to take 12v dc power, so loads of options for those who want to use a LPS too.

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With usb audio output, I wonder if it can play to windows PCs?

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At $260, it falls into the ol’ seems to good to be true, category. With the Audiolab 9000 at over $1500, I wonder what it does that the Shandling doesn’t.
We’ll have to wait for a forum member to buy one and post.

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It looks neat! Need to find out if it has windows compatible usb audio output.

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Indeed looks interesting and I’m in the market for a non silly priced item such as this.

CR60 rather than CR6 if searching.

.sjb

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Looks interesting…

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It does look sweet, but how to connect to Naim NAC? (Afraid I’m no techie, so apologies if it’s bleedin’ obvious).

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It’s a transport - so has digital outputs, one of which would connect to your DAC or streamer - which then feeds your NAC.

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Time for a Naim DAC, Stevie?

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Grateful…edited.

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@Neilb1906 thanks for this thread. I am also looking for a cd transport to play my dusty collecting of CDs. I don’t want to spend a fortune on the top notch Pro-Ject for example and this seems to tick all the boxes for me.
I will be monitoring the net for reviews, but at usd 269 it’s not a disaster if doesn’t meet expectations!
My other thoughts were going down a ripping route. A cheap external CD (Hitachi or similar at circa £30) for my PC + dbPoweramp (£31) and a large USB stick or SSD.
Either the Shanling or the ripped CDs would go thru my NDX2 dac or my Hugo2.
Anybody got any thoughts on my alternative for cheap CD playing??

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Not while my two Naim CDP’s remain alive @JimDog :slightly_smiling_face::crossed_fingers:t3:

But, y’never know. If they ever turn into bricks…

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Interesting and they use a Phillips mechanism with a Sanyo laser……looks good?

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I use DB Poweramp, perfect as it also shows when the CD is accurately ripped,Exact Audio Copy also does that, . When ripping with ITunes you don’t know if is an accurate ripp or an interpolated

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Hi guys,

‘Saw this :point_down:t3: on an online shop, what do you guys think? but I don’t think this one rips?:thinking:. Think I should just wait for the upcoming one?

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I have to admit, if I saw this in a shop at that price from that brand, I’d likely give it a wide berth.

Judging from the previous comments, I’d be the only one.

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Nah, I did some test blind listening tests in iTunes ripped, Naim ripped, dbpoweramp and EAC ripped files with AccurateRip … no one, literally no one could tell any difference between the rips of the same track on a CD. I then did a bit by bit comparison of the sample data in each ripped wav file and they were literally bit by bit identical throughout the entire track.
The CD was not physically damaged, and only had normal wear light scuffing,

I tried a few CDMs, the only difference I could force was using a CDM with the offset not correctly set in iTunes, and here the offset at the start and end of rips of a track varied by a few hundredths of seconds, other than the sample data was identical.

It was very illuminating… and helped quashed a few falsehoods that existed at that time.

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Probably the ripping software was setup the wrong way,with that outcome,in my own humble opinion.