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Onix Releases Zenith XMT20 Streaming Transport All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling’s subbrand ONIX has released the final member of the Zenith family, the XMT 20 Streaming Transport, completing the line alongside the ONIX XST20 SACD transport and the ONIX XDA20 DAC. Following the style of Zenith line, with an aluminium […]

Onix Releases Zenith XMT20 Streaming Transport

January 30, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Onix / Shanling / Streaming Transport / XMT20 by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling CT90 CD Transport – Quick Look All Image Credit: Shanling 2025 has seen a deluge of CD players and transports appear. Now Shanling closes out 2025 with the release of their CT90 transport. Picking up where the ET3 left off, the CT90 stretches to two-thirds width and comes with […]

Shanling CT90 CD Transport – Quick Look

January 9, 2026 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Bluetooth / CD Transport / CT90 / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Launches New SCD3.3 Flagship SACD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Physical media just won’t die, thank goodness, and Shanling shows its endearing support with their upcoming release of the flagship SCD3.3 SACD player. This latest flagship design comes with a discrete R2R DAC, 12AT7 tube output stages and Bluetooth […]

Shanling Launches New SCD3.3 Flagship SACD Player

November 26, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / MQACD / SACD Player / SCD3.3 / Shanling / Top-Loader by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling’s CD80 II Tray-Loading CD Player – Quick Look All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling’s latest CD player the CD80 MKII is an update of their earlier CD80 model. This latest design is now built using a Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC plus a new HD850 draw loading CD mechanism that uses […]

Shanling’s CD80 II Tray-Loading CD Player – Quick Look

August 13, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD80 II / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases The Onix Zenith XST20 SACD Transport All Image Credit: ONIX/Shanling Shanling under their sub-brand ONIX have released the Zenith XST20. It is the first of three new products in the ONIX line that will focus on the High-End audiophile market. The XST20 is a traditional SACD/CD transport that […]

Shanling Releases The ONIX Zenith XST20 SACD Transport

April 2, 2025 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Transport / Onix / SACD Transport / Shanling / XST20 / Zenith by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases CR60 CD Transport – Quick Look All Image Credit: Shanling Back in September Shanling announced the CR60 Digital Transport and CD Ripper. A compact and lower cost device that features multiple outputs, a Phillips CD drive with Sanyo HD850 laser, and a remote control. The CR60 acts as […]

Shanling Releases CR60 CD Transport – Quick Look

November 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Transport / CR60 / Ripper / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases SM1.3 Touchscreen Streaming DAC All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling has launched the SM1.3, their latest touchscreen streaming DAC. Its Android 12 operating system, WiFi 6 and Ethernet support streaming apps from Spotify, TIDAL, Apple Music, Apple Classical and Amazon Music. However, there is no mention of being Roon […]

Shanling Releases SM1.3 Touchscreen Streaming DAC

November 7, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Shanling / SM1.3 / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player All Image Credit: Shanling Earlier this year Shanling released the high end CD-T35 CD player and streamer and has now followed that up with an affordable SACD player that is also a DAC, or is it the other way around? This new DAC/player supports local […]

Shanling Releases SCD1.3 SACD/CD Player

January 22, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / SACD Player / SCD1.3 / Shanling / Streaming DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer All Image Credit: Shanling Shanling was founded in 1988 and returns to the very high-end CD player market since its release in 2004 of its first luxury model the CD-T300. This latest model, the CD-T35, retains the CD-T300’s three-legged design and tubed […]

Shanling Announces The CD-T35 CD Player And Streamer

January 9, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / CD-T35 / Network Streamer / Shanling by fromvinyltoplastic