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With the EC Zero T, Shanling presents a top-of-the-range CD player featuring R2R digital/analogue conversion and amplification based on JAN6418 power tubes, offering smooth, warm sound reproduction with a typically analogue timbre.
The Shanling EC Zero T benefits from a meticulous design using an active magnetic fixing system to continuously adjust the pressure on the disc, offering exceptional stability during rotation and greatly reducing the noise caused by CD vibrations. In addition, the EC Zero T is equipped with an anti-shake system so that you can follow it everywhere without the risk of the CD jumping, plus a playback head with a gapless function.
For its digital/analogue conversion stage, the EC Zero T opts for an R2R ladder resistor network, using a total of 192 resistors in a 24-bit architecture to deliver the finest possible sound reproduction. In addition, this CD player features a NOS (Non-Oversampling) and OS (Oversampling) mode, allowing you to personalise your listening experience to suit your tastes.
The EC Zero T's amplification stage is based on a pair of TPA6120 OPA coupled to JAN6418 power tubes, renowned for their compact size, low power consumption and operating stability. The use of power tubes provides warm, soft sound reproduction, but if you want a more neutral reproduction with more pronounced dynamics, a transistor amplification mode is also available.
To keep you on the move, the EC Zero T is equipped with a 5500mAh battery capable of providing 8 hours of uninterrupted listening when used via the 3.5mm jack output, and up to 20 hours when used via Bluetooth. It's easy to recharge using the USB-C port.
Thanks to its wide choice of connectors, the EC Zero T is capable of integrating a large number of different configurations. In addition to 3.5mm and 4.4mm headphone outputs, this CD player also has 3.5mm and 4.4mm line outputs and an optical coaxial SPDIF output. In addition, the EC Zero T incorporates Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity supporting aptx Adaptive, aptx and SBC protocols. This wide choice of connections means you can use it directly with headphones or earphones, wireless or not, or integrate it into a more complex audio system and connect it directly to a power amplifier or DAC.
In terms of aesthetics, the EC Zero T has a retro design that includes a number of physical buttons and a volume slider, all housed in a tempered glass and CNC-machined aluminium case that guarantees unfailing durability.
1 | Stop |
2 | Play / Pause |
3 | Function selector |
4 | Previous track |
5 | Next track |
6 | Lock button |
7 | Line output 4.4mm jack |
8 | Line output 3.5mm jack |
9 | SPDIF Coaxial / Optical output |
10 | Bluetooth receiver |
11 | USB-C DAC input |
12 | USB-C power supply port |
13 | Power mode switch |
Technical characteristics
Specifications | |
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Product type | Lecteur CD |
Input | 1x USB-C DAC input |
Outputs | 1x Single-ended 3.5mm jack headphone output 1x Balanced 4.4mm jack headphone output 1x Single-ended 3.5mm jack line output 1x Balanced 4.4mm jack line output 1x SPDIF Coaxial / Optical output Bluetooth |
DAC | R2R 24 bit |
USB DAC support | PCM up to 32bit 768kHz DSD up to DSD512 |
Screen | LCD 1.68" |
Digital filter | NOS OS |
Bluetooth version | 5.3 |
Supported Bluetooth codecs | aptX Adaptive aptX SBC |
Single-ended 3.5mm jack headphone output | |
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Transistor mode output power | Low gain: 57mW @ 32Ω High gain: 158mW @ 32Ω High gain (external power supply): 330mW @ 32Ω |
Tube mode output power | Low gain: 47mW @ 32Ω High gain: 158mW @ 32Ω High gain (external power supply): 268mW @ 32Ω |
Total harmonic distortion more noise (THD+N) | 0.02% |
Dynamic range | 116dB |
Channel separation | 79dB |
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) | 115dB |
Noise (Low gain) | 111dB |
Frequency response | 20Hz-40kHz (-0.5dB) |
Output impedance | 4.7Ω |
Balanced 4.4mm jack headphone output | |
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Transistor mode output power | Low gain: 195mW @ 32Ω High gain: 551mW @ 32Ω High gain (external power supply): 1220mW @ 32Ω |
Tube mode output power | Low gain: 195mW @ 32Ω High gain: 551mW @ 32Ω High gain (external power supply): 1087mW @ 32Ω |
Total harmonic distortion more noise (THD+N) | 0.02% |
Dynamic range | 117dB |
Channel separation | 103dB |
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) | 117dB |
Noise (Low gain) | 108dB |
Frequency response | 20Hz-40kHz (-0.5dB) |
Output impedance | 6.6Ω |
Single-ended Line output 3.5mm jack | |
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Transistor mode output level | 2.12Vrms |
Tube mode output level | 1.97Vrms |
Frequency response | 20Hz-40kHz (-0.5dB) |
Total harmonic distortion more noise (THD+N) | 0.02% |
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) | 116dB |
Balanced Line output 4.4mm jack | |
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Transistor mode output level | 4.2Vrms |
Tube mode output level | 3.94Vrms |
Frequency response | 20Hz-40kHz (-0.5dB) |
Total harmonic distortion more noise (THD+N) | 0.02% |
Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) | 118dB |
General | |
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Power supply | 5V / 2A |
Dimensions | 158 x 150 x 28mm |
Weight | 669g |
Color | Black |
Package | 1x Shanling EC Zero T 1x USB-A to USB-C cable |