Shanling SCD3.3 Flagship SACD player R2R DAC with Tubes and Touchscreen

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The Shanling SCD3.3 is a flagship, high-end desktop SACD player that combines traditional top-loading disc playback with a modern discrete R2R DAC and a 12AT7 tube output stage.

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SACD

The SCD3.3 will play standard CDs as well as the stereo DSD layer of SACDs, but multichannel SACD content is not supported.

R2R

Shanling has built the SCD3.3’s discrete 24-bit R2R ladder DAC from precision resistors; it processes signals from CDs, SACDs and the rear-panel digital inputs. This isn’t the delta-sigma conversion found in most modern players (or DACs), but a more traditional multi-bit approach that some listeners prefer for its supposedly more “musical” presentation.

DSD

Featuring FPGA assisted I2S output with 10 modes options, offering Native DSD to almost any I2S capable DAC on the market. DoP DSD64 available for Coaxial SPDIF output.

Tubes

The output stage runs through non-bypassable 12AT7 tubes operating as a buffer rather than providing gain. This valve implementation should add a touch of harmonic richness without the maintenance headaches of a full tube output stage. Both XLR and RCA outputs are provided with options for line-level and variable outputs. The Eddict Player app (iOS/Android) provides the necessary ‘settings’ oversight and controls file playback from a directly inserted USB drive.

For more information and specification see https://en.shanling.com/product/484