Introducing Shanling EC Zero T

EC Zero T represents a culmination of the latest trends in the portable Hi-Fi market, combining biggest Shanling’s highlight features from the past two years.

In 2023 we released EC Mini, a battery-powered transportable CD player that started a resurgence of the whole category. EC Zero T follows in its steps, but fits the battery-powered CD player into a smaller and lighter body, with more advanced anti-shake and anti-skip systems, for true portable use in all conditions and movements.

Last year saw the first release of our first R2R DAC in almost two decades, with the EH2 Desktop DAC. This less common approach to DAC architecture keeps earning many sympathies among the modern hi-fi crowd and it has been fully established as a strong alternative to the classic Delta-Sigma chipsets. And it was a clear choice for the EC Zero T, managing to perfectly combine the natural-sounding R2R DAC with the pure CD playback.

And at the end of 2024 we released M8T, our flagship Android player and our first portable device with tube output. It quickly became known for its high-end sound quality and was especially praised for its distinctive sound changes between tube and transistor output. Now we are bringing the same JAN6418 tubes and output switching to the EC Zero T.

Available in May

MSRP at 589 USD

(USA pricing depending on the current conditions)

Key Features:

-          In-house developed R2R module, featuring 192 0.1% precision resistors

-          Non-Oversampling / Oversampling Modes

-          Dual JAN6418 Tube Output & TPA6120 Headphone Amplifier

-          Transistor / Tube Mode Output Switching

-          Offering up to 1220mW @ 32 Ohm Output power

-          3.5mm & 4.4mm Headphone Outputs

-          Dedicated 3.5mm & 4.4mm Line-Out

-          Bluetooth V5.3 output supporting aptX Adaptive, aptX and SBC

-          Coaxial / Optical SPDIF Output

-          Active Magnetic CD Clamp

-          Advanced Anti-Skip system for smooth playback on-the-go

-          Custom CD Drive and System

-          USB DAC Function supporting PCM 768 kHz / DSD512

-          Built-in 5500mAh Battery, up to 8h of playback

-          USB-C Power input for External Power Mode

-          Aluminium chassis construction, with tempered glass panels.

-          1.68-Inch Colour screen with basic Interface

-          Hardware buttons and Volume slider controls

Specifications

Dimensions: 158 x 150 x 28mm

Weight: about 669g

Screen: 1.68-inch LCD display

USB DAC Supports: 768kHz/32bit, DSD512

Bluetooth version: V5.3

Bluetooth transmit support: aptX Adaptive, aptX, SBC

3.5mm Headphone Output:

Output Power:

Transistor:

Low Gain: 57mW@32Ω

High Gain: 158mW@32Ω

High Gain: 330mW@32Ω (DC power)

Tube:

Low Gain: 47mW@32Ω

High Gain: 158mW@32Ω

High Gain: 268mW@32Ω (DC power)

THD+N: 0.02%

Dynamic Range: 116dB

Channel Separation: 79dB

SNR: 115dB

Noise: 111dB

Output Impedance: 4.7 Ω

4.4mm Headphone Output:

Output Power:

Transistor:

Low Gain: 195mW@32Ω

High Gain: 551mW@32Ω

High Gain: 1220mW@32Ω (DC power)

Tube:

Low Gain: 195mW@32Ω

High Gain: 551mW@32Ω

High Gain: 1087mW@32Ω (DC power)

THD+N: 0.02%

Dynamic Range: 117dB

Channel Separation: 103dB

SNR: 117dB

Noise: 108dB 

Output Impedance:  6.6Ω

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