Shanling ET3 - Dedicated Digital CD Transport, With USB Drive and Wi-Fi Support

[pataburd]

Haven't tried streaming yet but am certainly enjoying CD playback via USB.

. . . later that morning . . .

Having trouble getting Bluetooth to connect.

First this:

Then a minute or two later:

ad infinitum . . .

Will peruse the manual.

 

[pataburd]

Must be proximity to my desktop PC in another room.
No problem pairing with my Android phone in the same room.

 

[Kiats]

Must be proximity to my desktop PC in another room.
No problem pairing with my Android phone in the same room.

What I do sometimes is to just switch off the power and restart the ET-3.

 

[pataburd]

What I do sometimes is to just switch off the power and restart the ET-3.

Yes.
Did that . . . but to no avail . . .

 

[Kiats]

Yes.
Did that . . . but to no avail . . .

Hmm… that is strange. If I am using my iphone, I never have an issue. However with DAPs I find that some DAPs have slightly weaker BT. Others less of an issue. Let’s see if @Shanling has any suggestions when he comes back from the weekend.

 

[eduardw]

Maybe I overlooked, but what size usb disks are compatible. I would like to connect a 4 or 8 TB ssd disk by usb.

 

[pataburd]

I think the manual says 2TB.

 

[eduardw]

Thanks I was already looking for the manual.

 

[pataburd]

Ongoing problems with Bluetooth.
I have a laptop right next to the ET3. Turned on Bluetooth. Computer says it is paired with the ET3, but the ET3 displaysays "Bluetooth not connected".
???????

 

[Kiats]

I think when the manual talks about 2TB SSD limit, they mean something which is not independently powered. I am actually running a 12 TB Seagate expansion external hard disk. But of course it has its own power source.

 

[pataburd]

Got the Bluetooth to pair with my Android phone, but not with either of the computers.

 

[eduardw]

I think when the manual talks about 2TB SSD limit, they mean something which is not independently powered. I am actually running a 12 TB Seagate expansion external hard disk. But of course it has its own power source.

Thanks I will try it first with one of WD usb drives if that works I will then probably buy a ssd.

 

[Kiats]

Thanks I will try it first with one of WD usb drives if that works I will then probably buy a ssd.

Yeah… I can say it does work with a powered USB 3.0 HDD. I tried it with 2 Seagate HDDs and it works with SynchLink as well as NAS. Look forward to hearing about your experience with SSD.

 

[eduardw]

It will take some time before I can test with ssd. First I need to receive the ET3.

 

[zolkis]

DLNA compatibility is a big bonus.
As for HDD/SSD, I would not bother connecting it via USB to the CD player. In my experience it sounds better to serve files via DLNA, too. I expect you can play it through the ET3 that way as well. I tested this with 4-5 streamers, and all sounded better when the files were not served via local USB (local PCIe is another story). I guess it might be related to EM/RF noise / computation needs. But for some reason I mostly preferred Qobuz streaming vs local file streaming, and CD playback to Qobuz (16/44.1), but I guess my CD players were just better than my streamers.

Purely as a CD transport, how does the ET3 sound quality compare to other hot CD transports like the new Audiolab 9000CDT, ProJect RS2T, etc?