[bangraman]

Does anyone know what it uses?

 

[darkclouds]

From 6moon:

The Shanling SCD-T200 employs Sony's top-line KHM-234AAA top-loading transport and servo as premiered in the tank-like SACD-1.

 

[Canman]

I would doubt that the Shanling uses Sony's fixed laser mechanism as does the SCD-1.

 

[tom hankins]

I got to listen to one of these players modified level one from underwoodhifi and thought the redbook playback was very good and the sacd excellent. IMO the player was at least on the level of the SCD-1 in sacd and better at redbook playback. This suprised me. I only listened to the tube output, and don't no how much better the mods have made the player over the stock unit.

 

[joeyahoo1]

      Yes. SCDT200 uses Sonny's transport KHM234 AAA. I thought it was a very special transport apparently it's cheap one. I bought for couple ten US$ each from Shanling factory (from internet even cheaper US 12 each but risk of being fooled : they could send damaged one). My transport damaged during airport transfer NZ-Australia Qantas. The workers just simply threw it on the ground eventhough I handed to the special handling desk & with "breakable" sticker on it. If I had money I'd go for Esoteric SCD player but it's very expensive ($ 20 k). It uses 2 different lenses. One for SACD & 1 for CD. It's very specialised.
      With the help from Glen (Partsconnexion.com technician or itsmeagain@cogeco.ca) I asked him to upgrade the SCDT200's two servo boards wth two audio-gd active clocks. He took out the 2 xtals from SCDT200's original servo boards (1 on SACD board & 1 on CD board) and installed the 2 clocks. Result : better sound quality. Sound becomes more liquid/ denser, more rounded/ less edgess (I listen to piano sound), darker back ground. The clocks assits the servo board's DAC to process datas more correct in time. The active cloks are like the heart of a cd player and the DAC is like the brain.
       I also replaced SCDT200's 6 IC opamps (2 final audio opamps & 4 I/V opamps) with descrete opamps (Audio-GD also makes it). Result: sound becomes more open & closer, more lows, highs more open, better soundstage/ more air.
 
Regards,
Jonatan Sutrisna
 
Melbourne, Australia

 

[joeyahoo1]

      Yes. SCDT200 uses Sonny's transport KHM234 AAA. I thought it was a very special transport apparently it's cheap one. I bought for couple ten US$ each from Shanling factory (from internet even cheaper US 12 each but risk of being fooled : they could send damaged one). My transport damaged during airport transfer NZ-Australia Qantas. The workers just simply threw it on the ground eventhough I handed to the special handling desk & with "breakable" sticker on it. If I had money I'd go for Esoteric SCD player but it's very expensive ($ 20 k). It uses 2 different lenses. One for SACD & 1 for CD. It's very specialised.
      With the help from Glen (Partsconnexion.com technician or itsmeagain@cogeco.ca) I asked him to upgrade the SCDT200's two servo boards wth two audio-gd active clocks. He took out the 2 xtals from SCDT200's original servo boards (1 on SACD board & 1 on CD board) and installed the 2 clocks. Result : better sound quality. Sound becomes more liquid/ denser, more rounded/ less edgess (I listen to piano sound), darker back ground. The clocks assits the servo board's DAC to process datas more correct in time. The active cloks are like the heart of a cd player and the DAC is like the brain.
       I also replaced SCDT200's 6 IC opamps (2 final audio opamps & 4 I/V opamps) with descrete opamps (Audio-GD also makes it). Result: sound becomes more open & closer, more lows, highs more open, better soundstage/ more air.
 
Regards,
Jonatan Sutrisna
 
Melbourne, Australia