Shanling CR60 Digital Transport CD Ripper (Black)

Works great compact size quiet running

After 3-4 days of frustrating back and forth email communication directly with the manufacturer in China about 18 hours later in time from Honolulu, the Shanling CR60 CD transport / ripper was returned because it simply does not work on the Margules MS01 Music Server and DAC. The manufacturer stated that their products are not compatible with it. The incompatibility also applies to its ET3 top-loading CD transport and maybe even the EC3 player. It stated that the way the CR60 transport communicates to DACs is NOT compatible with the connection that the Margules streamer expects (Simple USB CD Drive). However, Margules did not confirm that its MS01 Music Server and DAC only expects a simple USB CD drive. It is unclear whether the CR60 will be compatible with other external DACs / audio streamers that use USB-A inputs. It is also uncertain without input from Margules if its music server is compatible with ANY CD transports or just with CD players. Shanling should provide a list of compatible products just as Spectrum provides a list of approved modems that are compatible with its network. The US distributor for Margules recommended the CR60 apparently without confirming that it worked on its streamer / music server and DAC! Shanling support stated that the default SPDIF output in transport mode will automatically switch to USB-A if it is connected to a compatible external DAC. The company is unwilling to provide a manual switching mechanism for outputs in transport mode like it does in ripper mode so that it can be categorically determined if the CR60 or the external DAC / audio streamer is at fault. An online search reveals that others have had problems with the CR60 in regard to USB-A connectivity, but Shanling stated that it only had 2 such cases and that they were resolved by changing the sequence of connecting cables to the CR60 and external DAC. However, in my case, only one cable connection is required. When I attempted to connect it to my new iMAC, the entire case of the CR60 began to vibrate like an earthquake with the CD spinning inside!! A friend stated that he noticed that another online poster experienced this problem too. It did not vibrate when connected to the Margules audio streamer. It seems ludicrous to me that a manufacturer would rely upon an auto-switching mechanism based upon what the CR60 is connected to. My recommendation to Amazon is that it stop selling these Shanling products until the devices are updated with firmware to correct these apparent shortcomings. I recommended a firmware update, but Shanling stated that it was not necessary.

Excellent for what it is: A simple high-quality digital transport and ripper. It does not convert to analog. You feed optical or coax to an external DAC. In my case a Wiim Ultra. Works great for this purpose. I tried the ripper mode too and it works perfect. Stick a USB flash drive in the back, flip the switch to ripper mode, any disc you put in gets ripped and written as .wav files. You will have to process them get metadata or convert to mp3, but there are many ways to do that. My only real complaint is that when you close the drawer the ripper mode auto rips, but the play mode doesn't auto play (you have to hit the play button). Not a huge deal, but a strange inconsistency. Also, you can't just press play after the drawer closes. You have to wait until the the unit is done "reading". So every time you want to play a disc, you have to stand in front of the unit for five seconds waiting, then press the tiny play button. Seems like Shanling missed the main use case for a CD player. Most CD players I can remember going back to the 80's got this right.

I can't recommend this CD Transport / Ripper as from the very first disc I placed into it, it struggled to read and started making a horrible grinding noise. I tried other discs and probably half of them worked and half didn't. The ones that didn't again made this noise and I immediately packed this up and returned. The unit was a 'USED - Like New' so perhaps this was returned previously for the same issue, and resold onwards regardless. So my experience might be purely down to a faulty unit, but other reviews mention similar issues so I wonder if this is just a known problem with this. However, when it worked it did work well.

Sorry to hear others have had bad experience with this transport. Only use it as a CD player not anything else. I've own it for 8 months n have had nothing but great performance. Plays all my CD n cdrs I had one CD that made very light vibration but it never was loud to interfere with the sound. its hooked up to my second unit . So it's not played for long hours like my main unit. Its hooked up to a project dac. Using a conare digital cable it sound amazing. I also bought a 12 volt power supply to give better voltage to the unit. Makes a big difference. Better bass n wider sound stage. Good tweek to try. Tried it with my main unit but my $2000 CD player was superior in over all sound. But wow it was not put to shame.

I wanted this CD transport to work for me. It has all the rear panel options I needed and has a heavy duty chassis. I played several CD's and they sounded great. I then played a CD from an expensive deluxe edition and it started skipping in the middle of the CD. I removed the CD and found a series of distinct scratches on the reading surface. I checked the CD's I had previously played, and they also had similar scratches. The source of the scratches is the loading drawer. There are four sharp guides where the CD is loaded. Unless you perfectly drop the CD into the center of the drawer, you will contact several of the sharp guides and scratch the CD. I noticed that my other CD players don't have these guides. I returned the unit. Another problem I have with this unit is the transport functions. If you want to go to, say, track 7 of a 12 track menu, you have to press the track advance button 7 times instead of direct access.

After having the CD transport for over a month now. It’s starting to skip tracks. It wasn’t like that before… Clearly there’s some quality issues about the components used to build this unit. The housing is top notch but the inside parts are something to be worried about. I’m hoping for a firmware update to somehow solve this problem. So buyers beware.

Let's cover the good first. This CD Transport/Ripper is an extremely well-built piece of kit. Reassuringly solid and heavy, there are no rattles anywhere. The case is all aluminium and feels, as well as looks like a high-quality unit. It has a small colour screen that, apart from giving track details in transport play mode, also gives information on how the ripping process is progressing. Because this is purely a transport, it requires a DAC and amp to hear any music through. Obviously, different DAC's produce different audio, but having tested this with budget DAC's through to midrange to my ears, the audio quality was sublime. Obviously, the weight and lack of a built-in DAC rule this out as a 'portable player'. Also, be aware that no battery tray, or built-in rechargeable power source, as well as a lack of headphone ports, are included, but that's not the point of this unit anyway. When inserting a disc into the motorised tray, again, the build quality shines through, and during playback, the unit is whisper quiet. There is also a remote. It is basic but functional. Ripping, The ripping functionality of the unit is not so good, unfortunately, which considering is probably the main draw for purchasing this unit. Shanling has its own software for tagging the files called Eddict Player, available on their website. There are, of course, many free, as well as paid for apps, that will do the same, with varying degrees of success. It's easy to operate. Put a thumb drive into the USB A slot on the rear and flick a switch from Transport to Rip, and you're good to go. Press the Play button on the front for 3 seconds, and off it will happily go. It takes around 7 - 8 minutes to complete a whole CD. You need to complete the CD. There is no option to pick and choose prior to ripping. It's only post process that you can delete the files from the Thumb Drive, phone, or PC that you dont wish to keep. Now, here is the 1 major problem this unit has, and in my case, a very big problem. I have way over a thousand CDs. I want to rip to thumb drives, but for me, it's unfortunately not that simple. I wanted a unit that could tag as it ripped, or ripped to a device which could then use Tagging Apps, such as the one you can download for free from Shanling, or the plethora of free and paid apps available from App stores. Now I mucked about for over a week not understanding, why, I couldn't get my files tagged automatically. I eventually found the answer hidden away, and I really do mean hidden. In my opinion, its a crime that Shanling don't mention anywhere of this issue, on the sales page for their items, be it their own website, or Amazons or anywhere it's just not mentioned until you dig very very deep into Shanlings website. It annoys me because if they had been upfront, I may have delayed or purchased a different manufacturer item that made a ripper 'fit for purpose'. After a wasted week, in desperation, I went through every nugget of information on their website until an easy to miss piece of information was found. Now, I dont see the point in paying out £270 for a ripper if you have a PC or Mac. Why not just buy one of those £20 external CD players/writers with the slots in the back for media, or just rip from CD to hard hardrive? That's how it used to be done, and you could choose the format you wanted. You would then copy over the tagged songs, delete off the hardrive to clear space, and start again with the next batch. The CR60 has no options, only WAV or if you use their Eddict Player Flac. This way, you have saved a chunk of change, even if you want to spend money on a proper programme or one of the many apps, free or paid for. That way, whatever file you want will be tagged. I bought this CR60 as I thought (mistakenly) that it was a one-stop shop. We'll it ought to be for what it cost🙄 I think that most people considering this will want it as a ripper first and foremost, me included. So what has Shanling omitted to tell potential purchasers about this product? Well, this is what Shanling doesn't appear to want people to know,as it's knowhere you would think it would be. I won't tell you where it is, as I think it will give you a bit of fun finding it yourself, see how long it takes you, but for clarity, I feel it a public duty to spread the word. I may save people time by not purchasing and finding an alternative method, such as the one I gave earlier regarding a laptop and a cheap external CD player. I spent a week of my life not knowing why I couldn't get the thing to read the disk tag information. It's also very wrong of Shanling to not mention it on their website sales page, disgusting, actually. Or on Amazons sales page or in the specifications section, totally abhorrent. Just for your information, and this will maybe help you realise why this is such a fundamental problem, for full disclosure, I should point out that my sole devices I possess and use in place of PCs, Laptops, Macs and other devices, are, 1 x Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Phone and 1 x Samsung Galaxy S10 Ultra Tablet. That's it, no other devices than those two, all up to date and all Samsung Galaxy Flagship Devices. So after wasting a week trying to get this CR60 to tag, I found this quite important nugget of information, again, not kept anywhere obvious, in fact quite the opposite, and it reads as follows; Following the market release of Shanling CR60 CD Transport & Ripper, we gathered feedback from our international users and have to confirm that the CD-ripping function is not compatible with Samsung Android phones and tablets. Our software team is checking on this, but at the current time, there is no estimated schedule for possible fix. Please be aware of this limitation in connection to Samsung Android devices when purchasing CR60. We are meanwhile collecting feedback on other Android phones, but so far, we are not seeing any other CD Ripping compatibility issues. Learn more about CR60 CD Transport & Ripper at, Sorry, I want you to find it, see if it's just me, or Shanling that are thick.😁 Well, thanks for letting us all know, Shanling, that's really decent of you. So girls and boys, they don't know if a fix will ever happen, it appezrs is what they are saying. To not warn potential buyers of this problem isn't on. It's not as though it's a tiny issue. It can't do what its meant to, and they dont know if ever there will be a fix, I have to save up for items costing this sort of money. I have to budget to get nice things. Do I want to keep this ripper that can't rip on the off chance that they "MAY"find an answer, but they dont know when, if ever? £270 to me is a big gamble, I realise that to a lot of people nowadays £270 isn't even a day out. Unfortunately, that's not me😞. It not only wastes the time of the poor saps, such as me struggling to work out what they are doing wrong, but what happens to all the returned units people have held onto and then after the month is out not being able to return it, or who send the used units back? Do they throw them away? I dont think so. When I received mine, there was no peel away plastic film over the colour screen, the short quick start guide had small signs of use and the silver top of the unit had a kind of palm print on it. So they are selling used it would seem for new prices. Shanling boasts that this item features a Sanyo laser and Phillips drive. I know Sanyo had a great reputation 40 - 50 years ago, but I haven't heard from them since then. Phillips?, same again, used to be good, premium products, but today, definitely not so premium. So I dont know what to take from either of those nuggets of information? Whilst the unit is very appealing in the way it looks, feels, and plays, there are better equipped CD component systems out there that dont rip. Ok, they may have plastic cases and a bigger footprint, but your amp will probably be a comparable size. Teac, Cambridge Audio, Marantz, Denon, etc. All the big names can be had for less, same or thereabouts money, with more features. Looking outside the box, you could even buy used quite safely for the same money, and end up with a very high quality CD component, that just wouldn't be attainable if it was new and most used can have a warranty included. This is not taking anything away from the CR60s operations in Transport mode. It is very capable and very quiet. Matched with a decent DAC and amp, this thing sings, and as I mentioned in my opening to this review, it's a very beautiful, all-metal construction, reassuringly heavy, no rattles, piece of art that does at least half of what it is meant to do, very well. The choice is ultimately yours. You have one month to evaluate this model. If you plug it into a non-Samsung device, and it works as advertised, then I would say that you have yourself a bargain. Just don't buy one, if you own "ONLY Samsung Devices" otherwise, with a large selection of CDs ripping without tags included gets very laborious. If you want to save yourself the pain of manually entering the tags, don't go for this. You have been warned.

Awful. If you own a Samsung Device, don't bother, it won't work! Of course, it's only after you have tried everything, and in desperation turn to Shanlings Website, that in a very dark corner of their site, they break the news that Shanling's CR60 CD Ripper, isn't compatible with Samsung Devices. It would have been nice to have this pointed out before parting with cash and wasting many hours!

認識出来ないCDもありましたが概ね素晴らしい音だと思います。 DACはVMVを使用しておりますが非常に コスパが高いと感じました、パワーアンプが普段使っているものとはちがうのですが充分性能の良さは感じました。

Hard to score this one. Some good aspects but a couple of issues. First the positives. A well made, solid and smart looking unit. I would always go for tray disc loading like this over slot or top loading and the mechanism works smoothly. Remote is sensible too. Two negatives. The screen is tiny and impossible to read unless I peer at it from close up! I have a FiiO DAC which is about the same size as the CR60 but screen is much bigger and easy to read. More seriously I found the transport was very noisy at times. I could hear it even with headphones on! Google revealed that this is a known issue and recommended getting a 12V power supply. That seems to have done the trick but if you buy this Shanling you may end up shelling out money for a PS upgrade. Having said all that I don’t regret the purchase. Couldn’t see an alternative that met my needs. PS The listing indicates this is a CD player. It’s actually only a transport requiring a separate DAC.

海外で気付いている人は少なくないと思いますが、Head-Fi でも投稿されているようにこの製品には多くの深刻な不具合が存在します。しかもこれらの深刻な不具合に対して Shanling 社は現時点で何も対応出来ずにいます(詳細は Head-Fi を熟読して下さい）。β版であっても製品化してしまう - これが中華製品の現状なのです。