{"product_id":"shanling-ct90-premium-cd-transport","title":"Shanling CT90 Premium CD Transport","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.4em;margin:0 0 0.6em 0;\"\u003eA Premium Digital Source for Your CD Collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe Shanling CT90 is a premium top-loading CD transport designed to send a clean and stable digital signal to your choice of external DAC. Its focused design, linear power supply, precision clocking, and wide range of digital outputs make it a strong foundation for a serious speaker or headphone system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CT90 is available in Black and Silver. Its compact aluminum chassis, large color display, and top-loading disc mechanism give it a modern appearance without taking up the space of a full-size component.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eImportant: An External DAC Is Required\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CT90 is a CD transport, not a complete CD player. It does not contain a digital-to-analog converter, analog audio outputs, volume control, or headphone amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eConnect one of its digital outputs to an external DAC or an amplifier with a compatible digital input. Your DAC then converts the digital signal into analog audio for your amplifier or headphones.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eStable Top-Loading CD Mechanism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe top-loading disc system uses a DA11 drive and SAA7824 servo controller. Place the disc directly onto the spindle and secure it with the included CD puck. This design holds the disc firmly while reducing the moving parts found in a tray-loading mechanism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CT90 plays standard CDs, recordable CD-R discs, rewritable CD-RW discs, and MQA-CD titles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eConnect to Almost Any High-Quality DAC\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eDigital outputs include I²S over HDMI, USB Audio, coaxial S\/PDIF, and two balanced AES\/EBU connections. This wide selection makes the CT90 easy to match with desktop DACs, full-size converters, compatible amplifiers, and digital active speakers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe FPGA-controlled I²S output provides ten selectable pinout modes. This helps match the different I²S wiring systems used by DAC manufacturers. I²S compatibility should still be checked before purchase because there is no single industry-standard HDMI pinout for I²S audio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eHigh-Resolution Processing and Upsampling\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eA dedicated CT7302C processing chip provides All-to-PCM and All-to-DSD conversion for supported outputs. The I²S connection can carry signals up to 32-bit\/768kHz PCM or DSD512 to a compatible DAC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eMaximum resolution depends on the source, selected processing mode, output connection, and receiving DAC. The USB Audio output does not use the CT90’s internal upsampling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003ePrecision Internal and External Clocking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eSeparate low-phase-noise crystal oscillators support the main digital sample-rate families. Careful clocking helps reduce timing errors, also called jitter, before the signal reaches your DAC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eAdvanced systems can connect an external 44.1kHz or 10MHz master clock through the BNC clock input. Selectable 50-ohm and 75-ohm settings help match different clock sources and cables.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003e35-Watt Linear Power Supply\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CT90 uses a linear power supply with a 35-watt transformer. It is designed to provide stable power while keeping electrical noise away from the disc-reading, clocking, and digital-output circuits.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eMore Than a CD Transport\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eConnect a USB drive with up to 2TB of storage to play high-resolution music files. The CT90 supports common formats including FLAC, WAV, AIFF, ALAC, APE, AAC, MP3, DSD, DXD, and unencrypted ISO files.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eA USB input also allows the CT90 to work as a digital interface for a computer. Bluetooth 5.0 reception supports LDAC, aptX HD, aptX, AAC, and SBC, allowing audio from a phone, tablet, or computer to pass through the CT90 to your external DAC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eThe CT90 does not include Wi-Fi, AirPlay, or network-music streaming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eLarge Display and Flexible Control\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eA 4.8-inch color display shows playback and setup information. Control the CT90 with its front-panel buttons and knob, the included remote, or Shanling’s Eddict Player app when playing music from a USB drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.1em;margin:1.2em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eIs the Shanling CT90 Right for You?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 1em 0;padding-left:1.4em;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou own a quality external DAC and want a dedicated CD transport.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou need I²S, USB Audio, AES\/EBU, or coaxial digital output.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou want to play CDs and high-resolution files from USB storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou value external master-clock support and adjustable I²S pinouts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou want Bluetooth reception but do not need Wi-Fi streaming.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eYou prefer a compact component available in Black or Silver.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"font-size:1.1em;margin:1.2em 0 0.35em 0;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.25em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan the CT90 connect directly to an amplifier’s analog input?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eNo. It has no built-in DAC or analog output. You must connect it to an external DAC or an amplifier with a compatible digital input.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.25em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it have a headphone output?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eNo. Headphone listening requires a separate DAC and headphone amplifier or a combined DAC\/headphone amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.25em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat discs can it play?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.6;\"\u003eIt supports standard CD, CD-R, CD-RW, and MQA-CD discs. 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