SMSL PL200 Review (CD Player)

[Danieru Senpai]

Good stuff! Always good to see more manufacturers expanding their horizons although I'm perfectly happy with my PL200 and I recently bought a Denon DCD-1700NE for $380 so I'm not looking for a new SACD player.

 

[EJ3]

Good stuff! Always good to see more manufacturers expanding their horizons although I'm perfectly happy with my PL200 and I recently bought a Denon DCD-1700NE for $380 so I'm not looking for a new SACD player.

That's OK, they do have at least me that is looking for SACD capable.

 

[NTTY]

There appears to be a new PL200MK2, featuring a wider chassis to match the D400 Pro and H400. This time, it even lacks the MQA logo on the front.
As @eliash already noted, this is an SACD player.

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Nice, need one to review!

 

[Roland68]

Nice, need one to review!

I was just about to ask why you haven't tested it yet.
Pack up the measurement gear, head to the trade show, recruit a few ASR members as bodyguards, hijack the booth, and quickly run all the measurements.
Man, you really need to be a bit faster and more proactive...

P.S.
Don't forget masks and T-shirts featuring the Topping logo or branding from an audiophile forum.

 

[NTTY]

I pictured the scene

 

[Roland68]

I pictured the scene

And "Sandstorm" by Darude as the musical backdrop.

 

[Bleib]

 

[NTTY]

I’m ok to review it

 

[Bleib]

A well used DAC chip at this point

 

[NTTY]

Please send me one

 

[eliash]

120 bucks cheaper, wonder if the ESS D/A noise drama continues?

 

[Roland68]

Please send me one

Hello???
What ever happened to that?

Hi everyone, I’ve been busy recently and decided to pause CD players reviews for a moment and go higher resolution devices.

So much for good intentions...

 

[tccalvin]

The ES9039Q2M is a great chip, that surely won't be the bottleneck of this device.

 

[EJ3]

The ES9039Q2M is a great chip, that surely won't be the bottleneck of this device.

And LDAC, many stars for that (provided that it all works as intended) for that: *****???