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EC PLAY PORTABLE CD PLAYER FROM SHANLING

1st July 2026

Shanling has announced the launch of the EC Play, a compact portable CD player

Weighing 418 grams and measuring 142 x 125.1 x 26mm, EC Play features an aluminium construction with three finishes: Feather Green, Onyx Black and Moonlight Silver.

Shanling’s so-called Advanced Active Magnetic Clamp System, continuously adjusts pressure and positioning on the CD to improve playback stability.

Using a Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC alongside dual SGM8262 headphone amplifiers you’ll find 3.5mm single-ended and 4.4mm balanced headphone outputs plus a 3.5mm coaxial SPDIF digital output, Bluetooth 6.0 for two-way wireless connectivity plus codec support for LDAC, AAC and SBC. Battery life is up to 12 hours of continuous playback.