
Shanling's CD80 II is a compact, audiophile-friendly CD player priced at $359, featuring a new Cirrus Logic CS43198 DAC and tray-loading mechanism.
Designed for headphone and IEM users, it offers 3.5mm and balanced 4.4mm outputs with IEM-friendly impedance below 1 Ohm.
Supports Hi-Res Audio playback via USB drives (up to 2TB) and Bluetooth 5.0 with LDAC, AAC, and SBC codecs.

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