SACD is back, baby! This beefy new audiophile CD player is deliciously ’90s, and has built-in tube amplification as a bonus

• The Shanling SCD3.3 is an SACD player with 24-bit R2R DAC and dual tubes
• Upsampling chip and MQA CD compatibility
• $3,990 (about £3,000 / AU$6,055)

Shanling is bringing a high-spec SCD3.3 reference Super Audio CD player to the US in December 2025 with a price tag of $3,990 (about £3,000 / AU$6,055).

The SCD3.3 is a reference-grade player with its own 24-bit DAC and built in tube amplification, and Roger Fortier from its US distributor Forte Distribution says its hybrid analog/digital design delivers “sonics that stand out from the standard SACD player.”

The player features a top-loading drive based around Shanling’s HD850 laser. It also supports additional external sources including flash drives and hard disks for Hi-Res Audio up to PCM 768kHz and DSD512.