High-End CD Sound Without Breaking the Bank: SMSL PL200T CD transport review!

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Im sure all of you have a stash of CDs somewhere home - maybe even some "mixtape" cds recorded 20-30 years ago. It seems that CDs are getting traction again as with them you actually OWN the recording and nobody will remove it remotely from your playlists ;)

And it seems that CD players are a new "niche" as there's no real competition: second hand 30yo units are hardly a choice now, and audiophile players that are being sold now are 2-3 orders of magnitude more expensive: again, not really a choice.

If you are serious about your CD collection, if you have an excellent DAC too - then PL200T should be on your short list. Especially if you also use precise 10MHz external clock source for your audio gear.

As with other SMSL gear, I got that one directly from Aoshida.
It seems that for brands like SMSL, Topping etc they have lower overall costs than Ali - but they still do follow big Ali sales calendar so the prices are dropping on the same day.

Thats the store link to the offer I used (worldwide shipping, it was extremely fast to Europe)
https://aoshida-audio.com/products/sm...

and Amazon link if thats more convenient for guys in US:
https://amzn.to/4kb3DiG


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Audio setup used in testing (you can find reviews of most of these in my channel):
FLAC/DSD files - Foobar2k - Fully passive 11th gen Intel PCwih LPS - SMSL PL200T - X26III - fk Dragon XLR - 2x851W - fk Dragon Full Range - Dali ikon 1 mk2, Dali Opticon 1, Oatlons (big and small) ML 15i, ML 35Xti, ML XT B100, ML Ascent I speakers.

Power: two Pavalle power strips with additional DIY EMI filters, power cords: fk AQ Dragons Source (DACs) fk AQ Dragon HC (amplifiers) and RCore LPSes with Sonic Scientific Hades for HTPC, Su-6 and OCXO power supply.

More links for that gear can be found in my reviews.






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Alicodes: I'm trying to update them whenever possible as they usually are quickly vanishing:

Winter Sale set is gone, I was able to get a generic ones valid untill 11th of Febraury 2026:
$3 off $29:【IFPU2ZHR】$6 off $59:【IFPJXUND】$9 off $89:【IFPZ8AKI】$16 off $149:【IFP59JYI】$23 off $199:【IFP7XHXD】$30 off $269:【IFPCHNET】$40 off $369:【IFPHZ36Z】$50 off $469:【IFPROIKK】$60 off $599:【IFPCQ4RQ】$70 off $699:【IFPWEKEZ】

There is also another generic set for US only, these should be valid until 2026-06, here they are - enjoy!
$39-5: 【ZONE】 $89-10: 【ZONE10】 $149-25: 【ZONE25】 $259-45: 【ZONE45】 $349-60: 【ZONE60】 $459-70: 【ZONE70】 $599-120: 【ZONE120】

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