Dossier — Shanling EC Zero
The brochure speaks; the silicon answers. What follows is what each has said.
+ Vendor page › +Claims breakdown
| Claim | Bucket | Witnessed | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCM 32-bit / 768 kHz | PCM | Alt 1, Subslot 2 — 16-bit PCM. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 32 44.1 48 64 88.2 96 128 176.4 192 256 352.8 384 512 705.6 768Alt 2, Subslot 3 — 24-bit PCM. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 32 44.1 48 64 88.2 96 128 176.4 192 256 352.8 384 512 705.6 768Alt 3, Subslot 4 — 32-bit PCM. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 32 44.1 48 64 88.2 96 128 176.4 192 256 352.8 384 512 705.6 768 | ✓ Match |
| Native DSD512 | DSD | Alt 4, Subslot 4 — Type-1 RAW 1-bit DSD. Sample Rates Supported (kHz): 32 44.1 48 64 88.2 96 128 176.4 192 256 352.8 384 512 705.6 768 (DSD64 to DSD512) | ✓ Match |
Remarks
Shanling lists the EC Zero at 32-bit / 768 kHz PCM and native DSD512, and the descriptor keeps both: native 16-, 24-, and 32-bit containers, each carrying the full ladder to 768 kHz on a high-speed asynchronous interface. A depth and a rate are named and met, so the PCM line scores plainly.
DSD is claimed native to DSD512, and the transport is the real one — a Type-1 raw one-bit alt reaching DSD512, no DoP marker and no PCM decimation in the path. The EC Zero is a portable CD player with a USB-DAC input built on an AKM AK4493S; on both counts the brochure and the silicon agree.
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