In fairly short order, the three components arrived packed in a FedEx box. If the rest of his pieces were as good as the reviews of the Monica DAC let on, it could be a lot of fun - and hopefully an easy recommendation. At $1,070 combined for a package containing a passive line stage, a DAC and a chip amplifier, I wasn't looking at spending a lot of our readers' money.
The context of the road tour system with his DAC told me just enough to suspect that perhaps DIY Paradise was worth taking a look at. As a matter of fact, it was just after my own reading of one of Michael Lavorgna's Road Tours wherein he made mention of the DIY Paradise Monica DAC that Yeo contacted me. While I lost touch and was looking the other way, DIY Paradise was born. Along with two partners (EW CG and CK Kok), he started producing commercial DIY kits. Until about six months ago.ĬW Yeo - or simply Yeo as he calls himself - apparently returned to Malaysia where he discovered a way to combine vocation with avocation. Upon completion of his schooling, we e-mailed our good-byes and he sent me a little memento of his home country - a little pewter plaque. We talked a lot about audio but also other things such as failed long-distance love affairs. He was in the US on a student visa from Malaysia.
I don't remember the exact details of our audio discussions or his system other than that he was looking into getting his first quality yet budget-conscious rig. I received an email from a kid majoring in electrical engineering at the Michigan State University. It must have been close to ten years ago just as I was getting started writing. No doubt about it, the world is getting smaller all the time. Review component retail: Maggie Autoformer Volume Control $430 Charlize Amplifier class-T $340, Monica DAC $300 Sundry accessories: Sound Mechanics Performance Platform, 2-inch Butcher Block platforms with Quest for Sound Isol-pads, Vibrapod Isolators and Cones, Ultra & Heavy Z-Sleeves, Viablue QTC spikes under speakers, Auric Illuminator, Gingko Audio Mini-Clouds
Powerline conditioning: Balanced Power Technology 3.5 Signature Plus with ZCable Cyclone Power Cord Power Cords: JPS Power AC, Analog AC, Digital AC, Aluminata and Kaptovator Speaker Cables, Interconnects and Digital cables: JPS Labs Superconductor 3 Speakers: Tidal Audio Pianos, Hørning Perikles, Thiel CS 2.4, Ohm Acoustics Walsh 4 with 4.5 mk.2 upgrade Power Amp: Art Audio Carissa, Bel Canto e.One REF1000 and Canary CA-330 monos, Cyber 211 monos, Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated Analog Source: Rega P9 turntable, RB1000 & Hadcock GH Export arms, Rega Super Elys & Garrott Bros Optim FGS cartridgesĭigital Source: Accustic Arts Drive 1/Audio Aero Prima SE DAC
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