Anyone know how good MHDT Labs Paradisea DAC is?

02-17-07: Raymondr
Tvad, is there anything you do not know? My love life and the language skills of a Taiwanese DAC builder who is "careful and proud" are things you seem to know with apparent authority. How do you know?

It was an analogy. I wasn't commenting on your love life. Look up the word analogy for an explanation.

I owned the Paradisea. I looked inside the case when changing tubes. The DAC was shipped prompty, and I received it within four days of the E-Bay purchase. It was packed meticulously in three layers of bubble wrap.

I can tell when someone takes great care and pride in what they do. He has 422 transactions on E-Bay and 100% positive feedback.

It's not rocket science.

Tvad, Only three layers of bubble wrap..? The Altmann and came with four..

Nothing positive will change your tune, eh?

So much hand wringing over a $500 DAC. Too bad.

Hi guys
Let's cool it off. Normally I won't bother to respond to strong exchange of words. I ordered my Paradisea two weeks ago and received it 2 days later.
I wrote to the builder before buying but like many others, didn't receive any reply. Does that bother me? Yes, but did that stop me from ordering? No because it's only $500 and there are many rave reviews to back it up. I wanted to hear how good it is. Does the 3 layers of bubble wrap trouble me? Absolutely not. Would 4 be better - I don't see why. Most important is that the thing works and sounds great. Well, I will end here and enjoy the improvement in music brought about by this DAC.
Now Raymondr, if you are uncomfortable, please buy something else. Period.

I didn't get a response either. Yes it pissed me off at first. With all the buzz I couldn't resist! So I decided to give one a try anyway. Once I purchased a unit through eBay. It was much easier to contact the builder. I was able to order one for a friend buying it directly from the designer.

I take it he's trying to build his feedback and also doesn't want to get overloaded with orders as well. This way he can control the quality of his products.

As a side note, My buddy loves his and much prefers it to his Arcam($2600) player . The Arcam is now used to spin disc. A Monarchy DIP 48/96 feeds his Paradisea.