While the core of the Merrill Audio Veritas monoblocks is the Hypex Ncore NC1200 module and SMPS1200A700 power supply, true to his audiophile roots, Merrill Wettasinghe, who has a degree in electrical engineering and has worked for such companies as Hewlett Packard, Hughes and Motorola, was not content to simply throw them into a bent metal chassis with some generic parts, affix a fancy nameplate,