Dream Yo Man from Macau
Reviewed by Brett Grimes
June 8, 2010

Introduction:

Here, let me set the scene for you. It’s a boring day and I am literally staring at the wall, RING RING, It is my lead reviewer Chris Rhoads, he has called to tell me we have a new funky shaped yoyo coming in the mail and I am going to be the reviewer. Woo Hoo what is the yoyo I ask? CLYW, Duncan, YYF, Gen-Yo, ILYY? Nope he says it’s a newer company called Dream Yo. Dream Yo I say. Who is that, never heard of them? Well let me say this right now, this company deserves recognition. When I saw the picture of the Man From Macau I knew this was going to be a fun review.

Specs:

  • Width: 40 mm
  • Diameter: 52 mm
  • Gap size: 4.5 mm
  • Weight: 64 grams
  • Bearing Size: C-Sized Bearing
  • Stock Response: Silicon pad (Black)

Construction:

When I received the yoyo the first thing that caught my eye was the VIBRANT purple anodizing, this thing just about glows its so vibrant. The next thing was the anodizing itself it seemed “silky”, I guess that would be an appropriate word. It is by far one of the smoothest slickest finishes I have felt, only thing close to it would be the General Yo glass blasted finishes. After I drooled literally over this anodizing, I began inspecting it for flaws. Not a single rough machine mark, nothing was to be found this was machined incredibly well. I am digging this so far and I haven’t even thrown it, hopefully it will impress me as well in that area. The shape of the yoyo is close to a true H-Shape. The rims and wide catch zone are almost perpendicular to the body where a normal yoyo has an angled decent into the gap. This makes for some interesting play and some incredible rim weight.

Weight:

Coming in at 64 grams this is what I would consider to be a lighter yoyo. This is foreign territory for me seeing as I am known for throwing heavier yoyos. This yoyo feels balanced when you hold it, The Man From Macau obviously has most of the weight on the rims due to the nature of the design but it never feels rim heavy. It feels evenly distributed. Interesting to say the least.

Response and Bearing:

The Man From Macau comes with black silicone pads preinstalled in the yoyo. Unfortunately the glue on the pads was weak. The pads fell out of the yo-yo on the first throw and Chris had to pitch them. Luckily the Man from Macau accepts flowable silicone. With silicone installed it played quite well. The binds are tight and the yo-yo is unresponsive. I know that pads make it easier to ship out product quickly but this yo-yo deserves a killer flowable silicone response, it was made for it.

The bearing is stock, nothing special here. Don’t get me wrong, it spins well but within weeks I have already noticed oxidation all over the bearing. This comes as a surprise to me as it has never happened to any other bearing I have used. I am not sure if it’s a quality control thing, if it’s just manufactured using an inexpensive metal, or if it is environmental since this yoyo came from China’s humid climate. What ever the case may be, the bearing still spins without an issue. I will say it again this bearing is nothing special. I think this yoyo would benefit tremendously from a 10 Ball Bearing or Gen-Yo AIGR Bearing.

Playability:

Ok here we go, extreme H-shape yoyos all seem to have a small amount of tilting to a amateur and the Man From Macau will do the same, but if you have thrown a few extreme H-shapes and know how to adjust on the fly the Man from Macau will reward you with an awesome throwing experience. It grinds incredibly but it is hard to get it to sit still on a finger grind because of the sidewalls wanting to grip my finger causing it to shoot off. You might as well forget thumb grinds, as the Man From Macau has no IRG what so ever. The finish wants to grind but the design just isn’t conducive to grinding. The yoyo is floaty and moves around quickly responding to your every move like it was meant to do, this would be an incredible throw for a tech trick player as its nimble and quick. Whips, Hooks, and Slacks were all a non-issue the Man From Macau is just one awesome throw once you learn how to handle an extreme H-shape yoyo. I DIG IT.

Final Thoughts:

Being a new comer to an already crowded scene with many top notch companies, Dream Yo is certainly headed in the right direction. This yoyo has one of the most amazing anodizing finishes I have seen or felt, it is machined incredibly well, and it plays awesome with a little patience. The bearing is something that they might want to check into, a new yoyo shouldn’t have an oxidized bearing in 3 weeks. Would I recommend this yoyo? You Betcha. I for one will be watching Dream Yo, I want to see a regular shaped yoyo with this finish on it; I just can’t say enough about this finish. Now go find one and see if you agree!