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In the Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2
Post Subject: Pacific is full of surprises…Posted by Romy the Cat on: 6/2/2009
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 manisandher wrote:
For a living, I teach presentation skills to executives and senior managers ( www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJetXp2r3pc ) . I always begin by considering the listeners and what they are looking for. I'll ask people what turns them off when they are in an audience listening to a speaker, and having asked this to literally thousands of people all over the world, the resounding no. one answer is, “A monotonous voice”.

So, what's the difference between a monotonous speaker and one who uses intonation, varied volume, varied tempo, pausing and good enunciation? They can both deliver exactly the same content/information... but the former will bore you and the latter will engage your heart and mind... by emphasizing key messages through totally congruent behaviour, he/she will help you understand the ebb and flow of his/her ‘argument’. (Great story-tellers have this art down to a T.)
 
For me, an audio system has a similar effect. An audio system either bores me (pretty much irrespective of the quality of the music itself) or engages my heart and mind by helping me to ‘understand’ the conductor’s/musicians’ interpretation of the music.
 
This weekend I compared my trusty Esoteric D70 DAC to my newly acquired Pacific Microsonics Model Two. The former simply bored me. The latter engaged me... in a way that I haven’t felt in a long time.

Mani, your enthusiasm about Pacific’s DAC is more in my view is an indication of what the Esoteric D70 DAC is. Do not get me wrong: Pacific is very good DAC but you needed to understand that it was built as a mastering processor as DAC is just for a controlling functionality. The major bloom in this machine went for a Rolls-Royce level DAC and a truly fantastic D/D converter.  What you try to record with it you will see how far it is from anything you might use. Particularly pay attention what Pacific does with imaging of analog source… The boring intonation is a properly of most of the AD/DA but also all of them flatten space.

Pacific is a fun machine and it is hard do not like. The opportunely that we had with DMT were ridicules and in a way laughable – it will hardly happen again. BTW, I have a guy who asked me to get Pacific for him. I spoke with DMT and they told that they all gone and that they then have 3 offers of the first refusal. Probably they just needed immediate cash as they could easily sell PM for twice or more of money they asked. If I did not have Model One then I would probably pay the twice price…

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