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In the Thread: Pacific Microsonics Model 2

Post Subject: No brainerPosted by manisandher on: 6/30/2009

Romy the Cat wrote:
... but for a person who works in the marketing you sound too naïve...

Well, I didn't say I was any good...

Romy the Cat wrote:
Somebody with knowledge how Pacific DAC works need to overview this…

Surely, you're not going to find anyone more knowledgeable than Keith Johnson in this respect... and he uses the Model Two in Master mode (with the Lynx card)!

Romy the Cat wrote:
I always would like the sores to me master and the load to be slave.

Why?

You know, I'm really surprised at your attitude. I understand that if experimenting were to be costly that you'd want to ask 'experts' first to make certain that your investments might be worthwhile. Now, it seems you've spent an inordinate amount of time experimenting in other areas of audio and yet in this case you're reluctant to. But trying Master mode would cost you nothing. NOTHING! Why not just try it and see what happens? Then by all means see if you can explain the result by asking the 'experts'. This seems a complete 'no-brainer' to me.

Of course, I have a vested interest in your trying this. We both have Model Twos and I'm sure I can learn a lot from your experiences with it (and your Model One too).

I've already mentioned my own experience (admittedly not with a Lynx interface). Slaving the DAC to the source (which I maintain really is putting the cart before the horse) adds something in the HF. This is not the case with the DAC in Master mode. With no particular input from experts, I have two hypotheses:
1) the Pacific's clock is superior to that of my interface
2) the whole system works better with the clock sitting right next to the DACs themselves

I'd love to explore these hypotheses further with anyone who has a Model Two.

Now, please, just try it...

Mani.

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