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coops wrote:

I did hear a rumour that the Berkeley boys were going to make a new 'model III' but Mike Ritter quashed that particular rumour…

I did not hear this rumor but if I did I would not give to it much credit. With all credentials and capacity of the Berkeley Boys I do not think that there is a market today for another “expensive” mastering processor. The Pacific’s David told me that it cost $15K for them to manufacture Model Two, it was very expensive, it is very expensive and it is why no one leases them from DMT.  The contemporary audio professionals feel more comfortable with mass-market single-chip devises that have 48 channels aboard.  I would not blame them: looking what quality sound in films and CDs they produce and looking that no one care I see why they need anything better. I think that Mecca of digital design was in 90s; then people were trying to punch the things… Perhaps the elements base is better today but it is not only the supply but also demands…

Anyhow, the subject about the Pacific Microsonics Model III is very interesting as it would be fun to conceptualize what I would like to have improved in Pacific Model One and Two.

I would like Pacific to recognize the incoming stream and adjust own sampling rate and resolution accordingly. If Pacific need some time to load own operation system for given mode then I do not mind for a first minute it did down/up conversion. This functionally is absolutly not needed for pro use and particularly mastering.

I would like Pacific is able to use two software-switchable digital inputs in case it used in single wire mode.

I would like Pacific to have one more exhausting fan on its back which would assure a long “hot” operation.

I would like Pacific to have an option for turning the whole display out.

I would like Pacific DAC to have a more extreme bass.

I would like Pacific A/D to have an option to defeat the DC offset correction.

I would like Pacific to have USB option. Not just the USB jack and a marketing booklet but a properly implemented USB with an option to run the DAW’s reader right from the Pacific master clock.

I would like Pacific to have an onboard network card.

Since Pacific is a damn huge mastodon I do not see why Pacific shall not have a slot for insertion of a contemporary 20G-80G flash card or a hard drive to write a master file right here locally right from the clock that drives A/D with no external interfaces.

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