For this test - I also liked Vintech for modern sound, Pacifica being more rounder and smooth.
Ayways, got my Pacifica couple weeks ago - everyone in town has been borrowing it
so had to cut it short and start using it myself.
I've heard that people some don't like it on percussive elements (drums) as much as guitar & bass etc. Well today I tried it on an inside kick mic and snare top mic. The guy at the studio I rented was -- ... what?!... snare can have such a long attack
LOL. I used it with a little peak limiting from dbx 160 SL as well as some eq from one of the amek's preamps that was there. Killer, killer tone. Veeeeery fat and long. The drumkit was really good as well, but the local dudes that knew the sound were really impressed about a preamp making such a difference...I can post a sound example if anyone's interested.
Also, I've used it very successfuly on the master fader (DA-AD insert in Nuendo). Once you learn it's sweetspot (it's actually not that high at a volume) - it really firms and fattens the low end like crazy. You got a feed it a much lower signal at first, then slightly go upwards on the master fader (either with master fader gain, or put in "post" slot) Love it! Anyone using it with a Folcrom?
-Joho