The Hyogo Performing Arts Center Orchestra (commonly known as the PAC Orchestra) has been using ESOTERIC high-quality audio equipment for the second and final rounds of its annual international auditions since 2023.
For this year's auditions, the core members for the 2025-2026 season, ESOTERIC N-05XD, K-05XD, F-01, and TANNOY SGM10 were used as monitor equipment for the judging.

Inheriting the Art of Music for the Future
The PAC Orchestra welcomes young players through auditions held around the world and nurtures them for the future during their enrollment period of up to three years. ESOTERIC supports the future of music and art culture by providing high-quality audio equipment for the PAC Orchestra auditions.

Audition for PAC Orchestra 2025-2026 Season Core Members
There were 462 applicants from 28 countries, and 120 candidates who passed the first round (video screening) participated in the second round (live screening) held in four cities: Tokyo, Nishinomiya, Philadelphia, and Munich.
Each of the second round performances was recorded in high-resolution with a TASCAM Portacapture X8, and the final screening (held in Tokyo) was monitored by ESOTERIC N-05XD, K-05XD, F-01 and TANNOY SGM10, from which a dozen successful candidates were selected.
https://hpac-orc.jp/

Final Jury:
Mr. Yutaka Sado (Art Director, Hyogo Performing Arts Center) right
Mr. Masaaki Tanokura (Concert Master of PAC Orchestra) left

List of equipment used
Playback Equipment - ESOTERIC / TANNOY
N-05XD (network DAC/preamplifier)
K-05XD (Super Audio CD/CD Player)
F-01 (Class A integrated amplifier)
SGM10 (Speaker / TANNOY)
Recording Equipment - TASCAM
Portacapture X8 (8-track handheld recorder with 32-bit float recording)
AK-DR11G MKIII (Accessory kit for DR series)
AK-BT1 (Bluetooth® Remote Control Adapter)
WS-86 (Windscreen for PORTACAPTURE/DR series)