$299 VS $1,699 Headphones Showdown - Can the Slate VSX Replace my Audeze MM500's?

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[@panorama_mastering]

Credit where credit is due; I'm going to CLARIFY something about the routing which SLATE has addressed; and I think it's important I DO THIS; so people can again; have more information at hand when making a purchasing decision; There are downloadable guides and templates for the following DAW's if users want to set-up fast switching between headphones and monitors; ProTools - stevenslateaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360047214873-How-to-optimize-workflow-for-VSX-and-Speakers-in-Pro-Tools Logic - stevenslateaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046561994-How-to-optimize-workflow-for-VSX-and-Speakers-in-Logic Ableton Live - stevenslateaudio.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360046574334-How-to-optimize-workflow-for-VSX-and-Speakers-in-Ableton-Live-

[@babalababum]

i was very critical of slate and thought this was all a marketing trick, i tried out realphones which i didnt like at all, testet the slate and now im blown away by how good they are for translating mixes.

[@panorama_mastering]

I agree; the marketing is strong on this; but like I said; it does what it says on the box; so despite the zealous copywriting, it doesn't disappoint on its promises!

[@djcolinturnbull]

@@panorama_masteringthis was a very good non biased approach. There are not many for VSX. Personally I can’t stand the marketing they have used.. but I understand why. And the VSX are useful for people who have poor listening spaces or want to travel and work on closed backs. I have them also and have found very little use for them over my planar magnetics with proper amplification. I have also found that realphones provides a much more useable and accurate image when paired with the dac, amp, headphone combo I am using. What bothers me most about the VSX system is that it was released as the holy grail of headphones and the software was so far off at the time it needed many revisions to be useful. I’m with you that VSX can not replace my planar setup or monitors for that matter. To me a bigger issue is the trend with manufacturers and developers of hardware and software to release unfinished products and make users wait for extended periods of time for updates to make the product a finished product.. Reviewers should not be used to compensate for a lack of r&d at the end users expense and time. This to me is a bad trend in the audio industry. Thanks for your honest review. It’s appreciated! 😀👍🏻

[@Noisa]

Lol I had the opposite reaction. Vsx wasn't as good compared to realphones (after learning to tweak it) and my headphones. Currently using ndh 30. Couldn't stand the build quality either. But hey, if it translates, it translates!

[@djcolinturnbull]

@@Noisa yep!! I have planar magnetic and ndh 20s. And realphones with a good dac amp combo blows VSX out of the water. It’s really not even close. Listening in VSX is like straining to hear what you are doing.

[@Ferrous_Bueller]

If it wasn’t for their heavy handed zealous marketing I never would have found them, and that would be a shame for me

[@editingmachine]

We've been checking out your videos, and loving it! Great work 🙌

[@john_mclucas]

Always appreciate the balanced, naucned perspective you bring to your content man. and i didnt even know about the optimizing workkflow for speakers stuff in the pinned comment, so as a long time VSX user im still learning inup in these videos lol .Love you

[@panorama_mastering]

My pleasure! Big

[@timwells5776]

Good review and fair review. I switch back and forth between speakers and the VSX all the time. I simply disable the headphone software in my effects rack. There are more elegant ways to do it too. Such as routing the VSX specifically to your headphone out. I think the BIG thing about VSX is it solves room acoustic problems inexpensively. Which is a huge deal.

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for watching! For me I'm use to using my monitor controller to quickly flick between playback outputs, so I can be scrolled all the way on my drum mix; flick onto my headphones; flick back to monitors; so the routing was set up so I didn't have to scroll across to my main out and turn plugins on/off.

[@WalkinonSunshyne]

I’m glad to finally see an unbiased comparison between these two headphones. Cheers

[@panorama_mastering]

No worries!

[@DanDanNoodls]

I think that the headphone models are all pretty difficult to get behind. I really appreciate the different rooms because understanding how NS-10s sound and why they translate so well has personally helped me a ton. On the downside, the only headphone model I use is HD Linear 1 because I can level match via the bypass. If I could use any of the headphones in the bypass mode that might defeat the purpose of a "true" bypass, but it would make the other models much more useful since they change in volume so much it's pretty tedious. That's one thing I'm not huge on as a whole for the plugin is the level difference between rooms. I get it, but at the same time I could appreciate a level match.

[@psybursonic]

I love them for mix checking. I have a treated room with good speakers and would rather work on the speakers, but I find bouncing around the rooms to really be a time saver - exposing things I might have missed in an already pretty good mix. I know what the rooms sound like now, and always pair VSX up with Reference by Mastering the mix so I can level match A/B with a reference quickly in each room and not “chase my tail”. Great tool for mix checking imo. Totally worth it for me.

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for sharing!

[@GregWilliamsTU]

Me tooo!! Love master this mix reference!!

[@HumeAudio]

Another great video and sick jacket, dude!!

[@panorama_mastering]

Appreciate it!

[@Barncore]

I literally bought these almost 2 weeks ago. I read all 39 pages of the Gearspace thread before buying, so i knew what to expect. I'd say they matched my expectations for the most part. The rooms sound pretty convincing, however it IS a bit of a collaboration between the software and your imagination. You've gotta allow yourself to imagine that you're actually in the room. If you just expect the software to make you believe it itself then it wont convince you. The other thing is you've gotta spend time with the rooms learning them, like any other monitoring situation. They're a useful tool, it's like a car test on speed in your pocket, but i haven't had them long enough to say for sure that the translation of my mixing or mastering has improved yet I was also considering the Hifiman Ananda Nano headphones instead (they're planar), i'm still not sure if i made the right choice buying the VSX, but i guess i'll always wonder what if no matter what haha

[@panorama_mastering]

Ahh good to hear! Happy to hear they've been helpingyou;

[@Musictron]

Thanks for the honest review!

[@panorama_mastering]

Any time!

[@deadislander]

thanks for not generalizing and always thinking of us individually. things have to work for YOU and your individual workflow. gold.

[@panorama_mastering]

My pleasure; I think there's a tendency (Even from myself in the past, and I'm sure I will in the future) to hold things up on a pedestal as the "holy grail". Doing so does little to help others, and actually cripples their decision making because if it's something that doesn't work for them; they're stuck thinking it might be something wrong with their process; not the product;

[@chriswhite7636]

I bought these not so long ago, after having various different cans over the years and so far my mixes have improved quite a lot. I Really like the emulations just to test out and check balance. Like with anything, referencing a lot and just listening to a lot of music in these is key. This is a good video, unbiased and something that is very needed in the sea of reviews out there, one final note is there is a systemwide plug now so you don’t need to go through your daw when listening to other content on your machine.

[@panorama_mastering]

Yes; there is system wide; in the case where I was discussing the Vinyl Pressings I were testing; the output of my record player goes directly to my monitor controller; so there's no additional conversions or stages where it goes into my system to be sent out to the monitors;

[@chriswhite7636]

@@panorama_mastering gotcha 👍

[@scotthstevenson]

Got mine today, amazing !!

[@panorama_mastering]

Great to hear!

[@MarvelJAM]

Great review from all perspectives! I purchased the Audeze MM-500 and the Slate VSX Platinum while moving to a new space. That space would not be mix ready for some time. I ended up keeping both as I have often used high end headphones to check my work. I also am a very long-time cross-feed user via the SPL Phonitor hardware so I am not used to adding room reverb. They simply are good at different things for different reasons. I am throwing in my 2 cents to back your assessment

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for sharing and watching! Yes; it's definitely an interesting kettle of fish out there for headphones!

[@armouredrabbit]

One important thing to note here: If you're not using the software, the headphones aren't useless. They become regular headphones. Big difference. You can definteley use them on systems that have no DAWS or anything installed, just plug them in. I'm only using them like this as a backup until I get new gaming headphones, but they do work.

[@chaymclaren2260]

Would love to know your thoughts on the Neumann nd30

[@Incognito-qv1tq]

To your point regarding switching between VSX and monitors, it was easy to set up the routing in my DAW template to be able to switch back and forth between VSX and my external monitors that I am also running Sonarworks on (the monitors, not the VSX). Yes, it's an added step, but once it's in your template it is easy.

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for sharing! I did update the pinned comment where I mention Slates direct template to doing this;

[@pooriapouria]

At last one not paid review of Slate Digital products. I subscribed.

[@ayoubmisbah2190]

What do you think about the detieled and transient responde in this headphone ❤

[@tillkaefert]

I use the LCD 2 Classic, and they are amazing.

[@panorama_mastering]

Nice! How long have you had them for?

[@MelborneMoon]

Overall, a well-stated review with valid points, both good and bad. However, I do think you missed at least one big reason to purchase VSX (I've owned them for a couple of months). Many people nowadays are mixing in smallish, bedroom studios with extremely sub-par monitoring (even if they've tried to effectively treat the room). For these people, VSX is truly an amazing tool. I've had a small recording/mixing setup for over 30 years and I'd say VSX is probably the best single investment I've made to date. That's saying a lot. A couple of other things to mention... Personally, I find the VSX headphones to be very comfortable and I can wear them longer than my other headphones. But, of course, that's just me. If you buy the Platinum version, whenever they add more rooms in the future, you get them all for free. For me, after a while, VSX sort of becomes one monitoring system that you learn. You learn, that one set of monitors in one room brings out the sibilance in vocals, another shows if you have too much sub-bass, and another really lets you hear the lower mids, etc. I mainly mix in one room, but being able to spot-check from so many monitoring systems is a great tool. If you mix using a laptop, being able to mix anywhere is pretty cool. The confidence VSX can give, especially to newer mixers, in being able to get a close approximation of how their mix will sound in some of the world's best studios, can be quite a powerful thing.

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for watching; Yeap; that's a very fair point to make too!

[@killorfill6953]

Hey Nicholas, thanks for this review, you made great points here. Would be really interested to see your take on the MM-100s please? No way I could ever afford the 500s. You'd be in a perfect position to advise what compromises have been made to the sound of MM planar mags at around 25% of the cost. Thanks :)

[@panorama_mastering]

Coming soon!

[@1Samuel1524]

How does the mm500 sonically compare to the DT 1990 pro? Accurate and clear bass representation?

[@Novation321]

Love your explanations Nick Have learnt heaps from you ❤

[@panorama_mastering]

Glad you like them! my pleasure!

[@DaliHouseRecords]

How does this compare to dearVR Mix plugin?

[@minatoaqutansaiko]

Hello, I just want to use one earphone and don't want to be tired of switching devices all the time depending on the type of music. I listen to 80% classical and 20% jazz and pop. I I think I like mm500 very much, and I think the instrument part is quite good, and the vocals are in the front, so the female voice sounds good. Do you recommend other headphones at this level? I think the Sound Stage of the mm500 is ok. For classical music, the instrument is not too modified and artificial, the low-frequency dive is enough for jazz. I'm still looking for a sound I like, maybe you can give me some advice or other information.

[@WeSuckAsHumans]

The VSX have helped a lot in me hearing better and getting better mixes; especially in the low end and reverbs. I was skeptical at first but they beat my mackie 824’s and sub in an untreated room. Ive found a favorite mid field and far field and rarely bounce around to others….and with routing; I too have issues even with their system wide software. Not that it doesnt work, it just leaves me turning it off when i route out to my tape machine and 500 series gear. I havent found an easy solution yet but not a deal breaker.

[@ma3boch]

Thanks for the great video, but I have a question about Audeze. Is there a difference in quality between the most expensive headphones at Audeze and the ones you own, or just additions in accessories?

[@panorama_mastering]

No worries; my pleasure; the way I see it with audeze's lines of headphones you're paying for the physical engineering of the products and material; Example LCD-X vs LCD 5; almost three times the price difference; Diaphragm LCD-X use a Ultra-Thin Uniforce™ which is 1.8µm thick (microns) LCD-5 use a Nano-Scale Diaphragm which is 0.5µm thick (microns) LCD-X use a proprietary magnet array LCD-5 use a Fluxor Magnetic Array; It's not to say the technology in the the less-expensive audeze's are flawed or an inferior product; they're just a different efficiency of engineering; I look at it like the evolution and progressions of F1 vehicles; they're aiming to squeeze out optimum performance from this technology; and if you read the patents Audeze have filed it's astounding at the R&D and methods they have of doing it; That all said this is all a technological and engineering stand point; IN PRACTICE as audio engineers is there a relevant difference between the price of these headphones that would justify the 5k to 6k spend; I know some engineers who LOVE the LCD-5's and others WHO DON'T and prefer something like the X's. Ultimately it comes down to my last statement in the video; it's about figuring out what works best for you; and if that jump on the price scale gives you comfort and helps you perform at your job more effectively; then it may be worth it for you;

[@astralboy]

@@panorama_mastering LCD-2 (non fazor)=> best for EDM music listening, LCD-X & LCD-5 mixing, level checking. LCD-4: good for games due to wide unrealistic soundstage. CRBN: dull n boring, better get stax. In the end despite having all these phones, if i where to only pick one it would be LCD-2 or 3. Next would be LCD-X.

[@ma3boch]

@@panorama_mastering thanx Bro ❤💙

[@HR2635]

well VSX is not MEANT to be used as normal studio headphones. They are made for mixing only. And they excel at that! An absolute gem for mixers that dont have access to a perfect mixing room with 100.000$ of gear.

[@highvoltageaudio4720]

Good video mate! As a brief Segway for those into planar headphones, in my opinion the Hifiman Sundaras are as good as most of the Audeze headphones I tried at a significantly more attractive price point ... if planar headphones are your thing

[@Barncore]

Agree. And the Hifiman Ananda Nano's are a step up from that if you want it

[@panorama_mastering]

Yeah; it's funny; headphones were NEVER my thing; Audeze were the gateway drug into appreciating how good a pair of headphones could actually sound;

[@bobsykes]

Something I don't think you mentioned is that Audeze makes a software package called Reveal which not only adjusts the responce of all models of Audeze's own headphones to the designer's target curve, but also inclueds room simulatons of a variety of famous mix studios, in other words, functioning quite a bit like the reviewed software above. I have to agree that the sound qulity of these Audeze headphones, and especially thier flagship LCD-5, takes the resolution, detail retrieval, and soundfield to an entirely different level. If you're work is to QC pressings and the like, I think you own it to your clients to step it up to the very best of the best in all of your monitors, including headphones if you use them.

[@panorama_mastering]

Hey Bob! Thanks for mentioning this; I've never used Reveal, good to have brought it to my attention.

[@andrewtaylormus]

Whoah! And Reveal's been around since 2020!

[@MixedbyJoshua]

Best advice for using these headphones is to choose one room, just like anyone working in a room and choose 2/3 real world references like a car, boombox and a set of headphones. Jumping around too much is going to make you chase your tail

[@panorama_mastering]

Spot on; I found myself jumping around because I was trying to key into why and what different spaces were doing and how'd they help me and my sound; but creatively it was confusing for ME

[@djlajci]

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[@aro7975]

I have had vsx for a year, mixes translate great but the problem is I just want a great pair of phones to enjoy listening to too. Without the software running, vsx don't sound good at all imo. If your aim is just for mixing etc, VSX will save you money and get the job done for sure. Its definitely not a gimmick but some endorsers saying they sound the same as an LCD 4 or LCD 2 when those presets are selected in the software are just overhyping them. They dont have the same detial but are great for mixing and quick referencing between the different emulated environments.

[@adrianheiniger5377]

I wish you would have said more or well anything about the linear mode, where the headphones give a really great balanced flat "room" response.. You hear every mistake if you ask me.. The emulations (in earlier version you got all except mike deans for "free") are just here, to me atleast for checking the translation and its crazy, the SUV tells me immediatly when I have too much of the very lows and the mastering room in red tells me immediatly when the mids 2k and around of the vocal are too quiet... or the snaredrum is really too loud and will hurt the ears when played back loud... I really got to a high I would even say professional mixing level with the linear mode and at the end checking on the emulations.. Thanks Vsx Overall good video.. and Its true about the routing but Pedalboard 2 at autostart solved my problem

[@panorama_mastering]

Thanks for watching! I'm really curious about the testing data for the headphones when in linear mode; has this been plotted by Slate and published; many headphone manufacturers will do this;

[@gulagwarlord]

Funny, I'm ordering a pair of these soon and saw your video. I figure for 300 bucks it can't hurt to try them out.

[@panorama_mastering]

Right on! Let us know how you find them! Check my pinned comment too; an additional resource for you to explore with the VSX!

[@amdrecording]

I think your criticism is super well founded. These cans should be easy to use without a DAW!

[@oliverqueen3434]

You should try Neumann NDH30. And i would like to see video about them...

[@huberttorzewski]

I bought them, tested a few days and decided to return them soon unfortunately. My eves sc2070 show much more details. Test mixes on NDH30 had some real flaws when checked on the monitors. The same mix done first on sc2070 was sounding excellent on ndh30s. Even DT880s Pro are better for showing mix flaws honestly. For casual listening to music NDH30s were really nice however and very natural-sounding

[@LaidbackSounds]

not great mixing headfones with a mjaor flaw, the hp is not in the center, every time they move a bit on your head teh sound changes drastically from very fine sounding to veiled. I returned them

[@ST-fl5fy]

I have heard the NDH 30's are equal to these. Close enough I would say. Even the EQ curve

[@svarogstudio]

I got VSX recently after a lot of research, trying not to buy into marketing schemes, and I really like the system o far. I agree on all of the points you mentioned. As far as I've seen most of us stick to one or two rooms we like the best, and maybe use some others at the end just to check the mix. I would add that the headphones are not completely useless without software, the do sound fine on their own, but yeah... the software is the sauce and the reason one would buy these. The translation of my very first mix using these was quite impressive, low end especially, and I didn't even give it enough time to get used to the sound. All the marketing aside, I feel this is a really good product. The build quality could be better as you mentioned.

[@panorama_mastering]

Spot on; these are all good notes!

[@CamariMusic]

there is a systemwide version

[@panorama_mastering]

Yeap! There is!

[@dobanyi]

Luckily Reaper is customizable as hell, i set it up so i just press a single shortcut key and it toggles between my speakers, and the headphones. I even added a 1,5 second delay before switching, so it takes into account the time it takes for me to remove/put on the headphones, and switches the sound just as i remove them. :)

[@panorama_mastering]

That's awesome!

[@Atheistic007]

It's akin to good vinyl vs. good digital playback. Both very nice, both different from each other.

[@turtlefeet7722]

Isn’t it better to learn your own room and speakers?

[@jacksp8de]

I go back and forth with my monitors all the time, i just bypass the vsx and unmute my monitors.

[@jaegervand2112]

I had these for a week. Sadly the driver is nowhere near good enough. The transient response and level of detail on headphones such as the Focal Clear MG or the MM500 is impossible to replicate on a headphone of this quality. Sure the software can get close to different frequency curves, but technical performance is a different story. A much better option, slightly more expensive, is the Neumann NHD30.

[@Darkred11]

@jaegervand2112 what about HD600/650 with EQ for mixing? I'm trying to decide between headphone(+eq) and the VSX

[@jaegervand2112]

@@Darkred11 Both are superior to the vsx. However, both have limited low end output and transients are weak in the mid/low region. Makes it difficult to judge bass level and dynamic processing. Tonal balance is great though.

[@Darkred11]

@@jaegervand2112 Thanks! do you mean that the bass/lows are difficult to judge even when working with EQed headphones?

[@jaegervand2112]

@@Darkred11 Yes; eq helps, but the transients are still too weak to judge slight compression adjustments. I use Sony Z1R with RME ADI-2 - those are kind of opposites to the Sennheisers in some ways - bass heavy, wide, transparent and very punchy for such a large driver. Not an ideal monitor, but I got good results once I got used to them. I'm not saying you couldn't get used to the Sennheisers, but I suspect it would take some time.

[@BedroomStudioGuy223]

Works great with monitors if you have rhe right monitor controller and if using a particular DAW you could set vsx to a lusten bus for routing convenience

[@officialWWM]

Where are you buying those Slate headphones for $300? I can’t find them for under $529! The Platinum version is $849!

[@panorama_mastering]

USD! Sorry bud!

[@adampeters9684]

Whenever I see someone online looking for advice like “I can’t afford to treat my room what should I do” and everytime I’m like “VSX”. They won’t mix your tracks for you, but if you invest the time into learning a couple room/speaker combos they can level up your work immensely if you’re stuck in a compromised listening environment

[@panorama_mastering]

Very fair!

[@savaten]

Hey, don't want to come across as rude or ask for too much, but IMO the AI you're using to clean up the voiceover doesn't sound too good. It eats away at the high frequencies and overall seems to reduce the expressiveness and sometimes intelligibility of your voice. Not sure what could be used with the same quick results, but, if you're interested, I heard of a way where people use Adobe AI, but mix in the high frequencies of the original signal, which keeps them feeling natural. Will love your videos regardless of the voiceover fidelity, just wanted to say something that's been on my mind for a long time already...

[@panorama_mastering]

absolutely not rude at all, this is a space where any comment is welcome;

[@aKRo228]

I mixed on vsx for 2 years and everything was fine everything translated really good an balanced but then i got MM500 and i discovered that that mixes sounded really 2 dimentional. yes ballansed but lacking "depth".

[@entity9588]

Sounds like mixing technique problems to me.

[@aKRo228]

@entity9588 I thought so either ! I was like, come oon man! after 15 years of mixing, i still suck ? And then i started listening to other ppl s mixes, and most ot tem sound no different than mine. But great mixes like Daft punk RAM or Parcels and recordings like that sound very different on mm500, and i think it's because of how amazingly these headphones can reproduce reverb. The best test for me was mixing on mm500, then checking on vsx. i was just blown away by the decisions i made.

[@davidallanmusic]

@@entity9588 It's not. The software emulations can't fix the physics of poor headphones. I bought the LCD-X headphones and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

[@panorama_mastering]

I'm curious how much of the processing for the room sounds play into our decision making for reverbs / delays when mixing on slate VSX...

[@ST-fl5fy]

So do you guys prefer or find it faster and easier to get translatable mixes using vsx or Mm-500’s? I know there’s always a tendency because you paid $$$ it must be better?

[@joeyf808]

Audeze blow those away.

[@20Lukas93]

Why is nobody talking about audeze's Reveal+ Plugin? It is so much better imho.

[@panorama_mastering]

I haven't used it!

[@dannydaniel8975]

I just use sony MDR 7506 The same headphones that Andrew Shepps uses. If they're good enough for a big time engineer like him, then they're certainly good enough for a nobody like me. The End.

[@panorama_mastering]

Fair enough! I respect that!

[@Paulkatz123]

They will snap before the end of this video haha

[@CamariMusic]

the metal versions don't snap

[@panorama_mastering]

I only laughed at this because it was a bit funny; but I think with the metal band there'll be a hard time snapping these;

[@Paulkatz123]

@panorama_mastering it's funny cause it's true eh. Haha would love an update one year from now

[@madsonit]

These were the most overrated headphones I used. I wanted to love them and have them replace my M50x. Just for the headphone part, not for the room emulation. I never met another real professional who uses room emulation in their headphones. If you need room emulations to make a good mix, you need to work more on your mix. Making a good mix is 100% about you being comfortable with your sound system. No room is perfect, no headphone is perfect. For some, the VSX might be perfect. For me, it was an overhyped promise that didn’t deliver. If you want a great pair of headphones at that price, check Hifiman Sundara or the Sennheiser HD650. But if you can’t make a great mix on ATH M50x, work more on your mixing first. 🤓

[@panorama_mastering]

I hear you and respect this; The professionals I know using VSX are mainly producers who are travelling a lot !

[@robshrock-shirakbari1862]

They "can" or "can't"? You're speaking Australian, mate... Can't understand what you said. :)

[@panorama_mastering]

Yeah, nah!

[@robshrock-shirakbari1862]

Haha... ok, that's clear.

[@Leo_Vulkan]

Looks like Slate is throwing big money out there because I have MM500 as well as LCD-X , and I've tested just for curiosity the VSX system. Of course VSX can't compare in terms of detail, depth, sounstage and 3D pin-point image ... Audeze are razor sharp detailed headphones and VSX sounds really cheap compared to them.

[@panorama_mastering]

Where's he throwing money?

[@Leo_Vulkan]

@@panorama_mastering In advertising and giving away VSX units for them to make favorable product reviews.

[@panorama_mastering]

@@Leo_Vulkan Ahh; this wasn't sent to me by slate; a retailer here in Melbourne loaned this to me for the review, and I only agreed to do this review on the proviso I got final cut on what was discussed;

[@ilkiller6809]

First😅

[@bluematrix5001]

I think all these Virtual Studio thru Headphones is just Rubbish...

[@bonafontciel]

In minute 3:15 is the answer. Is so easy to emulate the stationary frequency response of a speaker. However the transient response is impossible due to mechanical aspects. The same happened to me when I transitioned my main studio monitors to the new genelecs 8350b.

[@panorama_mastering]

Spot on!

[@Macaroni108]

There is no comparison between the Audeze and VSX. I'll take VSX any day. They are completely different experiences.

[@panorama_mastering]

Completely different systems!

[@Macaroni108]

@@panorama_mastering Agreed. Audeze's high end headphones are a high water mark achievement within the realm of 'headphones', but VSX takes it to another level of realism that is far beyond a gimmick, ie: it's the real deal sonically speaking. You can make fine mixing decisions exactly like using those high end speakers and you can't have that experience with Audeze on its own.

[@andrewtaylormus]

Just learned about Audeze Reveal+, which seems to be almost the same as VSX with room modeling, coming out around the same time.@@Macaroni108