200 VSX User Reviews
VSX is helping users from around the world get the best mixes of their lives. Here's what they have to say.
Timo Kreischer
via Facebook
“I’ve never done better mixes in my whole life. And it’s coming together in a fraction of the time. It’s amazing. I can get the clarity, punch, and fat low end I’ve been trying to achieve for years almost in an instant.”
Chris Gill
via Facebook
“VSX is one of the greatest products to hit the audio industry period. It has not only changed how I mix music, but changed how I hear/mix on other systems as well. Can’t really explain it. Magic. I guess the best word for it is magic.”
Robin Morley
via Facebook
“I started working in pro studios in 1989, and VSX is the best individual piece of gear I've ever bought”
Neil Zeilenga
via Facebook
“VSX is a God send- no hyperbole, A flat, revealing frequency response (better than sonarworks + other phones) at a fraction of the cost is a no brainer if you ask me”
Jonathan Gill
via Facebook
“VSX is earth-shatteringly good. Seriously. Best mixes of my life coming out of the mid-fields at Archon. That room alone is worth the price of entry. Never having to do car checks or phone speaker checks, that’s just the icing on the cake.”
Legendary D&B producer Dom & Roland
“I have been doing the best mixes of my life for several months now using VSX. I hate the word game changer, but this thing really is!!!”
Mark
via Sweetwater
“These cans have changed my life. After about 20 minutes tweaking a solid mix, I had something that sounded "right" on every device I own. Absolutely blown away! I love how after a short time wearing the headphones I forget they are on and it honestly feels like I'm listening in the modeled studio space.”
Drew Worsley
via Instagram
“The reaction to my mixes before VSX…”sounds pretty good”, the reaction after I got VSX. “WOW!!..did you mix this yourself?!“
Keaton Moser
via Facebook
“My mixes on VSX are better than any monitors I've used. VSX is so accurate that I'm actually doing more dramatic things that I wouldn't normally have done. I trust what I hear.”
Chris Gill
via Sweetwater
“This is the ONLY product that has actually helped develop my listening skills and changed the way I hear music.”
Rico Romero
via Facebook
“Not only has VSX improved my mixes a thousandfold, but it’s also made my recording and songwriting better. Nothing short of a miracle.”
NOVA
via Instagram
“I’ve been using VSX since it got here on Friday and this is honestly the best my mixes have ever sounded 🙏⚡️🔥 I had the NS-10’s on my wish list for a while but I honestly would much rather spend that on a mic now.”
Jill
via Sweetwater
“ABSOLUTELY THE BEST MONEY I'VE SPENT. If you are not getting the results you hear on your current headphones.. invest on these... IT IS NOT YOU! IT'S YOUR ROOM! AND NOW YOU WILL HAVE THE ROOM YOU NEED TO GET AWESOME MIXES.... ANYWHERE!”
Stephen Forester
via Facebook
“VSX is simply AMAZING! The first time I used it, I felt like a blind person seeing color for the first time. Seems unreal, but it definitely lives up to the hype”.
@msinstrumental
via Instagram
“I absolutely love my VSX headphones, worth every penny!! So much so that other people have started asking me to mix songs for their projects.”
Brandon Steiner
via Facebook
“Just mixed a hip-hop song for a client and VSX really helped me hear what the kick and bass REALLY sounded like!”
Bobby B
via Facebook
“Went to my car and it was perfect! Perfect!!! Perhaps one of my first one shot mix and master ever! This is definitely an important tool to add to your arsenal!”
DJTobes
via Gearspace
“My mixes have been a zillion per cent better now using VSX...This is THE best purchase I've made in about twenty years, seriously... yeah, the VSX system is THAT good!”
Andrew Bojanic (Britney Spears, All Good Things)
“It’s a gamechanger. People don’t get to spend $100,000 on speakers. The fact that they can have these headphones, it’ll translate everywhere... That’s the win with VSX.”
Rojeh Torosian
via instagram
“If you work in a terrible room VSX will make all the difference. I swear its the best purchase I have made in many years by far. If you can hear what you are doing with confidence you can bring your music to another level. I mixed one of my most problematic songs within an hour of using VSX and it translated perfectly”.
Dean Ross
via Gearspace
“I’ve had these Headphones for a couple of weeks now and I can say without hesitation that they are absolutely brilliant. The ability to switch instantly between perfectly modelled listening environments is not only uncanny but a dream come true. Gone are the days I have to burn a CD or take a memory stick to play in the car on a boombox or at a club to check a mix. Can’t recommend these highly enough.”
Rik Simpson (Coldplay)
“VSX have proved indispensable, emulating some amazing studios and different sets of speakers so I can hear how my mix sounds on different systems. When I first got them I never realized how important they would become to me.”
dasoundjunkie
via Gearspace
“I replaced my original system for the VSX and feel my work has improved radically in this brief time I have been working on them… I would never go back to an actual room with speakers unless I am at another studio doing a freelance gig.”
John Michael Hettinger
via Facebook
“Testing VSX on a worship livestream and am blown away by these even more than just mixing in post. It translates so easily to way more devices, television, etc.”
Lance Jones
via Facebook
“You can put out a commercial record with VSX without ever hearing it on the other speakers. It's that good. Period.”
Silky Smoove
via Gearspace
“Every single room in VSX beat out the mix I did on my monitors. They were all close enough that it wasn’t night and day in any case, but my “real” monitors in my room that I spent tens of thousands of dollars constructing ultimately couldn’t keep up with a product that I spent less than $500 to buy.”
Hanz Nobe
via Facebook
“Best investment I made all year. My mixes now are miles away from what they were''.
Dustin Phillips (The Ataris)
“VSX is a no-brainer. Seriously, all it took was one use, and my preferred headphones of 15 years took the backseat.”
Greg Woodford-Wells
via Facebook
“I’ve never heard headphones sound like something I can dependably mix on. until VSX. Game changer for me.”
Justin Keels
via Facebook
“Did a mix and master only using VSX and nailed it on the first go. VSX is black magic.”
Jay Baumgardner (NRG Studio owner)
"I did a mix with VSX and gave it to my manager and he said it’s one of the best mixes I’ve ever done."
Rik Simpson
via Facebook
“The VSX linear mode is insane, so much more detailed and engaging than my other headphones. PS, I’m selling my Sennheiser HD800s btw that I bought from Coldplay’s bass player if anyone’s interested 🤣”
Adam F
via YouTube
“I’m pretty lost for words. It’s Amazing. You pretty much forget you have the headphones on and it's as if you’re there, in a room listening to speakers that are in front of you. It's scary accurate.”
Ross Hogarth
“A real game changer!! I get to listen to the mix in all the different possibilities of the VSX and see if it holds up. LOVING IT!!!!”
Paul T
via Facebook
“I work at NRG Recording Studios, one of the rooms emulated in this. The translation from our actual room to the plugin is incredible. Take it from someone who works in that room almost everyday.”
Producer Hive
“VSX Headphones have become an essential referencing tool for myself and many others, particularly just because you’re able to change your rooms without actually getting up from your chair – all while being able to trust your listening environment.”
@asteroidmrecords
via Instagram
“4 months in and I can honestly say these VSX headphones are the truth. Being able to cross reference mixes on the fly in different rooms and environments has made mix translation anxiety a thing of the past.”
Mike Menocker
via Facebook
“My mixes skyrocketed as soon as I gave up on trying to make my living room work for audio and I bought these.”
Rocky Resendes
via Facebook
“I don’t use monitors any longer, been mixing since ‘97. The hardest part here is pushing through the skepticism. I refuse to work without mine.”
Joshua Lee
via Facebook
“VSX is a proven viable mixing tool and changes the game for everyone that doesn’t have $10k+ for acoustics and monitoring systems. That's at least 90% of us.”
@misterbigdeal
via Instagram
“These VSX headphones are a huge upgrade to any mixing situation. They add so much value because of the emulations and NO ear fatigue”
Cleon Richardson
via Facebook
"After VSX I just have speakers for clients to hear. The speakers are off right now and I have on many occasions reached for the volume button to turn up the speakers, but they were not on. BUY THEM!"
Bruce Sokol
via Facebook
“Once again the hype is REAL! Was under the gun to get something out quick and really only had about an hour to dial things into a mix. Using Steven’s room it honestly came out better than stuff I used to spend days on.”
Matt Edmonds
via Facebook
“I start on the farfields and got the mix 90-95% done and then listen to the other rooms to tweak the last bit. It has definitely taken my mixes to the next level.”
Skippy McNifty
via Facebook
“I have a good room and monitors and still use VSX 99% of the time.”
Purple K Beats (Migos, Drakeo the Ruler)
“I just finished working on Offset & Polo G’s vocals using the VSX headphone and with these headphones man I saved so much time. I was in the car, I was in the club, I was in Steven’s room mixing.”
Rob H
via Facebook
“Add me to the list of people who are blown away by the VSX. Mine arrived today and while trying them out, I did a rough mix/balance in such a short time. If you are serious about mixing and what you hear, then do yourself a favor and snag a pair of these as fast as you can! I constantly bounce the mix down, and listen on my Apple AirPods, to be able to do that in seconds is money well spent! To have all of these listening environments is fantastic.”
Biomuse
via Gearspace
“VSX is a godsend. I can mix all hours, one floor above sleeping kids, and mixes translate. And my listening experience is superb systemwide when using VSX with AudioHijack. Suspend thy skepticism: This thing does what it says on the tin.”
Producer Hive
“I highly suggest these to anyone that is obsessed with taking their mixing to the next level.”
Cleon
via Sweetwater
“The bottom end in the CLUB- wow. I realized that I did not want to hear anything in any of my other headphones... It's a winner.”
Tim T
via Facebook
“I listened to a reference song I know REALLY well in the SUV setting and almost looked to my right to see who was in the passenger seat.”
Wynter Prior / Mix Engineer @Sphynx Studios
“These things sound miles and miles better than anything I’ve ever put on my head or in my ears. Listening through mixes while the software installed actually gave me goosebumps because everything is super prominent....They absolutely blow my DT990s out of the water.
Josh L
via Facebook
“They’re f#%€ing amazing! I have mixed in a room that’s quite similar to NRG and the simulation is uncanny!! It actually put me right back in that room instantly. I could almost smell the SSL console and that faint smell of lots of electrical hardware being on for a while!!”
Elijah H
via Facebook
“You know what the problem with VSX is? I no longer want to mix on my speakers anymore... VSX is a gamechanger”
smackmastering
via Gearspace
“VSX with the software sounds excellent. I don't feel like I'm lacking anything sonically from the LCD-1 and in fact I'm gaining all of the room emulations! Slates HD-Linear headphone model frequency balance is excellent and is what you want to have when you go to Headphones. And being closed back, I can work where ever, unlike the open back Audezes. So the LCD-1 have been packed away to storage and VSX is my Headphones of choice.”
Robert E
via Facebook
“I am completely blown away by how accurate 2 mixes translate across a variety of listening environments, including the dreaded car test. I have not suffered any ear fatigue either. I can confidently state that this is one of the most important hardware purchases I have made in the last couple of years. It is very liberating to trust your mixing decisions and I finally don’t have to second guess and double check everything. I do not have an ideal mixing room so this a Godsend for me. So, if you are still sitting on the fence do yourself a favour and give those headphones a try.”
Kindafishy
via Gearspace
“This thing may end up paying for itself by saving me money spent on plugins that I really don't need... best investment I have made”
Mike H
via Facebook
“The term “Game Changer” gets thrown around a lot, but this truly is. The headphones on Linear Mode are now my standard for listening.”
Charles C
via Facebook
“I compared the Audio-Technica model to the actual headphones and I couldn’t tell 1% of a difference”
Macaroni
via Gearspace
“This is a new paradigm in mixing and mastering....It's a unique and very pleasing mix of hearing details like you would with Headphones, but within the context of hearing speakers and cross talk. You have to hear it to understand and believe it...It's voodoo mojo.”
@andrewjohnson54
via Instagram
“Received mine yesterday and I’m legitimately blown away. Incredible 🔥”
Ian B
via Facebook
“This is a no-brainer. If you have an untreated room you're mixing in, I suggest you try this for checking your mixes and informing yourself on what your rooms weak spots are. At this point I'd choose VSX over an untreated room.”
Matt Weiss (Akon, Nicky Minaj, Rick Ross)
“I like the VSX a lot. VSX gives me a lot of different perspectives, and it's fun to use.”
The Oracle
via Gearspace
“When you hear the low frequencies the VSX solution can produce, you will be absolutely gobsmacked. I can actually feel the subs!”
Jon W
via Facebook
“Instant classic. Steven Slate VSX, once you hear them you will never want another set of headphones.”
Jordan B
via Facebook
“I just put them on, and it blew my mind for a moment. I put the “Club” on, and then dove for my monitor controller to kill the mains (which were already off). IT *feels* like there’s a sub turned on in my room. I’ve never actually had that experience with headphones before. It actually feels like my body is shaking from the low end. Sorcery.”
B0se
via Gearspace
“I'm not going to mess about. VSX is 100% worth it for the Archon ATC (Midfield) setup alone. It sounds very similar to my Kii THREE's. So similar in fact, I grinned like an idiot and decided—after about 3 seconds flat—that my Focal Clears are going on eBay tomorrow. I thought I'd be using only the HD Linear preset, but Archon ATC is essentially a headphone version of my room”
Claudio C
via Facebook
“Nothing in the last 30 years has positively impacted my mixes as much as the Steven Slate Audio VSX system. Forget everything you know about headphones and step into a new world.”
Joseph M
via Facebook
“Not going to lie, my best mixes I made have been with these."
dankin
via Gearspace
“I've never done a mix on Headphones that translated this well and the lowend translation was better than I'm used to with my monitor setup. Also the sibilance was dead on with the vocal, which is something I struggle with getting right on the Amphions... Here's to less time spent in dark rooms looking at a screen”
Nathan H
via Facebook
“After my first 5 hour session going through my old mixes using the different reference rooms, I can say without hesitation that this is the most important piece of gear that I own. Nothing has ever helped me get my mixes to this point, no matter how much money I’ve thrown at them...I’m not exaggerating when I say this is easily the best mix that I’ve ever been able to pull off, and it’s only been one night.”
Stephen F
via Facebook
“’Seriously these things kick ass and I’m so hyped to work with them and look forward to seeing how my clients react to their mixes and see if there is a big upgrade om their end too. Overall I’m going to rate these a 9.5/10 with my only complaint being about the tactility and let’s be honest, that’s so fu*%ing trivial in the grand scheme of things. If you’re looking to upgrade your entry level headphones and mixing game I think these are a (I hate to use it but) game changer.”
Eddie G
via Facebook
“It’s crazy how much better my mixes are already sounding. From the pro studios to the cars, I’ve got everything I need right from my couch. VSX is by far the best thing to come out of 2020”
Rob R
via Facebook
“This is the 9th album I’ve done with this artist and the first time my mix 1.0 was approved thanks to VSX.”
@lukepimentel
via Instagram
“For less than $500 there is nothing that touches the VSX considering what it has to offer. The headphones alone are worth the price tag in my opinion.”
Darren T
via Facebook
"First impressions, simply blown away! Immediately showed issues with bass on one of my tracks...You end up double checking you haven’t actually left the speakers on and are blasting the neighbours, it’s that convincing."
digitaldruglord
via Gearspace
“I've spent $500,000+ on the totality of my collective gear, and I'm the first to give it up to this $500 product that is doing what they say it does.. totally exceeded my expectations.. my tastes are unfairly hard to satisfy because simply, I can afford the "best" in audio no matter the cost.”
Joe M
via Facebook
“I put the headphones on my head and I don’t remove them till I leave the studio...Now I’m feeling so bad for the 8 headphones and 6 pair of speakers I invested in...Seems I’m gonna sell all”
Sean W
via Facebook
“It's just SO EASY to find what I want to work on and focus on it and then check it on many different systems and rooms! It's unbelievable!!!! I almost cried listening to how nice it sounds in these rooms and how well it translates!!!!!!!!! It's just so satisfying!”
@thefastaction
via Instagram
“Setting delays and reverb translate perfectly 😍 I mean everything translates. It’s just like speakers”
Anthony
via Facebook
“After 30 years mixing and mastering as an artist/ freelance producer I thought I've reached a very high level production wise, these headphones have raised the bar EVEN MORE...On the last 5 mixes I've done, clients feedback messaging me to say the same!”
Paul H
via Facebook
“So I’ve had about an hours use of the VSX so far and it’s looking like it’s going to make me rethink my mixes (which is a good thing as I was never happy with the results so far). I’m hearing bass flapping frequencies that I would have never heard with my DT880s and Sonarworks and that has already helped me pinpoint some Bass guitar issues in a new track. Looking forward to using them more and getting used to the rooms.”
Thermos
via Gearspace
“I did a few mixes the other night solely in VSX and sent them off to the client without checking them on speakers first (a real trial by fire for translation). He loved them, and when I pulled them up on speakers I was shocked at how good they sounded”
asawiggins
via Reddit
“About a half dozen times while wearing the VSX phones, I was reaching for my monitor controller to mute my studio monitors, mistakenly thinking there was audio coming out of them”
Producer Hive
“The car mix is virtually a thing of the past – as you can just use the car or SUV models in the plugin to do your “car test...is it worth the hype? Absolutely.”
ELTee
via Gearspace
“I was using HD650's with Waves Abby Road + Sonarworks 4 + SubPac, and can confirm VSX is vastly superior. For me the KEY difference is in my ability to observe and influence phase relationships and upper mid frequency shape with confidence. The boombox is literally BRILLIANT for getting lead vox to stand above the music, and (obviously) in determining whether or not bass decisions are cutting through...The Archon midfields are ridiculous. In fact, the entire monitoring chain and vibe of that space melds with my style...The club is great for making sure the bottom end is not speaking above vocals and/or space...Man, if your transients are not balanced and tuneful, you are going to HATE VSX….and that is exactly why you should buy it.”
jksixfour
via Reddit
“I sold my dt pro 1990s after using them... Past week my mixes have been nailed on point and I made better decisions with less processing. These have been helping me out in a major way.”
Mannymac
via Gearspace
“The Archon midfield is the star. And as a guy in London that doesn't need a car, it sure is nice having one in my headphones now to check the mixes. It's a keeper!”
Green Light Sound
via YouTube
“This is one of the best audio products to come out in years...It’s got unparalleled depth for a headphone.”
Thermos
via Gearspace
“I kept reaching to turn down my monitors (they were muted the whole time). Tripped me out. It happened like 10 times. My brain kind of couldn’t process what was going on. This is significant because I think I’ve tried every other virtual speaker software and this is the 1st time that’s happened”
dvdwn26
via Reddit
“First try, right off the bat, my mix came out 100% better... reached to turn my monitors down at least a few times. These headphones and plugin are legit!”
Cleon R
via Facebook
“After I used the VSX I uninstalled Sonarworks and put my HD650s in their case. Trust me this is the real deal!”
Dustin P
via Instagram
“Can confirm, I ditched my headphones of 15 years after picking up VSX. No cap.”
Kev P
via Facebook
“This is awesome!! I’ve never had a chance to work with such incredible and expensively nice gear so it was a trip to have fun and just listen to songs that I know really well.”
Antonio Shepherd Via Facebook
“Hands down the best headphones I ever used... It’s really that simple”.
Aaron Payne
via Youtube
“I’ve been trying to convince everyone to buy these things but you have to hear them to believe it. They are such game changers for mix reference.”
Mykel Coppola
via Instagram
“I just got mine and I am blown away by the tech. This just sped up my workflow ten fold.”
Nick Burgess
via Facebook
“I use these for all of my mixes and have been extremely pleased with the results. My mixes translate better than ever and my clients are happy! Don’t knock it until you try it.”
Fishnet Productions
via YouTube
“These are my headphones of choice. If I close my eyes, I would think these are my HD 650’s, period.”
@guitar_paradigm
via Instagram
“The sound quality is incredible, the fact it can give you the car test, multiple award winning studios and headphone emulations! Just wow! Even Recording Guitars is a whole new beast!”
Prahlad
via Gearspace
“I made my first mix with VSX last night. Immediately after putting on the Headphones I felt the need to change things on every track. I did 1 hour of high speed "bug fixing". Listening to the mixdown now I am so relieved and happy.”
Ethan Morales
via YouTube
“VSX helped me finish projects while I was moving and didn't have my studio setup. Freaking amazing headphones''
@meadowsmusicband
via Instagram
“I'm also using it for entire mixes at the moment and it's just incredible. No room treatment can beat what you spend on a pair of these IMO”
Jason Ryan
via Facebook
“In my opinion, from owning VSX for more than 6 months. It is worth the buy. VSX will allow you to get a more balanced and true mix & mastered project, that you can send out and not be embarrassed to have your name on it.”
PettyCash
via Gearspace
“Ever since I started using VSX, by the time I listen to anything over my smartphone speaker, I'm doing it for pure enjoyment, as I've already sent the work to my clients for approval. Zero translation issues. Zero!”
Kenny Logic Via Facebook
“I was skeptical at first but as I was mastering a track. I let my brother listen to the progress on his AirPods. He said there was distortion and clipping at a certain part of the track. I switched to pods mode on the VSX n low n behold, I heard what he heard. Made the changes as my jaw was dropped.”
Tobias Schneuwly
via Facebook
“I'm using VSX for the first time in my studio- soloed a left panned guitar and damn- I thought the sound was coming directly from the speaker.”
Stephen Forester
via Facebook
“Got mine this week, and it has been absolutely mind-blowing. I went into it with high expectations, and every one of them was met or exceeded. I have a new love, and it’s called VSX”
John Noonan
via Facebook
"I track with VSX almost exclusively. It’s given me a better picture of what’s going on sonically resulting in less time in the mixing stage."
Kristin Bengtsson
via Facebook
“I used Sonarworks for headphones but changed to VSX and will never go back. Without exaggeration.”
Lukas Plitz
via Facebook
VSX is brutal. Steven Slate, your mix room sounds amazing. Far Fields blew me away from listening, I can feel it.”
Ricardo Vallejos
via Facebook
“Since I purchased the VSX, it changed my workflow forever. Now, I can work with my laptop wherever I want.”
Peter Warren
via Facebook
“I have a Genelec system 8330/7350 with correction that is great, but it costs $3500. VSX is still more accurate.”
Matt Edmonds
via Facebook
“I got VSX and I listened to my mix on one of their far fields and my mix sounded like it did everywhere else. I could hear all the issues I could never hear before. I can’t explain it. It just works.”
soapmak3r
via Gearspace
“Think of VSX as being like having a collection of lens that you can look at the music through.”
bmanic
via Gearspace
“Yesterday VSX saved a mix from having the "sinewave bass nobody's ever going to hear except in a club" problem.”
DirtyWork8a
via Gearspace
“I have no monitor speakers and have been working 100% in VSX for months.”
Paul Kype
via Facebook
“NRG nearfields, Slate midfields, Sonoma midfields , those are all I need, to me if it sounds good on those three, it's sounding good on anything”
Clayton Brock
via Facebook
“VSX Headphones are consistent period, they remove guess work because you hear more details.”
Gavin McCubbin
via Facebook
“Before VSX only used headphones for referencing. Since VSX I only use monitors for referencing.”
Aaron Blackmar
“Great investment. My mixes have improved quite a bit in only a few days.”
Arlo N.
via Instagram
“I just started using these a couple days ago and the difference in balance and tone is crazy to me. Best investment I’ve made so far.”
Kyle Sanim
via Facebook
“Had these cans since the Founders Edition first shipped! I have Adam monitors- which I love -but using VSX I was mixing a track yesterday I kept hearing this tinny sound….. found it at 825hz…went at it again today with just monitors and couldn’t hear that tinny sound. until I put the VSX on! It just brings clarity out where the monitors alone didn’t.”
MusicTech.com
“VSX transports you into a range of 3D spaces to help give you an improved mixing environment.”
Arthur Stone
via Gear Space
“VSX makes the music sound better and on a greater range of playback systems and to a wider audience. I personally enjoy my own music more as the VSX process has improved its musicality and intelligibility.”
Producer Hive
“Simply put, even if you have an amazing room, you may still want this product for the simple fact that it offers more than one listening environment for you to check your mixes.”
Lance Z
via Sweetwater
“I mix, master, and track entirely in VSX virtual spaces now. I do reality checks, of course, but all the actual work takes place using VSX.”
J Baker
via Sweetwater
“You really do have to get this. I'm sending mixes to clients straight from the VSX without checking in my mains and secondary monitors. This is a no-brainer purchase. It takes the room out of the equation and gives you access to monitors a normal engineer couldn't afford. The low-end is so good you can almost feel it. It doesn't feel like mixing with headphones.”
Mikey Something
via Instagram
“Only Steven Slate can even make your mixing room "in the box." Being a parent of 3, the VSX system has been a God-send! Now I can mix in the kitchen while giving my newborn a bottle and making mac and cheese for my other boys.”
Paul S
via Sweetwater
“Phones are lightweight and can be worn longer than any other phones I've used; Software is awesome and being able to use Steven Slates speakers with a mono near-field setup is great for achieving good balance.”
Bill
via Sweetwater
“I wasn't sure at first but these are the most amazing tool you could have in your arsenal. I can finally hear what I am doing no matter where I am. I highly recommend that if you don't have a treated room this is your first tool purchase.”
Derek
via Sweetwater
“If you have experience with audio engineering, and a less than optimal environment that you're mixing in, these will help your mixes get to the finish line faster.”
Adam
via Guitar Center
“I use these to mix when I can't use speakers. They sound excellent. Best headphones I've owned and I own many. I fully trust the sound as being true when mixing using these.”
Sayre Murrieta-Akridge
via Instagram
“So grateful for these! Finally starting to get some clarity and confidence in my decision making while I mix. You guys are the best!”
Ruler Why
via Instagram
“The Club room in the VSX is my go-to. Thanks Steven Slate for the great product!”
Jason S
via Instagram
“These headphones are a game changer. Prepare to be bewildered by the sorcery!!”
Joey Norris
via Instagram
“I live in an apartment downtown. I keep taking off my headphones to make sure I am not disturbing my neighbors. It sounds like a huge sound system!! Very cool.”
@BrimStudios
via Twitter
“Buy them immediately. I can’t think of a more useful product for mixing and even mastering music.”
Mikhail S
via Facebook
“Great product. Brings up all frequency nuances. Perfectly reveals phasing issues between main pair and spot mics as well as stereo balance problems. Worth every penny.
Rafy Clemente
via Instagram
“I’ve given up on some of my music because I never trusted the room. And now in a matter of days, I've had more breakthroughs than in years. There is no hype at all! These are the most groundbreaking piece of gear since Protools was invented.”
ROC
via Instagram
“I get to take my private jet and fly to so many different studios while never leaving my studio chair, VSX is the REAL deal.”
Dre MovieMusic Martie
via Facebook
“Bro I just got it and it’s crazy how it sounds like these environments...Second mix so far using the VSX and I’m just like 🤩 literally took my mixes to the next level went to the car with the mix right after various checks through the plug-in making tweaks there and once I listen to it in the car it sounded like I was hearing something out already on Apple Music”
Jantex
via Gearspace
“Nothing headphone related IMHO came even close to VSX. I would choose VSX over my HD800s anytime and already decided to sell my HD800s in order to purchase one more pair of VSX for location. VSX + Archon ATCs simply gives me much more confidence in my mixing decisions and also much better perception of frequency and sound field balance. The most important aspect of music for me is midrange and here VSX+Archon midfields shine like monitoring in my room or some good ATC equipped rooms.”
@imperative.reaction
via Instagram
“One of the rare instances where “game changer” is a gross understatement.”
Chris C
via Facebook
“At one point, I had to take off the VSX headphones because I thought I left my speakers on, but I was wrong! That’s when I knew I was in the zone and the VSX headphone system was doing its magic! “
Aaron G
via Facebook
“I will never be able to mix without using Steven Slate Audio VSX at least at some point during the process. I 100% prefer mixing through them versus my iLoud MTMs”
Mista Rags
via Facebook
“Got my VSX yesterday. I can’t even put into words how great these things are. I’m able to hear so much detail in my mixes its unbelievable. I'm not even gonna waste my time trying to explain.. You have to experience for yourself to fully grasp how great they are. I can tell you this though... there is NOTHING on the market anywhere close to these things, they’re in a league of my own. I’ve already found a few errors in some of my older mixes that I thought was perfect lol... Best $500 I’ve ever spent for the studio. I’m ordering a 2nd pair.”
LASTLAVGH
via Gearspace
“Mine came today. I'm already really happy. This product seems to be an incredible boon to folks like me. After playing around with reference tracks for not that long, I'm already totally sold. I could have spent $500 on some barely decent monitors to put in my totally untreated room.... but this crushes that. The binaural thing is really convincing to me. I have been using open back Headphones, and this really creates that same feeling of space which is really interesting. The lows are also such that I almost swear I can feel it in my seat. This is such a great tool for the budget limited bedroom musician.”
Yaron K
via Facebook
“If your room sucks VSX is a no brainer. If you have an adequate room and good monitoring, VSX is still more than viable. This product will help bedroom beginners, to seasoned pros! I’m not paid to say this, nor would I usually take so much time to post these opinions.”
CL-audio
via Gearspace
“I've been mixing with VSX pretty much exclusively for the last month. If someone wants to check out a mix/master done only with the VSX, check out the Gashi/Sting performance from The Tonight Show I mixed.”
bgood
via Gearspace
“The attention to detail and access to the actual rooms and spaces really shines through. The actual Headphones are great, too.”
Oceantracks
via Gearspace
“I have the Waves AR system and this is in a whole different league. When you switch from near fields, to mid, to far, you really feel like you are in a control room. Steven just killed this!”
Maldenfilms
via Gearspace
“The VSX system is an eye-opener. Whoa. I used the Waves Abbey Road Studios thing in the past and it sorta felt disorienting and more like an effect that obscures things. VSX doesn't behave like that to me. In fact, I found that quickly I forgot I was even using Headphones, or something trying to emulate a room, and was just focused on the music. It's incredibly revealing, but in a way that doesn't feel like an effect. I have already found that the translation to other speakers is spot on, in a way that I'll listen back and hear things I want to change”
Alex N
via Facebook
“I literally just made the production/mix I’ve been working on 50% better after setting these headphones up.”
Neil Elliott
via Instagram
“I’ve never had so much success with clients. Using for nearly a year now. Big game changer.”
Hardnox
via Instagram
“These are the TRUTH! Jesus Christ would mix on these.”
Strickster
via Instagram
“Slate VSX has had a greater impact on my mixing and producing game than anything else I've bought in the last five years. Thanks Slate Audio for putting world class sound in easy reach for home studio folks!”
Ryan Morley
via Instagram
“Proud owner of Slate Audio VSX. These are truly game-changing. Believe the hype.”
Greg Wells (Kid Cudi, Dua Lipa, John Legend)
“I wasn’t able to use the VSX headphones until today. It sounds so much like home… I’ve never heard headphones do this. THANK YOU!”
Frequency Studios
via Instagram
This system is fantastic and I have a great room with 3 different size monitor types. This is the real deal and does exactly what is advertised.”
Clint Lager
via Instagram
“As a whole it sounds like everything improved 150%! I’m having a hard time leaving the Slate room. Just feels like home.”
Pyrate Recording
via Instagram
“VSX is truly groundbreaking. Thank you so much! I no longer use my monitors except when clients are in.”
Erik Heirman
via Instagram
“I have worked in pro audio and as a musician for over 20 years. These things are absolutely GAME CHANGING. You have done musicians and engineers a great service.”
Mixtape Romeo
via Instagram
“Hands down the best sounding set of headphones I’ve ever owned.”
DirtyWorks8a
via Gearspace
“VSX is the best thing to happen to mixing since the advent of digital audio.”
callmecarny
via Gearspace
“Wow. Steven's Barefoots sound nothing short of stunning.”
Carlos Jr Music
via Instagram
“These let me confidently finish mixes without needing great speakers and room. Things just translate everywhere!”
Xtian Ramirez
via Instagram
“Got VSX headphones & they’re amazing! Also a plus, they allow me to clearly hear all of the subtle changes I make to my effect plugins.”
Maybe Roxanne
via Instagram
“These headphones have seriously increased my income from mixing!”
ADEHEL
via Instagram
“Best purchase I made this year. I was using the Ollo headphones and was getting decent mixes but the VSX took it to another level. Archon Studio is where I live but I love checking the low end on all the rooms. Really a fantastic Job by the Slate team.”
Faded Jean Productions
via Instagram
“When I bought this, it sat on the floor for a month, never touching it. Thinking it was gonna be like everything else, but I finally started using it, and listened to my mixes after I was re-born! I really can’t believe how amazing this thing is. OMG!!!”
Rob Shore
via Instagram
“It's just straight up easier to get a proper balance. It makes the fundamental stuff achievable and the fun stuff more fun. Love this system.”
Bryce Wayne
via Instagram
“VSX technology is so crazy. Once you mix for a little bit of time you forget you’re wearing headphones and would swear you’re in a real room. I was skeptical. But since these I don’t have to remix things after the car test. All I need to do is enjoy the best mixes I’ve ever had now.”
Rob P
via Facebook
“I don’t know who needs to hear this...but if you’re on the fence about VSX—do it. You know those viral videos of people getting special glasses that let them see color or the videos of deaf people who get special hearing aids and hear their mother’s voice for the first time? I just had that sort of experience”.
Rico R
via Facebook
“After spending some time with VSX...should I sell my acoustic panels individually, or as a bundle? And monitors should be sold in pairs, right? 😉"
marchhare
via Gearspace
“I’m sold on these. Did a couple of test mixes last night and just listened to pre VSX and post. Night and day difference. I can hear all sorts of things I was missing. The Howie room really reveals flaws and has a lot of detail that I never heard before. These headphones are everything I hoped for!”
Thomas W
via Facebook
“After using them for a day, even with my initial concerns with my larger ears, VSX is amazing. Wow. Listened to my old mixes first. Thought they sounded really bad. Terrible even. Went back after listening to a bunch of mixes, fixed somethings on a mix and 30 minutes later my mix sounded awesome.”
Todd Jensen
via Facebook
“Seriously. Being able to mix on dope monitors, then pop in the SUV and go check the bottom in the club is unbelievably useful for EDM. It works.”
rernest
via Gearspace
“VSX plays in another league...Headphones are closed so you can use them while travelling, works very well with small USB-powered interfaces. Quality of the room/speaker simulations are really very good.”
Jeff B
via Facebook
“I have what I consider a pretty decent setup. Neumann KH310’s with the Neuman sub, running into a Trinnov Sp2 pro...Before I turned on the plug-in I noticed that the headphones sounded extremely close to my monitors I’m hearing...Final take so far-this will be an awesome tool to hear my music in different ways that can be more revealing and fish out issues that may have taken me longer to notice otherwise. Definitely worth the purchase for me.”
Andrew J
via Instagram
“Received mine yesterday and I’m legitimately blown away. Incredible”
alibling
via Gearspace
“I’m impressed. I love the Archon Midfields. But it’s also great to switch through the different models. NRG nearfields. Boombox, the club, the e-car are some of my favs. The bass is phenomenal.”
Paul Frields
via Youtube
“One of the best investments I've made for my studio was being able to cut my studio out of the equation any time I want. VSX is the real deal!”
Shane Olivo
via Facebook
“After about 3 weeks, my mixes slowly got better and better until now my mixes are better than they have ever been. I can't NOT use them now.”
TrentRamseyer
via Reddit
“I literally got the comment on a mix "that is the best I have ever heard it" to a session I have had on the back burner for a couple years. I am loving them to be blunt”
Robin Morley
via Facebook
“VSX saved my marriage? It's not a complete exaggeration... Writing and tracking with headphones was fine, but when it came to mixing I needed my NS10s, in my studio right next to her office. She was starting to lose her mind, and I don't blame her one bit. My friend told me about VSX and- like many people -I thought it must be (at least partially) snake oil... but I put my faith in some genuine-sounding personal reviews online and sprung for the kit. HOLY ****. This stuff works crazily well. I'm doing commissions and they're never even touching a real speaker, that's how confident I feel mixing with VSX. The feedback from the client is great. And my wife no longer wants to murder me. This system is ridiculous!”
Adam Dower
via Facebook
“This is the best thing I ever had to do with music I hear things so pristine that I have never heard before in my mixes. I've done music for 20 years and only since I bought this product I really appreciate the technology. I highly recommend this to anyone doing music right now. Your mixes and your production will be 95% better I absolute promise you this. 👍”
John Marshall
via Facebook
“I think that I have learnt more about mixing in the last 6 months than in the last 6 years because of using VSX, and my mixes have never sounded or translated better”
callmecarny
via Gearspace
“I couldn't even tell you the last time I did a car check. Now I can mix from wherever I want and it's such a freeing feeling.”
Howie Weinberg
“I mastered a full album just using VSX headphones and my monitors. Results surprised me + proves this software works. Client loved it.”
JfromRVA
via Gearspace
" VSX needs no improvement. The HD-Linear headphone model in VSX is worth the price of admission alone."
John Noonan
via Facebook
“I’m honestly 100% VSX at this time.”
@808nokaoi.creations
via Instagram
“Absolutely amazing headphones from @steven_slate the VSX Headphones 🎧 by @slateaudio give you unbelievable Mixing in pro studios, cars, clubs, boomboxes, and more from anywhere in the world. Go get you a pair!”
Andrew R
via Facebook
“Finally got to do my first full mix with VSX. I am truly blown away. I took it out to my car and for the first time I didn't feel like I had to fix anything. It played PERFECTLY.”
Antagonist
via Gearspace
“I was VERY skeptical as well, as I never got along with NX/Abbey Road Studio. To me these don't sound fake, or phased, or forced...I think VSX ABSOLUTELY SHINES in the referencing/translation department, and now the marketing makes sense. I took one of my favorite mixes lately, put it through 3 rooms, 2 Headphones, and the cars. I thought the mix was perfect but it pointed out two things that now I don't like. I have no doubts once I apply those tweaks I'm going to be grinning ear to ear.”
Hankmadison
via Gearspace
“I'm really appreciating the boombox for setting vocal levels. I'm finding it easier than my real-life Avantone MixCube setup. I spent a while mixing on the Archon Midfields then the NS-10s; switched over to the boombox and got the "no soup for you" smack down. A few tweaks here and there, and the vocal found it's pocket. With practice I'm starting to get which rooms/emulations are great for revealing trouble areas -- this one for kick, this one for harsh upper mids, etc. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to mix on a set of cans and then go listen on my other real world systems and hear everything translating. I can't say the same about my 3 speaker setup + HD600 SonarWorks rig I was using previously. My room was making it so difficult.”
Robert Bobo Tkac
via Facebook
“I hated headphones. Never mixed anything on headphones in 15 years... until VSX...this is different”
rayn_prod
via Instagram
“I gotta say... The VSX system is amazing...I was skeptical at first (like...really skeptical) but I just cannot deny the performance of these bad boys. Yes you CAN do GREAT mixes on them from start to finish. Amazing.”
Ian B
via Facebook
“Slate VSX Headphones... WOW! Just got the new Slate Headphones oh my days SO good. After 30 years as an artist and producer, it’s already added to my mixing levels.”
Greg Oke
via Facebook
“These VSX are a game changer… My ears do not feel tired or overloaded, The ability to move between listening environments is truly amazing To be able to hear subtle aspects of the sound in what I can only describe as multi dimensional and to be able to shift between near mid and far is so cool in hearing different aspects of the sound palette They are comfortable and light and fit well.”