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“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.”

“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.”

“I started working in pro studios in 1989, and VSX is the best individual piece of gear I've  ever bought”

“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”

“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.”

“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!!!”

“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.”

“The reaction to my mixes before VSX…”sounds pretty good”, the reaction after I got VSX. “WOW!!..did you mix this yourself?!“

“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.”

“This is the ONLY product that has actually helped develop my listening skills and changed the way I hear music.”

 “Not only has VSX improved my mixes a thousandfold, but it’s also made my recording and songwriting better. Nothing short of a miracle.”

“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.”

“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!”

“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”.

“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.”

“Just mixed a hip-hop song for a client and VSX really helped me hear what the kick and bass REALLY sounded like!”

“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!”

“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!”

“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.”

“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”.

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“You can put out a commercial record with VSX without ever hearing it on the other speakers. It's that good. Period.”

“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.”

“Best investment I made all year. My mixes now are miles away from what they were''.

“VSX is a no-brainer. Seriously, all it took was one use, and my preferred headphones of 15 years took the backseat.”

“I’ve never heard headphones sound like something I can dependably mix on.  until VSX. Game changer for me.”

“Did a mix and master only using VSX and nailed it on the first go. VSX is black magic.”

"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."

“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 🤣”

“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.”

“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!!!!”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“My mixes skyrocketed as soon as I gave up on trying to make my living room  work for audio and I bought these.”

“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.”

“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.”

“These VSX headphones are a huge upgrade to any mixing situation. They add so much value because of the emulations and NO ear fatigue”

"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!"

“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.”

“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.”

“I have a good room and monitors and still use VSX 99% of the time.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I highly suggest these to anyone that is obsessed with taking their mixing to the next level.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.

“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!!” 

“You know what the problem with VSX is? I no longer want to mix on my speakers anymore... VSX is a gamechanger”

“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.”

“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.”

“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”

“The term “Game Changer” gets thrown around a lot, but this truly is. The headphones on Linear Mode are now my standard for listening.”

“I compared the Audio-Technica model to the actual headphones and I couldn’t tell 1% of a difference”

“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.”

“Received mine yesterday and I’m legitimately blown away. Incredible 🔥”

“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.”

“I like the VSX a lot. VSX gives me a lot of different perspectives, and it's fun to use.”

“When you hear the low frequencies the VSX solution can produce, you will be absolutely gobsmacked. I can actually feel the subs!”

“Instant classic. Steven Slate VSX, once you hear them you will never want another set of headphones.”

“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.”

“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”

“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.”

“Not going to lie, my best mixes I made have been with these."

“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”

“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.”

“’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.”

“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”

“This is the 9th album I’ve done with this artist and the first time my mix 1.0 was approved thanks to VSX.”

“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.”

"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."

“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.”

“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”

“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!”

“Setting delays and reverb translate perfectly 😍 I mean everything translates. It’s just like speakers”

“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!”

“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.”

“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”

“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”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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!”

“This is one of the best audio products to come out in years...It’s got unparalleled depth for a headphone.”

“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”

 “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!”

“After I used the VSX I uninstalled Sonarworks and put my HD650s in their case. Trust me this is the real deal!”

“Can confirm, I ditched my headphones of 15 years after picking up VSX. No cap.”

“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.”

“Hands down the best headphones I ever used... It’s really that simple”.

“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.”

“I just got mine and I am blown away by the tech. This just sped up my workflow ten fold.”

“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.”

“These are my headphones of choice. If I close my eyes, I would think these are my HD 650’s, period.”

“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!”

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