Trying Slate VSX Headphones! 

Well I go dark towards the end of the video but you can still hear me. Thanks RU-vid.

I'been producing and mixing since the nineties and OMG THESE WORK AMAZING. Just make it sound as good as you can in those rooms, then bypass and be BLOWN AWAY by the mix you've just made.

I feel like these would be a valuable asset for me and my mix room. I've treated it the best I can, but it's not 100% perfect and it does stunt my mixes a bit. So having these for full on mixing or even just referencing would probably help me a lot.

Hey Fluff, so after a year, are you still mixing on your HD650 or VSX? Thanks!

I bought the founders edition when they came out. Yes they eventually broke. After a year or so. They were replaced no questions asked asap. I’ve seen there’s even a newer 3rd design. So the second version didn’t totally fix the issue. But I have do doubt they’ll get it sorted. And if you have problems, they’ll take care of you. Because the first time I listened to one of my mixes, my jaw dropped. It was horrible. I could hear all the flaws I could only hear in my car and other systems. I was sold. It didn’t turn me into a pro mixer, but my mixes translate so much better.

Got them last year. Love'em. Great piece of gear.

im listening through my VSX that i JUST GOT, (wanted to see a different perspective from someone professional on this) and wow, I really do agree the spacial difference, that makes it seem that ure really in a studio speaker environment is crazy.

One of my best gear purchases this year.

Great review!! I've also watched your review on Sonarworks Sound ID, and I'm curious if you use both VSX & Sound ID or if you prefer one or the other? How does the Sound ID translation check rooms compare with the VSX spaces?

Nice Video, but earch setting sounds like it was just Equalized different...am i wrong?

Man... that snare ! Wowowowowowow !

10:43 Where'd you go? lol

Should I mix with these headphones as I produce my song? or wait until my song is finished and then begin mixing from scratch with these headphones on? Thanks.

Your voice reminds me of Bert Kreisher lol I can't can't the only one! Haha I got my pair coming in gonna be great for the environment I'm in.

I have mixed feelings about Slate VSX. The bass in the emulations seems to be totally overpowering (in the reference tracks, not mine). It may sounds cool and exciting, but I can't believe that studio monitors have such an overly bassy sound in recording studios. In addition, the speaker balance within a given simulation seems strange, because when switching from small near-field speakers that can sound as if they somehow had sub-bass, we suddenly get even more bass. Totally weird thing. In the meantime, out of curiosity, I checked Realphones 2.0, which I was skeptical about, especially after spending a lot of money on VSX, but I must say that after listening to their emulations, it sounds much more realistic. I recommend checking it out. After a long time of comparing Slate VSX vs Realphones vs my KRK 5, I'm considering returning the VSX.

Great review. Your videos are amazing. What camera are you using?

So. Are we mixing out included with plugin or not? If we think about ARC.

💯I like this Christmas metal track💪🏾

Only a matter of time til room IRs, that’s cool as fuck. I’ve always wondered about this technological prospect, really neat reference tool

Archon midfield room is one of my favorite!

I've been wanting to try these but I've heard nothing but bad things about build quality. These apparently fall apart even on new revisions. Care to do a long term update?

Dude please stop using your Christmas song to test things 😅 kills me to listen outside of December.

Hey, Fluff.Can you test the brand new Boss effect processor gx-100 ?

Thanks for the review. You look heavier than Dragged Under sounds btw.

Gimmick. Haha the old "enter your serial number" con is like "put the crystals in" the time machine. Ooh ooh! Serial number...how official! :O

Question - basically it's for checking your mix? Do you turn the VSX off when you are ready to drop the mix or leave it on?

So it’s just reference doesn’t change the sound to that environment if you like it ?

i think i would use this plugin to place stereo elements in a lil spacier environments, though i'd have to buy the headphones for this... hmmm

In Anticipation of receiving these this week 2-20-2024 the 2nd thing Slate Heavily recommends is to NOT switch from listening Environments. At least your Video is not 3 years old and the Version "4" now out I recommend a immediate Follow Up ! Thanks

So when you have the plug-in enabled it changes your mix and you can export it with that sound. Or is just letting you know how is going to sound of played on other devices?

Any idea which model you got? 2200s or 2300s and where did you purchase them?

Fluff I really think you didn’t go in deep enough on the “breakage” issue Slate has had with these. New revisions break just like early modes! I’ve seen people break first pair and then replacements break also. This is one of the worst QC issues I’ve seen in a professional audio product

I think I might prefer getting the Neumann headphones over these. I would not be making mix decisions based on DSP. I have a pair of Bose QC35 (gen1) and their DSP definitely removes some distortion from bass which I found interesting but it didn’t translate well to other listening environments.

Heyy Fluff, I'm sure you've answered this but I'm curious. Weren't you formerly a Studio One user? I remember you did a video on it and seemed to love it

This is a good record. Is it available?

Would you recommend these for "General use"? I am not interested in using these for mixing.

Nice style. I bought them. They sound great ... thanks.

What is the impact on cpu? Acustica audio is great but heavy impact on cpu

Would it be accurate to say that VSX is mostly a fancy eq with presets of different spaces?

Is this the same as sonarworks sound id? I already use sonarworks reference to flatten my monitors in my room. Can you use them in tandem?

Would you reccomend these over sennheiser 650s? They 20$ a month rn

Question for anyone that could help me... I have three tools that i use on my 2 bus 1. Slate vsx 2. Sonarworks 3. Good hertz canopener In what order should I put them? I'm thinking 1. Canopener 2. Vsx 3. Sonarworks Can someone confirm if this order is correct? Or should I put vsx first? 1. Vsx 2. Canopener 3. Sonarworks ??? Any help is greatly appreciated

Fluff, is that plug-in only available specifically for those headphones?

bug at 10:43... Very interesting video by the way.

The vocals are so much in front in the second one

Great video!!

Idk. I’m always suspicious on modeling things. I’ll have to give them a whirl personally before I buy into the hype

Cool! The down side about mixing on phones is that you have no idea about the cross-talk. But I really like to keep the phones...

Thank You.

Keep the video you have good views too. Good review thanks

The video goes to black around 10:40.

Am I the only one who thinks there's too much (unnatural) flange in the modeling mix? I know they say you gotta get used to it, but I'm not really digging it so far. It sounds more like a flange than room ambiance. And not in a good way.

Are you saying put on my vsx now?

A good review

I don’t need to spend this money dammit

I have the original monster beats studio by beats headphones in orange they are pretty good they take two triple As

Awesome

wild.

Did it sound convincing, like you are sitting in a room?

Anyone else on google chrome see the video goes black from 10:44 to 12:07?

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I’m getting these lol

Couldn't have picked a better song................

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Donald trump used these to mix Aja

Lee Steven Clark Sarah Harris Maria

You saying pretty cool does nothing, actually mix a song on it and then let us know

these headphones are a complete failure They are not suitable for anything and after a month the headband breaks because the construction is of poor quality If you don't believe me, buy them and you will definitely regret it

Wow that song is horrible 😢