[bizkid]

I just saw this a few days ago on gearslutz and thought it might be interesting for some here too:

https://stevenslateaudio.com/vsx


It's a combination of a supposedly flat headphone (with beryllium (coated?) drivers) and a software to model different rooms and headphones to aid/improve the process of mixing with headphones. Now there are some other companies who tried to do that (Waves..) but i think they failed. If it's good enough for sound engineers it might quite fun for the audiophile too.

There is a big discussion on gearslutz which you can find here:

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/new...ring-rooms-cars-clubs-boomboxes-amp-more.html

(hope it's ok to post links to other forums)

Steven Slate mentions that the tuning of the software and headphone took over a year to accomplish.

Price is 479$ and there is a rent option for US Customers.

 

[ericw]

I bought these and they are really interesting. IMO they aren't the best for casual listening, they are more aimed towards analytical and mixing audio. I don't find them "fun" to listen to, but they really nailed the "studio in a headphone" sound. Sometimes when I'm listening to them I think that my speakers are on in the background only to realize that it's the headphones room realism I'm hearing.