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Steven Slate Audio VSX Modeling Headphones - Essentials Edition

Closed-back Headphones with Modeling Software - Mac/PC VST, AU, AAX Native
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The Ultimate Mix Reference Headphones Starter Pack

Few things are more frustrating than attempting to mix in a room with poor acoustics. Steven Slate Audio's VSX Essentials Edition is a value-laden, stripped-down version of the company's full-blown VSX modeling headphones package, and it's the perfect solution to this age-old dilemma. Not only does the VSX Essentials Edition includes the same modeling headphones as the full-sized package, but you also get a well-chosen sampling of virtual reference spaces. This sonically neutral headset boasts beryllium drivers for an ultra-detailed sound, while a patented APS system harnesses air pressure to optimize your low end. A pair of Steven Slate Audio VSX headphones is rugged enough to withstand the rigors of studio life. It can survive sweat, humidity, drops, temperature, and extended high-volume listening. A no-tangle cable rounds out the VSX's generous features set. Simply put, if you're struggling against a poor mixing environment, you need Steven Slate Audio's VSX Essentials Edition. It's guaranteed to elevate your mixes.

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VSX software provides a pro mix environment and a myriad of reference sources

Mixing in a subpar acoustic environment is an exercise in frustration. After all, you can't trust what you hear. That's where the VSX Essentials Edition comes in. This state-of-the-art set of headphones takes the room out of the equation using authentic-sounding digital re-creations of world-class studios, car stereos, nightclub sound systems, high-end headphones, and more. The engineers here at Sweetwater not only appreciate how the VSX Essentials Edition gives us the ability to mix in a fine-tuned pro-level room, but also how it puts a useful cache of reference sources at our disposal. Getting mixes to translate has never been easier!

Cutting-edge design ensures linear, detailed response and rock-solid low end

Even without all the bells and whistles, the VSX is a superb set of headphones. Lightweight beryllium hybrid drivers deliver a flat, linear, detailed response, while a patented Acoustically Ported Subsonics (APS) system leverages air pressure to reproduce low frequencies with extreme detail. Even before you bring the VSX's revolutionary binaural perception modeling software into the fold, you'll experience your mixes in a whole new way.

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Steven Slate Audio VSX Essentials Edition Features:

  • Top-shelf set of studio-quality closed-back headphones
  • Contains a well-chosen sampling of virtual mix spaces from the full-sized VSX package
  • Beryllium drivers produce an ultra-detailed sound
  • Patented Acoustically Ported Subsonics (APS) system harnesses air pressure to optimize your low end
  • Can survive sweat, humidity, drops, temperature, and extended high-volume listening
  • Includes a no-tangle 1/8-inch cable,1/4-inch cable adapter, and carrying case

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Tech Specs

  • Type: WIred
  • Open/Closed: Closed
  • Fit Style: Circumaural (Around the Ear)
  • Frequency Response: 10Hz-20kHz
  • Impedance: 37 ohms
  • Connectivity: 1/8" plug, 1/4" adapter
  • Cable Type: Straight
  • Cable Length: 6.5ft
  • Detachable Cable: Yes
  • Features: Mix Environments Modeling Plug-in (iLok account required), Swivel earcups
  • Color: Black
  • Material: Aluminum alloy chassis, leather earpad
  • Case/Bag: Softshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: YK-907-HEADP-VSX2-3

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Rated 5/5

Not Hype...Get Them Now!!

I've used lots of different tools over the years and the Steven Slate VSX Modeling Headphones and Software is easily one of THE BEST investments I've made in my home studio.

No more endless "car tests" and being let down. Now, I can easily car test right in the studio.

For me, the mid field speakers in Steven's Private Mixing Room; the SUV; and the Boom Box are extremely helpful in dialing in both my mixes and my Masters. I also find the far field speakers in Steven's Room very helpful for dialing in the low end during mastering.

Headphones are high quality and comfortable.

This IS NOT a gimmick! This technology is truly helpful; especially in an untreated home studio, like mine.

If you are frustrated by your mixes sounding "off" outside your studio system and tired of chasing problem frequencies through your monitors. Go get these headphones and software!!

You'll thank me later!
Rated 4.5/5

Studio one mixing

I have a very very live room and terrible for mixing, but when I purchased these headphones, everything changed that.
I'm getting great mixes through the earphones only and then I listen in my car for my final test..
Great product.. I find myself using the car speaker room the most to try to get used to one way to mix..
Mark Miller, Nashville Tennessee
Music background: Former recording our list with the Grassroots right commercial jingles for Music sink, companies, and country pop music.
Rated 5/5

Now I’m A Believer

You read all the hype and you have your doubts. My first mix using VSX was amazingly accurate. This is a breakthrough product.
Rated 5/5

VSX is a Game Changer

Like many other musicians /home studio enthusiasts, I have some great gear but a poor untreated room. I watched dozens of videos about the VSX system and bought them after a ton of research.

I'll keep this simple. It took no more than a few hours to get used to them. They're perfect and my final mixes transfer to cars, home stereos, and Bluetooth with putting less work in than I did without them.

I spend most of my time in the Archon room listening through the mids. We spend so much time recording and mastering to struggle with getting a great final product. The VSX is basically incredible. Just spend the money and do it!
Music background: Musician, songwriter, performer
Rated 5/5

Radical

This is perfect for someone who lives in an apartment and wants to record and mix using headphones. Stoked!
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