Testbench: Steve Slate Audio VSX

>Monitors and headphones both have their place, but each has its own pros and cons. Monitors are generally far superior when set up correctly, but that individual correct setup generally requires an acoustically great space.

Headphones do tend to be more dependable, but they miss the crosstalk, reflections and stereo width perception of monitors.

A few systems have aimed to solve the conundrum over the years. By emulating the acoustic effects of monitors before a signal is sent out to your headphones, systems like Waves Nx and Focusrite’s out-of-commission VRM box have attempted perfection. Now a new headphone/plugin setup from Steven Slate Audio is taking its shot…