u/arj4ng — reddlx

HD 560S + SoundID Virtual Monitoring vs Slate VSX: did I overestimate VSX?

I’m curious to hear from people who have actually used both.

I had a pair of Sennheiser HD 560S with SoundID Reference including Virtual Monitoring. I knew SoundID already had room simulation, headphone calibration, and translation checks.

Still, I returned the HD 560S and bought Slate VSX because I assumed the dedicated hardware/software ecosystem would be a more trustworthy mixing solution than a general headphone profile + virtual room system.

Now I’m wondering if I overestimated that difference.

The HD 560S sounded very good to me as open-back headphones, while VSX is a more expensive closed-back system. Since SoundID already offers headphone-specific calibration, Virtual Monitoring, and more translation checks, I’m trying to understand what the real-world advantage of VSX is today.

For people who have used both:
- Is VSX still meaningfully better for mix translation?
- Is the room/imaging realism noticeably ahead of SoundID Virtual Monitoring?
- Would you choose VSX over HD 560S + SoundID VM if you already had that setup?
- Or is the difference mostly workflow/preference rather than a clear upgrade?

Not trying to start a brand war. I’m genuinely looking for practical experiences from people who have mixed on both.

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u/arj4ng — 11 hours ago

▲ 34 r/gshockMod

[Concept] Full Metal Circular MIP G-SHOCK

Been playing around with an idea based on the GBD-200.
I love the clean design of the GBD-200 with the MIP display, so I wondered what it would look like if Casio made a circular version of the watch.
So I designed this concept and gave it a full matte black metal case and bracelet.
I think it keeps the G-SHOCK DNA while looking a bit more premium and modern.
I’d honestly buy one in a heartbeat.

u/arj4ng — 1 day ago

▲ 10 r/UPSandDown+2 crossposts

UPS Is the Worst Delivery Company I’ve Ever Dealt With

Am I crazy or does this make absolutely no sense?
I thought DHL was the worst but UPS proved me wrong!

My package arrived in Hamburg on Friday.
UPS delayed it by one business day and said it would arrive Saturday. Saturday came, I waited all day, and nothing happened.

To make delivery easier, I redirected the package to a UPS Access Point literally 300 meters from my apartment. I figured this would make things simpler since UPS already delivers to Access Points anyway.

Monday morning:
UPS confirmed my Access Point request.
The package was marked “Out for Delivery Today.”
I expected it to finally arrive at the Access Point.
Then a few minutes later, the status changed to:
“Delivery Attempted”
Except it was already redirected to an Access Point, so I have no idea what delivery was supposedly attempted.
Now UPS says the package will be delivered to the Access Point tomorrow.

So the timeline is basically:
Package arrived in Hamburg on Friday.
UPS said delivery Saturday.
No delivery Saturday.
I redirected it to an Access Point nearby.
UPS confirmed the redirect Monday morning.
UPS said it was out for delivery Monday.
Then UPS delayed it again until Tuesday.
The package has basically been sightseeing in Hamburg for several days.

But the most ridiculous part was the complaint process.
I tried filing a complaint through UPS. The complaint text field was limited to only 254 characters, so I had to rewrite and compress everything multiple times just to fit the issue into their tiny little box of corporate suffering.
Then, after I finally made it fit and clicked submit, UPS refused to submit the claim because my profile was missing a phone number.

Why was I allowed to write the whole complaint first if a phone number was required?

Why not check that before making me squeeze a multi-day delivery problem into 254 characters?

At this point the package delay is already annoying, but the complaint process somehow made the whole thing even worse.

Has anyone else had UPS do something like this?

u/Ok_Buyer310 — 13 days ago