Well the little mike he was waving around and selling for $150 looks a lot like my $30 CAD's.. 
 

Extreme cynicism ain't always a good idea. Oh wait, you guys are just trying to be funny, right? OK then. Ha ha.
 
Cheers,
Eddie

Ha!

Funny to hear Mac heads talk about latency problems, that are NOW FINALLY fixed. Talk about drinking the Kool Aid!
 
Case in point: in 2012 I built a super cheap machine, i3, all the parts came to about $450, with a Motu 424 PCI card, that I used to track my XR7 album; did a few sessions, with up to 5 musicians live, individual headphone mixes for each, all in the box in realtime at 64 sample buffer size ALL DAY LONG. Not a glitch!
 
 

Eddie, you don't have to defend the product. It's cool but way out of most of our reaches anyways so relax. Be happy with our equipment specs because that's what we can afford. He seems to have built a top quality interface out of top quality parts.. so it's like $$$$. 
 
And anybody watching this new trend in advertising should be a bit cynical. "Hey Joe, gather up the factory workers I need to shoot a U tube announcing the new interface, and see if you can rig up some sort of applause sign." 
 
I reminds me of the one I watched from Behringer announcing the X air 12 and 18. Very impressive presentation,, the product then disappeared for almost a whole year before it was released. Obviously had issues. But now they are out there and doing fine. 
Mr Slate is a good promo man and deserves to do well in these modern times. I wish there were more like him instead of the usual repackaging of the same old thing and marketing hype that makes it into more than it really is. 

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Eddie, you don't have to defend the product. It's cool but way out of most of our reaches anyways so relax. Be happy with our equipment specs because that's what we can afford. He seems to have built a top quality interface out of top quality parts.. so it's like $$$$. 

 
Eh, I'm not sure what your point is here, buddy. Should we disparage or ignore products that are priced higher than entry-level gear? I'm not assuming anything about what this forum's participants can or cannot afford. For someone who can swing the fee for a nice guitar or synth, Slate's stuff shouldn't be considered out of reach. 
 
In my view, VRS represents incredible value, as long as it works as advertised. On paper, the interface has features and specs way beyond the competition at its price point, and the mic / preamp modeling enables input quality that previously was attainable only from the most well-stocked pro studios (I say that based on real-world reports from VMS users). Bundling the mics with the interface and pricing it so aggressively is great news for anyone looking for pro-quality sound from a modest home studio. 
 
Bottom line most apropos to the thread: anyone looking for a new interface around the VRS' announced price of $2k ($3k with a 6-mic bundle) might want to wait until it comes out and then decide. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Five years ago I paid $1800 for an RME UFX. And over the years I have spent in excess of $3000 on three top quality mics (AEA R84 Ribbon, AKG The Tube and 2 AKG C414s).
 
If I were starting out today, or upgrading from an entry level interface, I would probably put my hands on the whole Slate package if it works the way it says on the tin.

Same here. But I'd be starting with the two-channel version he's working on.