soens
I was all hepped to get one but the ending disclaimer on Focusrite's video squelched the deal for me. What a rip!  Actually it sounds like a cool idea but again it's gonna be colored by which phones you're using. Still, you could use it for just listening or even plug your TV into it. Hmmm...

The blurb states that its only effective with good quality headphones, ie cans with a reasonably flat response. Of course the headphones used are going to color it, but any speaker that you use is going to influence your mix decisions too. The idea of the VRM box is that it allows you to hear your mix across a wide range of speaker types. In that respect, it may even be more useful than just using one pair of monitors.

Don, I agree on the nearfields (KRK 6's here) but surprised at the specific mention of no subs?
My mixes end up too bassy without it. (IMO)

Hey Glenn,
 
The rooms where I had my sub were just too small with bad proportions and placement was tricky...I guess it usually is.  The bass and sub bass was a mess.  At one point I moved to a location where I had to ditch the sub.  I pretty much used the headphones to check the bass as it took the room, peaks and nulls in the bass out of the picture.  For me that ended up being much more beneficial.  In know a little more about location now and haven't tried it in a while, so I may get better results now.
 
Donny
 

sharke

soens
I was all hepped to get one but the ending disclaimer on Focusrite's video squelched the deal for me. What a rip!  Actually it sounds like a cool idea but again it's gonna be colored by which phones you're using. Still, you could use it for just listening or even plug your TV into it. Hmmm...

The blurb states that its only effective with good quality headphones, ie cans with a reasonably flat response. Of course the headphones used are going to color it, but any speaker that you use is going to influence your mix decisions too. The idea of the VRM box is that it allows you to hear your mix across a wide range of speaker types. In that respect, it may even be more useful than just using one pair of monitors.