Realphones

Hasn't this product just been released? How can you give it a 5 star? How many mixes have you done with it? How the phones sound themselves is of rather low value. The things you mention can be done by an EQ. It is how the mix turns out, if it sounds better in any way when you later play it on equipment, that counts. Mixing with earphones alone is difficult. You have to do the compensation in your head. Does it do this for you? What kind of genre does it handle and which does it not? That is the kind of infromation that should be in a rewiev.

The reviewer joined today....

Not suspicious at all hey?

Realphones have been present for quite some time in the market of my area. When I bought Superlux headphones, I realized that something was wrong with the frequency response. And then I decided to try Realphones. During the use of Realphones, I composed 4 tracks from start to finish, I also made a lot of incomplete tracks like many composers and beatmakers.

I tried Sonarworks Reference, Redline Monitor, Abbey Road Studio 3, but Realphones gave me far better understanding of what is happening in my tracks.

I gave 5 stars (although I could have more than 5 stars) because I got what I needed. It is not possible to adjust the equalizer and reverb to get the same result. The program runs complex algorithms that dramatically change the perception of the sound picture. I do not need to make big corrections in my head, because it does the program.

When I get more expensive headphones, I know that I will get a better result, but even now, due to the fact that there is this correction, I can grow as a composer and think more from creativity than about equipment.

I am not very good at writing long reviews, it was enough for me to work with the trial version to understand that I really needed Realphones because I do not have constant access to the prepared acoustic room, monitors, but I have headphones.

I have no dependence on the software manufacturer and I do not consider it necessary to justify myself for expressing my own opinion. I know, different people have different opinions, and I described my own preferences. Everyone can run 40-day demo and draw their own conclusion.

So you signed to KVR in the same day the product was added just to write a 5 star review? Sorry, but that's looks suspicious.

I regularly read KVR news, but did not have an account until recently. When I saw the news about a product that I had a long time ago, I decided to write a review about dSONIQ Realphones, because there are very few developers in the Russian-speaking space, and dSONIQ made eхcellent product that I really liked.

I agree that the trial period is ample. However I do not understand the "present in the market of my area", unless you know the developers of course, which agian makes the 5 stars dubvoious. It is called World Wide Web and it is then released in the whole world at the same time. So what is "my area" and why was it released earlier for you? You must admit it seems pretty suspescious that someone who lives in that specific part of the market (if such thing exists at all), has some problematic headphones, tries this product and then gives a 5 star. Sorry but I do not believe you, thus not the product either. And If I ever needed a product like this, why should I pay twice as much for it than the one from BlueCat? The most expencive one comes from a completely unknown developer with one product only while the cheaper one comes from a developer that has years in the business and a zillion products.

Yes it looks like it is one of the companys own personell (or someone close to them) that has done the 5 star review. What kind of company is this? BlueCat has just released a similar product. I would rather go there. BlueCat is a serious company and Re-Head cost half of what dSONIQ is asking. I do not know any of the two products, but I am being drawn to the 5 star review of the dSONIQ product and after reading it I do not trust it at all. Seems like fake news. Very sad it enters this forum. However, in all fainess dSONIQ offer an extensive trial period, so one can try it out. The review however is indeed very suspecious.

I wrote my review about a product that I like and described only my personal impressions.

I live in Ukraine and with us, in the Russian-speaking Internet segment, dSONIQ Realphones appeared 2 years ago. Then the product was in а fairly initial state and looked completely different. With the passage of time, the plugin was finalized and a few months ago it was released in that version close to what you see here.
The incomes of the residents of Ukraine are low and I take a careful approach the purchase of software. In order to find a solution to my problem, I tried many different plugins.

When you wrote about Blue Cat Re-Head, I was curious and I decided to try it. Firstly, very few supported models and my headphones are not there. Secondly, the functionality is many times less: there is neither a room with near and far field monitoring, nor emulation of various acoustic systems, nor the ability to solo Mid-Side, Left-Right, and frequency components. Thirdly, there is no System-Wide application for listening to streaming services. After this testing, I was even more pleased that I purchased dSONIQ Realphones, despite the higher price.

For me, the usefulness of the product plays a greater role than the fame of the creator.

The more you write the more it seems you are connected to the developers somehow. That is just sad and I whish KVR had some people tracing such posts and removed them. However thx for the comparison of the two products. I can see that the cheaper one has less functions and that can explain the price difference. But still..... your review makes me not buy it as I think the review is not legit.

Looks like some people sometimes forget that there are other countries beside the western ones).

Why you do not consider that the developers could just announce to their native community that they are now presented on KVR and a few satisfied English speaking users decided to leave a review here?

And speaking of usability - i've checked that Re-head plugin, even from the YouTube video it's obvious that there are much less features.

Anyway, dSoniq offers the free trial. Check it out, share your experience with us, i think anyone would appreciate it.

I have not said that the BlueCat is better in anyway, only cheaper. If you prefer the one over the other is up to the need of the user. In fact I have said that more features explains the price difference. I do acknowledge markets outside "the western world". In fact China is leading in many areas of software development. The only thing I have said is that the review with the 5 stars does not seem legit. I find it a false review. It is in the way it is written, the timing and the consecutive answers. It is many strange things in the review that to me does not seem "normal" for a KVR review. Thus I do not trust it, and thus neither the product. So in a way the review does the opposite of what is was supposed to. Sorry if I am wrong, but lately I have seen more and more reviews here on KVR that obviously is not from a regular customer/user, but made to promote a product that does not deserve the stars it is given. This destroys the whole concept of reviews and will only lead to that is is removed totally. So in a way a few trolls destroys an otherwise good concept. Again I am sorrry if I am wrong in this particular case, but there are similarities with other fake reviews.

What a shame this review page looks so sketchy.

I actually downloaded and am testing RealPhones and it's really good.

I also have downloaded the app/plugin and really like it. Especially the system-wide app.

maybe we all should download and give it a try first .. shall we?

and this is the 2018 post btw

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/mastering-forum/1122097-desperately-need-linear-headphone-price-no-object-everything-i-tried-garbage-9.html