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So I'm mostly a lurker here, but my day job is that I do public relations for a video game PR firm. And one of the clients I've been working with, VZR, just announced their debut product: the VZR Model One. While it works as a gaming headset with a really nice mic, what's primarily of interest to y'all is going to be the fact that it's a really good audiophile pair of headphones. The company was founded by Victor Tiscareno, who was formerly lead acoustics engineer at Apple, and him and the team are using some patented acoustic techniques to make a really cool headphone. I've gotten to listen to them myself, and I really enjoy them -- there's a fantastic, spacious sound that sounds the most speaker-like experience that I've ever heard from headphones.
You'll see some media previews going live on some big tech sites in the coming days and weeks ahead of pre-orders in Q2 2021, but Grover Neville's preview at Part-Time Audiophile should get you excited. I was sitting in on an interview between him and the VZR team, and I was sitting there slack-jawed at the comparisons he was making. Also it was just fun to hear a bunch of audio nerds chatting with each other.
I'm a proud member and supporter of ASR, and really hope y'all give the VZR Model One a shot later this year. Since I am a PR guy, I had to include the press release I helped draft below. I don't often get to combine my day job with the thing that I waste my wages on, so if nothing...please help ensure I can keep buying stuff Amir reviews well
VZR Model One Headset for Audiophile Gamers Makes Waves Q2 2021
Debut Product by Former Apple Lead Audio Engineer’s New Company
SEATTLE -- Feb. 8, 2021 -- VZR™, a new audio products company founded by Apple’s former lead acoustics engineer, Vic Tiscareno, and veterans of the video game and audio industries, today reveals the VZR Model One audiophile gaming headset, with preorders and shipments beginning in Q2 2021. Visitors to the VZR website can sign up now to be the first to know when pre-orders begin.
The VZR Model One delivers natural, expansive, audiophile-quality sound and is particularly adept at accurately rendering immersive 3-dimensional soundscapes. Every component in the VZR Model One has been optimized to deliver class-besting performance and the Model One features the debut of a ground-breaking, proprietary and patented innovation called CrossWave™ that truly sets it apart from competitors and more expensive audiophile headphones.
Commercially available for the first time in the VZR Model One, CrossWave™ is a passive acoustic lens technology that selectively and strategically reshapes audio waves to emulate the way one would perceive the sound in real life without headphones, resulting in improved separation, openness and accurate 3D spatial positioning - all without digitally altering the audio source.
Competitive players will benefit from the more accurate, realistic positional audio, with the potential for improved in-game performance through superior spatial awareness and a greater ability to pinpoint small but crucial details like footsteps and gunshots. Proprietary VZR testing in virtual reality applications shows that the VZR Model One enabled subjects to determine the location of positional sounds more quickly than with competing gaming and audiophile headsets.
Even for those who play immersive single-player games or want a headphone that will let them rediscover their favorite music, the VZR Model One performs beautifully. VZR designed the headset to deliver the fidelity and detail of a studio reference speaker system alongside the warmth and openness of open-backed audiophile headphones - all in an affordable headset that offers best-in-class performance no matter how it is used.
The VZR Model One utilizes modular, high-quality, custom-sourced components, with standard 3.5mm connections for maximum compatibility and minimum latency. The detachable boom mic features a patent-pending noise-canceling design that ensures clear communication. The included headphone cable comes equipped with an inline microphone that activates when the boom is detached, and a mute switch.
Experts in gaming and audio tested the VZR Model One during its several years of development and endorse it, including Ed Lima, the BAFTA-nominated sound designer known for his work on Doom 3 and Borderlands, GRAMMY-winning musician and producer Anthony Ray, better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot, and many more prominent figures in their respective industries.
“We meticulously designed everything about the VZR Model One, using years of research, decades of experience, and feedback from audio experts to refine the headset to maximize its performance,” said Vic Tiscareno, Founder, VZR. “From the drivers to the cable and earpads, we’re not cutting any corners to make the perfect headphones for gamers, audiophiles, and anyone who demands great audio.”
The VZR Model One will be available for preorder from VZR’s official website for $349 in Q2 2021. For more information on VZR and to sign up to get notified when preorders go live, visit the official website and follow VZR on Twitter.
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Photos, Logos, Trailer Download
About VZR
VZR was founded in 2014 by veterans of Apple, THX, SRS Labs, Samsung Design Lab, and THQ. Composed of experts in the field of audio engineering and acoustic design who are fans of gaming and high-quality sound, the company sets out to bring WINNING SOUND to all. By utilizing decades of expertise in both hardware audio electronics and sound design to create state-of-the-art designs, VZR’s products meet the needs of competitive gamers and music fans without compromise.
Media Contacts
Carter Dotson / Cody Furniss
Stride PR for VZR
[email protected] / [email protected]
You'll see some media previews going live on some big tech sites in the coming days and weeks ahead of pre-orders in Q2 2021, but Grover Neville's preview at Part-Time Audiophile should get you excited. I was sitting in on an interview between him and the VZR team, and I was sitting there slack-jawed at the comparisons he was making. Also it was just fun to hear a bunch of audio nerds chatting with each other.
I'm a proud member and supporter of ASR, and really hope y'all give the VZR Model One a shot later this year. Since I am a PR guy, I had to include the press release I helped draft below. I don't often get to combine my day job with the thing that I waste my wages on, so if nothing...please help ensure I can keep buying stuff Amir reviews well
VZR Model One Headset for Audiophile Gamers Makes Waves Q2 2021
Debut Product by Former Apple Lead Audio Engineer’s New Company
SEATTLE -- Feb. 8, 2021 -- VZR™, a new audio products company founded by Apple’s former lead acoustics engineer, Vic Tiscareno, and veterans of the video game and audio industries, today reveals the VZR Model One audiophile gaming headset, with preorders and shipments beginning in Q2 2021. Visitors to the VZR website can sign up now to be the first to know when pre-orders begin.
The VZR Model One delivers natural, expansive, audiophile-quality sound and is particularly adept at accurately rendering immersive 3-dimensional soundscapes. Every component in the VZR Model One has been optimized to deliver class-besting performance and the Model One features the debut of a ground-breaking, proprietary and patented innovation called CrossWave™ that truly sets it apart from competitors and more expensive audiophile headphones.
Commercially available for the first time in the VZR Model One, CrossWave™ is a passive acoustic lens technology that selectively and strategically reshapes audio waves to emulate the way one would perceive the sound in real life without headphones, resulting in improved separation, openness and accurate 3D spatial positioning - all without digitally altering the audio source.
Competitive players will benefit from the more accurate, realistic positional audio, with the potential for improved in-game performance through superior spatial awareness and a greater ability to pinpoint small but crucial details like footsteps and gunshots. Proprietary VZR testing in virtual reality applications shows that the VZR Model One enabled subjects to determine the location of positional sounds more quickly than with competing gaming and audiophile headsets.
Even for those who play immersive single-player games or want a headphone that will let them rediscover their favorite music, the VZR Model One performs beautifully. VZR designed the headset to deliver the fidelity and detail of a studio reference speaker system alongside the warmth and openness of open-backed audiophile headphones - all in an affordable headset that offers best-in-class performance no matter how it is used.
The VZR Model One utilizes modular, high-quality, custom-sourced components, with standard 3.5mm connections for maximum compatibility and minimum latency. The detachable boom mic features a patent-pending noise-canceling design that ensures clear communication. The included headphone cable comes equipped with an inline microphone that activates when the boom is detached, and a mute switch.
Experts in gaming and audio tested the VZR Model One during its several years of development and endorse it, including Ed Lima, the BAFTA-nominated sound designer known for his work on Doom 3 and Borderlands, GRAMMY-winning musician and producer Anthony Ray, better known as Sir Mix-a-Lot, and many more prominent figures in their respective industries.
“We meticulously designed everything about the VZR Model One, using years of research, decades of experience, and feedback from audio experts to refine the headset to maximize its performance,” said Vic Tiscareno, Founder, VZR. “From the drivers to the cable and earpads, we’re not cutting any corners to make the perfect headphones for gamers, audiophiles, and anyone who demands great audio.”
The VZR Model One will be available for preorder from VZR’s official website for $349 in Q2 2021. For more information on VZR and to sign up to get notified when preorders go live, visit the official website and follow VZR on Twitter.
Assets
Photos, Logos, Trailer Download
About VZR
VZR was founded in 2014 by veterans of Apple, THX, SRS Labs, Samsung Design Lab, and THQ. Composed of experts in the field of audio engineering and acoustic design who are fans of gaming and high-quality sound, the company sets out to bring WINNING SOUND to all. By utilizing decades of expertise in both hardware audio electronics and sound design to create state-of-the-art designs, VZR’s products meet the needs of competitive gamers and music fans without compromise.
Media Contacts
Carter Dotson / Cody Furniss
Stride PR for VZR
[email protected] / [email protected]