[Thomas W. Bethe]

I downloaded the demo and played around with the K-Stereo plugin. It is not really audible until you bypass it and then you think to yourself "what happened to the depth" I do think it is a bit overpriced but useful if you need it*. I tried it on a 96 KHz 24 bit recording I just did of a harpsichord in a small, all sandstone, chapel and it did help the sound. I also tried it on some voice over work I just did for a client and it did make a difference in the ambiance of the voice. If it were available for under $300 it might be worth an addition to my plug in library. I really like my PSP plug-ins and they are usually all I need.

*A word here about physical equipment versus plug-ins. I can see paying a couple of thousand dollars for a piece of hardware since it is made up of devices and passive components that have to be purchased, assembled and tested. There is also the cost of design and development that goes into the unit before it hits the store shelves. Software too has to cover the costs of design and development but once it is complete there are no other on going manufacturing costs to worry about and the only ongoing cost is that of updates and upgrades. Why is it that companies like Voxengo, PSP and Izotope can make software that works well and is reasonably priced and other software manufactures have to charge an arm and a leg for their software? I realize that some software is so specialized that only a hand full of people will use it and so the cost per each has to be high but audio plug-ins are used by LOTS of people and the cost per software title purchased should be lower. Oh well I guess it is the old "supply and demand" economics taking over in a weird way.

Just my two cents worth.