As a pro audio guy I can tell you that headphones in studios and control rooms tend to be Beyers, AT m50, Sony MDR, Senn HD280 Pro. I like the 280 but yeah most are incredibly far from neutral, which is odd given that many of these places will have a very solid monitor system.
There's also the spotlight issue of hearing minute differences (which can be good) but having them exaggerated or overemphasized by the headphone. Makes it easy to miss the forest for the trees. I use them to check mixes, or work on a sketch/rough of something on the go or with my SO asleep, but monitors give a good "goldilocks" presentation.
And I greatly enjoy crossfeed. Helps to get a better idea of what it will sound like on speakers, though it all depends on target audience - the headphone crowd might think a pan is too hard if you're using crossfeed to make those decisions. Again, I use it not to make the decisions but to draft or check.
@Azteca Exactly! I mentioned this on the DF thread, why is so hard for headphone companies to create flat heaphones?! Hell, bring some mixing/mastering engineers and tune them. When mixing, IMO, the most crucial thing is instruments balance, and uneven response ruins your perception of it.
After experimenting for a while with sine generator, I can say I got pretty good results flattening headphones. When it comes to crossfeed Redline is the best hands down. Plus, with IXL and SPAN, I can say I became pretty confident mixing on headphones, but would just love to have a stock flat pair that I wouldn't need to tweak.
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