:!: Could an EQ be usefull for this? HELP me out!

[djones]

So am I forced to use Headphones, but since most headphones don't have linnear frequency respone, would this work?

(for example Sennheiser HD650 http://www.headphone.com/layout.php?top ... 0020080650

As you can see on this page it's frequency response is far from perfect (right bottom), it adds in the middle low frequencies and cuts in the highs.

But if I would put an Equaliser on my mastertrack and cut exactly as much low frequencies as this headphone adds and add some in the highs, wouldn't I get a nearly perfect frequency respone this way?

[stefancrs]

but since most headphones don't have linnear frequency respone

No speakers nor headphones does. Compare those Sennheisers with Grado RS1 (from the same page).

Maybe you could get an almost linear frequency response, but is that really something you would want? As long as you feel "at home" with the headphones and listen to lots of other music in them as well you should be quite set. A linear frequency response might make mixing harder even, causing stress on the ears and whatnot. But I'm just speculating here. If you think they sound good and "clear", they probably do.

[djones]

but since most headphones don't have linnear frequency respone

No speakers nor headphones does. Compare those Sennheisers with Grado RS1 (from the same page).

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Would you think the Grado RS1 is a better choise?

[stefancrs]

Would you think the Grado RS1 is a better choise?

It had a less linear frequency response.
The best choice is the one that gives you the headphones you like the most. You have got to choose by testing different headphones with some high quality recordings you like. I usually bring something by Yello with me to the store :).

[mystahr]

To do general EQ-corrections based on a frequency-response as given by manufacturers imo seems to be wrong. I think it better to not only listen on several headphones, but also different systems and monitors.

And still then I personally think that each song needs its personal EQ'ing as there are no real standards...

Or I am talking bollocks, that is possible too

[peejunk]

Unlike with speakers, headphones are too close to your head that linear freq. response would make listening to music very ear fatiguing. That's why there are very little flat-response headphones (and even then they're just flat-response * HRTF kind of flat i.e. percieevd flat).

You can mix on non-flat headphones (but mixing on just headphones isn't the happiest choice), just make sure you A/B a lot and have listened to a lot of reference material on them.

Don't compensate for EQ, because you may not be able to EQ compensate when listening to reference material so you'll just confuse your ears. Ears don't know what is flat, they don't hear absolutely, but relatively.