Im also using Realphones 2 with my HD 650 and its has worked the best for me so far. However, I've only tried Sonarworks and Morphit besides that and for me Realphones are far ahead and indeed especially for club music where you want it translate well to speakers.

 

My mistake, You are correct. It's definitely room correction software.

 

Related:
https://www.apple.com/ee/newsroom/2...ership-with-new-updates-across-its-platforms/

 

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oops wrong thread

 

This is my humble amateurish opinion:

• Room/Space correction software: I only use IR from different rooms to check the mix in various situations. Why? Because when mixing on headphones, you are not fooled by room traps, sound reflections, etc. Additionally, a listener will never hear the mix in an ideal room with ideal equipment; they would likely be using a Bluetooth speaker (mono) or headphones.
  
  
• Headphone correction software: It makes sense to use it if you're working with cheaper models that aren't precise, or consumer-grade ones that are assumed to not be flat. The accuracy of the correction doesn’t matter because without measurements, it can't be verified; I assume they are correct and that they approach the ideal as closely as possible.
  It's good to have a favorite headphones and stick to them.
  
  
• In mixing on headphones and using software for correcting, in my humble opinion, the most important aspect is the crossfade between stereo channels. This is actually the only audible correction of headphone construction and bidirectional listening, because everything we hear is ultimately mono.
  

"PRO" tips
-> Install Sonarworks Trial, create a headphone IR from your headphones profile, remove Sonarworks, insert the IR into any IR loader
-> airwindows monitoring3 (plugin) provides 4 types of headphones crossfeed just for a smile

 

For checking certain aspects of depth and width I like to use some cheap AKG 701 (open back!) headphones without any crossfade.

 

After using Sennheiser HD 490 Pro headphones for a couple of months and learning DearVR Mix (owned by Sennheiser), I don't think I would need anything more than this. The low-end and clarity is there, and you can dial-in the room to suit your needs.

 

Last edited: Nov 12, 2024

I have used Realphones with my HD600 and I like the sound, but this combination seems more suited to casual listening or having an alternative view of a mix session.