which sound to trust more?

ok, i have two different audio outputs that my MPC's sound goes to

1)my sony mdr-v700 headphones
2)my onkyo receiver that has 8 good speakers(bass and treble is set nice)

now, when i hear it through the headphones, the sounds are kind of hollow and when i set reverb (to a sample) up just a lil it makes the hall type reverb....however when i play the same settings on my onkyo receiver it sounds like studio quality....i don't like how it sounds on the headphones and really like that "mixed" sound from the receiver......my question:

which sound do I trust more? what i mean is.....if i were to go into the studio to record....which woudl it sound more like, the headphones or the receiver?

With synths....it always sounds the same on the receiver AND the headphones (and when I record) but with samples/MPC there is a significant difference....if anyone has prior experience with this please let me know. thanks

I think you dont need to trust your headphone, that was really mad for a fine sound with his own sound. I prefer trusting your amp. because its got a amp.
But no sound is as fair as studio monitors...

Headphones can definitley lie to you. Trust in a quality pair of monitors. But then again, it's all how you EQ your sound.

what you really need to do is be able to be happy with the phones on, through your receiver, and in your car, at least. i generally like to be able to hear my mix through several different sources to be able to tell what it really sounds like. one reason you hear so much reverb in the phones is because there are no room reflections alteringg the sound, which happens when you mix with the monitors. depending on the room set up, you could be having a phase cancellation issue with the monitors meaning that you are not really hearing the all reverb which is there, so you add more and then its too much in the phones. check your mixes through several outputs and i think that should help you.

I go flat eq through sony mdrv700 and 900's and it's fine for me.

mesh wrote:what you really need to do is be able to be happy with the phones on, through your receiver, and in your car, at least. i generally like to be able to hear my mix through several different sources to be able to tell what it really sounds like. one reason you hear so much reverb in the phones is because there are no room reflections alteringg the sound, which happens when you mix with the monitors. depending on the room set up, you could be having a phase cancellation issue with the monitors meaning that you are not really hearing the all reverb which is there, so you add more and then its too much in the phones. check your mixes through several outputs and i think that should help you.

Bam... hit it on the head.

Co-sign.

xkwest wrote:http://www3.sympatico.ca/bvaleria/bluebear/articles/headphones.htm

co-sign

the mix should sound bangin on the monitors and the phones though....but do not try to mix with headphones.....i would say use the phones to check on your mix...not to actually do it...also your mix will sound different on every source...stereo,radio,car radio(with subs),computer,headphones, just make sure they sound good on all(not the same)