Luke W Price

Just wanted to say thank you to all of you. Geniunly good responses that cleared up the issue. I see the reason now, and understand. Just the sort of answers I was looking for. Thanks all! Luke

Hey guys, hope your all well. I have read plenty of other posts here on the topic, but my question is not should I mix on headphones or monitors, but rather why can't you get monitor style headphones. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding of monitor speakers is that they (ideally) give a perfect flat response, so that any harsh frequencies can be identified, whereas normal speakers boost and cut frequencies, so while a mix might sound great on yours it will sound crap on another system. So, the same would apply for standard audio listening headphones I assume, and I understand that and accept that. What I am asking though is: Is there a reason headphones cannot be designed to work as monitors. Surely you can build a pair of high quality cans that have a flat response and alllow you to mix correctly? If you could get such a thing, it would be the ideal solution, as I really cant be cranking monitors up all the time. I listen to albums through headphones almost all the time as I quite simply like my music loud. Have a pair of Sony MDR-V700's, which while i have little basis of comparison, sound amazing to me, way better clarity than my standard hi-fi speakers. So, if someone could explain why headphones cannot be designed to be monitors that would be great, or if they can be, some examples would be appreciated. Thanks in advance Luke.