Some of that is natural. No two systems sound alike. Some of it is the fault of mixing in headphones. The end goal, for most people, is to make a mix that works EVERYWHERE. It doesn't have to sound the same everywhere, but it has to sound good everywhere.I have been tracking and mixing with headphones thus far and have found that the mixes are def different from car to computer to ear buds.
I don't know of any "true" sounding headphones. They inherently can't sound true. They're headphones, not really speakers moving air. I mix through monitors, but I have two sets of headphones, neither great, but they're good for referencing and doing A/B mix checks. I have some old AKG K-301s, and Shure SRH-440. The AKGs are a little brighter, kind of mid scooped sounding, the Shures are fat and bassy. I'd never mix with either, but I do use them for casual listening and mix checks.Greg -- would you recommend a pair of headphones that would be the closest to a true sound or does it just give me somewhat of a inaccurate sound regardless the quality of headphone?
Something like the AKG K702?