Bondman,
Are you applying equalization or any other processing during the recording?
There are many reasons why monitored sound might not sound or be an accurate representation of what is recorded, so I would hesitate to draw conclusions on that unless sure. For example I have an inexpensive phono A/D converter I bought that does a good job in teh A/D part but has lousy circuitry for monitoring via phones. I also have a Denon disc recorder that jsut always does a good job as long as peak levels are under control (meters on teh recorder show that). I have never even atempted to use the headphone jack on teh recorder though. I just know that once I set things up right I am getting a recording that is hard to distinguish from the original.
One of the major headphone sites (don’t recall which) publishes extensive lab measurements on most all popular headphones that I found most useful when choosing. That can at least help take that variable out of the equation. Most good quality phones designed for studio monitoring should do a good job, though there are still differences to help suit different needs.
Also remember that truly flat sound may sound rolled off on the high end to most older listeners over 50. Also that optimal human hearing is not flat so any sound source that is in fact flat may not sound that way.
My assessment of Sennheiser house sound from over the years is that the top end is fairly accurate and may sound somewhat rolled off accordingly whereas alternate house sounds may provide a boost in the high end and often sound flatter even though they are not. Audio Technica house sound tends to lean more that way for example.
Are you applying equalization or any other processing during the recording?
There are many reasons why monitored sound might not sound or be an accurate representation of what is recorded, so I would hesitate to draw conclusions on that unless sure. For example I have an inexpensive phono A/D converter I bought that does a good job in teh A/D part but has lousy circuitry for monitoring via phones. I also have a Denon disc recorder that jsut always does a good job as long as peak levels are under control (meters on teh recorder show that). I have never even atempted to use the headphone jack on teh recorder though. I just know that once I set things up right I am getting a recording that is hard to distinguish from the original.
One of the major headphone sites (don’t recall which) publishes extensive lab measurements on most all popular headphones that I found most useful when choosing. That can at least help take that variable out of the equation. Most good quality phones designed for studio monitoring should do a good job, though there are still differences to help suit different needs.
Also remember that truly flat sound may sound rolled off on the high end to most older listeners over 50. Also that optimal human hearing is not flat so any sound source that is in fact flat may not sound that way.
My assessment of Sennheiser house sound from over the years is that the top end is fairly accurate and may sound somewhat rolled off accordingly whereas alternate house sounds may provide a boost in the high end and often sound flatter even though they are not. Audio Technica house sound tends to lean more that way for example.