I just used the online demo before deciding that it was too drastic a change for me to trust my judgement making new mixes, and it didn't address stereo imaging at all (which is one of the issues I have working in headphones). I couldn't find anyone who uses the headphone correction at more than 30-50%. In my demoing of it, and hearing from others who use it in headphones only (IE not for speaker/room correction where I DO see benefits) they go way too hard with the EQ. I've seen demos where I don't hear any difference, demos where it makes a huge change but feels like a lateral move in terms of monitoring ability, and demos where it makes a huge positive impact. Sonarworks - This was the first one that I was aware of. I noticed that my mixes weren't translating as well as I'd liked as my music style changed over the last year, so I looked into better metering and headphone correction and landed at a handful of finalistsġ. I use a pair of LCD-X for mixing/mastering my music and occasionally doing masters for friends. I've been shopping for headphone correction software for a while. Maybe this should go in a different thread, but I'll go here for now. I was a huge believer in Sonarworks software but at this rate they're losing me quickly and I would definitely be reluctant to spend any more money with them. I'm a Roon user and it looks like I'm about to start using it's built-in PEQ abilities or, possibly, trying an LCD-X and using the built-in EQ settings that Roon/Audeze have partnered up to offer (which is a pretty brilliant idea on both their parts). It benefits the makers as much as it does Sonarworks and it shouldn't be tough to convince them of that. If no one at Sonarworks has set up a program with headphone makers to provide a pair (or just loan a pair) of their current models to them then that is a major failing. The software is only good if there is a profile available for your headphones so cranking those profiles out should be job #1. The Denon 9200's have become quite popular and are frequently hard to find because of it, yet there are NO Denon profiles available.
There is also no profile available for the newer 2021 version of the LCD-X's, which have also been out for a while. I'll admit that it actually sounds pretty great, but there are obvious differences between the two models so there is something being left on the table.
I've been using the one for the OG Clears. I requested one back when the Clear Mg's were first released, many months ago, and still nothing. There are too many current and popular headphone models that still have no profile available. IMO, Sonarworks is dropping the ball on supporting their software.
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