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Should you tune room to headphones

I have Grado PS500 headphones and a Project SE headphone amp and Ohm 5000's run with a 600 watt bryston. I hadn't listened to my headphones for a long time and when I did there was an absence of bass. Every thing else was better tonal wise. Smoother and clearer . My speakers are about 18 inches from back wall about 7 feet apart in a 20 ft long 12 feet wide and 8 feet high. I have 3 bass traps and 4 24X48 acoustic panels with 4 acoustic blankets covering windows and doors. I have placed them up to 4 ft from walls but high frequencies seem a little harsh so I moved them closes in. My girlfriend likes them closer to walls as she likes the dance club sound. Do I need more acoustic treatment?
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unsound
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^Yes!
Headphones eliminate room interactions, but are perceived very differently than speakers or unamplified live performances. Even the rare binaural recordings, though a vast improvement in this regard, don't completely remove this unnatural listening experience. Some processors can help, but I have yet to hear any approach that sounds completely natural. Headphones can be a useful tool to better analyze specific attributes, certainly have their place in certain circumstances, but IME as a holistic listening experience they ultimately fail.
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