2 channel vs headphones

Both!

I love the sound of my Focal headphones.  I think I actually prefer the headphone sound - more detail, and I hear things like backing vocals and guitars, and it sounds like I'm in the middle of the stage.

But I also love the feel of the speakers and bass.

Both, I used 2 channel in nearfield in my smaller second dedicated room ...Then with a top headphone and a good 2 channel system i dont feel any frustration...

But in my first dedicated greater room, i did not had  any need for my Top headphone and it is the reason why i did not bother to optimize them then at the time...

A controlled acoustic room beat any headphone ( even in intimacy which is a fact ignored by most ) ...The only way to use a Top headphone on par with any two channel system it is probably to use a Bacch set of filters designed by Choueiri but with a Top headphone to begin with...

Anyway i am satisfied now and my hobby is no more audio because i learned what i intended to learn to optimize any system... And i dont focus obsessively on expanse for upgrade... Music accompany now my other hobby ...(A.I. investigation and maths) 

I sit between forward facing speakers.  It’s like the biggest headphones ever and quite enjoyable!

I just don't like headphones period. It doesn't matter much how good they sound, it is unnatural music presentation. I only use them rarely when monitoring recordings that I sometimes make to tape and late at night listening to news and youtube videos. I have Grado RS1 and HIFI Man headphones in the house.

I was actually shocked how inferior Headphones are when compared to my system. They completely control the acoustic environment & that should not be the case. According to reviews, my BHK doubles as a very good HP amp, and the Clears are very good, but not to my ears. 
And they are bad for tinnitus. I only listen when I must… but they do look good. 😒

HP system: Aurender > Briscati > BHK > Focal Clear OG

System: Aurender > Briscati > BHK > Moon > Ref 3’s