cinemakinoeye
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I also have this issue. I love listening with speakers, but I can't aways listen with them. One way I've dealt with my headphone issues is to use CanOpener Studio by Goodhertz, a crossfeed plug-in for MacOS and Windows (available on a free trial basis) when I'm listening to headphones with my desktop Mac as the source. CanOpener does a nice job with most recording and you can save a variety of presets to address different issues. Some room simulation plug-ins I've tried add unpleasant reverberation, but CanOpener does not. They offer good documentation on their site.My biggest issue with headphones is the lack of HRTF. I've been intrigued with head tracking and HRTF simulation from the likes of Smyth Realizer but I've never actually tried it.
I use Audio Hijack from Rogue Amoeba on MacOS to place the plug-in in between Apple Music Output and USB DAC data stream.
See also the Headphone Correction & Spatialization thread.