A lot of sound engineers and producers will say “never mix with headphones”. I say; “mix your music with headphones only if there’s no other alternative”. Plus I would add that you should not mix with headphones if you’re mixing for an album or for something that will become the end result with no further production involved (ie; commercially released download or streaming).
With that said however, there are situations where you can do good mixes with headphones. Examples are demos for publishers or even final mixes for television projects. These types of ventures can be finalized with a good set of headphones if you are careful and have alternative form of references of your mix such as your car or home stereo.
