I almost always do a bit of post work
1st off, Ill usually sit on the recording for a day or 2, listening to it many times over, sometimes quiet, sometimes loud, sometimes on headphones, sometimes on speakers. This helps me pinpoint what the flaws are
After this, Ill dump it into wavelab, and start tweaking a little bit. Nomrally I have to remove a little of the bass so its not so boomy, and sometimes Ill boost some of the higher frequncies for added sound clarity
Ill then sit on this, and listen to it at mulitple volumes and on speakers and headphones. This helps me to deicde if the changes I made were satisfactory. Maybe I boosted the highs too much, and after a few days listening, things like that becomes apparent
With the right work, just about any recording can be made to sound better. I never understand why, if someime tapes and it comes out all muddy, why they dont tweak the higher frequencies al ittle bit. The audio is there, it just needs to be brought out
SO yea, with the recent addition of some pretty decent headphones, post work has become even easier. I can make out subtlties much easier, and adjust accordingly. I go back and forth on hte headphones and speakers, searching for a good balance that will sound good on both. I love post processing, and always like to get the most out of my recordings