Last month, Austrian Audio announced its new budget reference headphones designed for recording engineers, vocalists or just anyone who enjoys listening to great music. The new Austrian Audio Hi-X20 headphones are a fresh breath of air to the budget headphone market and headphone brands selling far more expensive models may have good cause to feel worried by the launch of this new pair of closed-back headphones. The Austrian Audio Hi-X20 are compact and affordable headphones but with a no-nonsense finish.
These aren’t luxurious to look at or to hold in the hand, but they have the sturdiness and build quality of a classic VW Golf. No corners have been cut and how Austrian Audio managed to produce these headphones for the money, goodness only knows. This latest addition to the Austrian Audio family of closed-back headphones has a detailed sound and produces the kind of soundstage that makes you want to listen to all your favorite tracks and albums all over again.
They are perfect for use in the studio when mixing or recording, they are great for podcasting or broadcast use. Howver, unlike many flat-response headphones, the Hi-X20 have a sense of musicality and a rhythm that’s positively infectious. The Hi-X20 were designed following feedback from Austrian Audio’s customers.
Most importantly, they use the same proprietary Hi-X driver found in all Austrian Audio’s professional headphones, even the expensive ones. The sound is described as “perfectly balanced in middle a.
