Austrian Audio Hi-X55

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Headphone

  • Closed studio headphones
  • Circumaural
  • Metal hinges and temples for maximum durability
  • Foldable for easy transport
  • Frequency range: 5 to 28,000 Hz
  • Sensitivity: 118 dB SPL / V
  • Total harmonic distortion (@ 1 kHz): <0.1%
  • Impedance: 25 ohms
  • Detachable cable, length 3 m
  • Connector: 3.5 mm including adapter to 6.3 mm
  • Dimensions: 300 x 170 x 85 mm
  • Weight (without cable): 305 g
Available since February 2020
Item number 483668
Sales Unit 1 piece(s)
Design Over-Ear
System Closed Back
Impedance 25 Ohms
Frequency range 5 Hz – 28000 Hz
Adaptor Yes
Replaceable Cable Yes
Colour Black
Max. SPL 96 dB
Type Of Connector Jack, mini-jack
Weight 305 g
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Headphones made in Austria

The Austrian Audio company was founded in 2017 and introduced its high-quality Hi-X55 over-ear headphones in 2020. With their newly developed 44mm drivers, these headphones are designed to provide a wide frequency response and minimise resonance thanks to their high rigidity. In addition, the headphones feature a ring magnet system, which is designed to deliver a more accurate impulse response. Incidentally, Austrian Audio's headphones are not only developed in Austria but also manufactured there from start to finish.

Plenty of power

Both the headband padding and the earpads of the Hi-X55 are made from soft, slow-retention memory foam, which guarantees a good fit despite the compact size of the ear cups, as well as a high level of wearing comfort even during long sessions. According to the manufacturer, the headphones' insulation remains unaffected, which makes them suitable for mixing, mastering, and recording, especially since they are one of the louder models with a resistance of just 25 ohms and a sensitivity of 118dB SPL/V. This 25-ohm model is also suitable for use with laptops and smartphones.

Full Metal Jacket

The Austrian Audio Hi-X55 headphones are ideal both for studio use and for modern laptop producers thanks to their sturdy, foldable, and compact design that also includes a metal headband bow and hinges. Anyone keen on simply listening to music in high quality is sure to enjoy this model as well, especially while travelling on public transport, where the high level of insulation provided by the interchangeable memory foam ear cushions will prove very beneficial. A particularly useful feature is the detachable three-metre cable, which locks to prevent accidental unplugging.

About Austrian Audio

The Viennese manufacturer Austrian Audio was founded in 2017 by 22 former senior AKG employees, including engineers and managers - as the traditional Austrian manufacturer was closing its offices and factories in Vienna. The first product releases from Austrian Audio immediately put them on the map, confirming their pedigree. The company's product range, which so far consists of headphones and microphones, is characterised by elegant design and smart concepts with a modern twist. In addition, all products are manufactured in Austria, as during the golden age of AKG. It will be interesting to see what Austrian Audio will come up with next.

Designed for professionals

The Hi-X55 excels both in mixing and mastering applications as well as in the tracking room and stands out thanks to its classic looks. Despite their closed-back, over-ear design, these headphones provide a high level of wearing comfort while remaining compact and portable at the same time, and their fair price/performance ratio, high manufacturing quality (made in Austria), technical specifications, and high-quality sound make them suitable even for professional audio engineers. An on-ear version - the Hi-X50 - is also available for users who prefer something different to the over-ear design, but it is a good idea to carry out a listening test before choosing.

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Strange sound but great design
Frednugent 16.04.2021
Pro's:
Very comfortable
detachable cable
folds up nicely
feels high quality
clarity in the high-mids
makes a bad mix sound bad

Cons:
Makes a good mix sound bad
huge frequency bumb in the high mids
uneven/strange soundstage
a far less expensive headphone can give you a more accurate mix
the sound is not representative of the actual mix and recording.

First impression:
The Hi-X55’s are MUCH more comfortable than my Sennheiser HD-25’s. Very nice.
I’ll be using these for tracking in my home studio so I need to be able to move around, have little or no bleed, and have an honest sound reference. I need to trust them while getting sounds.
I Like that they have a long cable. Great for tracking.
I like that the cable jack is on the left. My rack is on the left. Perfect. They are lightweight. Nice.

Sound: My first impression is that vocals on songs that I know well are unnaturally boosted. More than I’ve heard before in a headphone. Also the sound stage is noticeably narrow. More like a triangle right in front of my face rather than a full left to right stereo image.

I plug into my RME Fireface UFX and listen to “Everybody’s Gotta Learn Sometimes” recorded by John Brion with Beck singing. A well recorded, super clean song with all the components of a good reference track.
I’ve listened to this track as a reference, over the years on multiple speakers, in high end studios, in venues, in my car, on my Audeze LCD-X headphones, My Neumann speakers, my Auratone speakers, and my pair of Sennheiser HD-25 tracking phones. I know how this song sounds in the world.

With the Hi-X55 headphones the song sounds “different” I suddenly hear the acoustic guitar sounds like plastic, the vocal harmonies seem to over-power the main vocal in the chours. I hear things I’ve never heard before in the song, it’s true, but the sound signature is “wrong”.
The song does not sound this way anywhere else except in the Hi-X55. That, in my opinion, is bad. On all other reference devices listed above, the ears focus on certain parts of the mix in the same way. The song makes sense. With the Hi-X55’s it’s a different tilt, a different intention, a different feel, another angle. It just sounds “off”. Hard to explain, but what I want most is the truth so I can apply that to finding sounds that are honest while I’m recording or listening back to a song.
My first impression is I can’t do that with the Hi-X55 headphones.
I bought these because in multiple reviews they were called “flat” and “neutral” sounding heaphones. I can 100% tell you right now these are NOT FLAT headphones. There is a easily noticable bump in the high-mid frequencies around the area of the voice, snare, etc.
When I apply some eq in “Total Mix” things start to sound better. That’s a good sign, but if I have to eq them to get them to sound right why not buy a much less expensive set of headhones?
I would say they are not usable as mixing headphones because their peculiar sound signature is not representative of the true sound of the song.
I put them up against the Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro 80 Ohm The Beyer sounds better and is a more accurate reference headphone. The Beyer is a little less comfortable, has about the same amount of bleed, has the same size cable on the same side (non-detachable) and is half the price of the Hi-X55. Goodbye Austrian Audio, Hello Beyer!
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Professional monitoring headphones
rebimol 12.06.2020
I bought these headphones for isolation and tracking. And to be short they perfectly fit these 2 purposes.

Build quality
Hi-X55 are solid. Very nice combination of metal, plastic and pleather. They are not fancy by any means while they have this truly professional look. Work horses!

Sound
Crisp and clear. Analytical and unforgiving. You won't enjoy most of the music in these. Highs are quite accentuated. Bad mixes sound harsh! The bass is there but it's not as groovy as in Beyerdynamics. The manufacturer describes Hi-X55 as first headphones that have perfect transient attack. This is true. You almost physically feel percussion and plucky sounds - very snappy.

Stereo panorama
These have very wide stereo field like open cans. Very easy to locate instrument panning and sound directions. Great for analysing mixes. Great for gaming too!

Comfort
These headphones are relatively small but they have the right shape to fully cover your ear - your ear doesn't touch the headphones and perfectly sits inside the oval earpad. Due to closed design you have good isolation but it also creates some sort of vacuum between your ears and the caps (because of the pleather pads) which some may find uncomfortable.

Isolation
Isolation is very good! It's quite better than in Beyerdynamic 770.

Cons
It's very relative con but keep in mind you won't enjoy most of the music in these. You will hear harsh highs and resonances in bad mixes which you usually don't hear. These were designed for professional work and not for amusement.

Price / Quality
I think these headphones have a very solid price to performance rating. I highly recommend them!
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Everything Austrian Audio Makes is gold
Anonymous 21.12.2021
Everything Austrian Audio Makes is gold, I had Beyerdynamic DT770, Austrian audio is much more detailed, isolated and less boxy, and just feels more expensive, probably one of the best headphones on the market.
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Great for mixing
Anonymous 27.10.2021
It serves its purpose. Helps make a better mix. I feel like I am listening to NS 10’s with more bass.
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