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Austrian Audio Hi-X15 Closed-back Over-ear Headphones

Professional Closed-back Over-ear Headphones with Proprietary High-excursion 44mm Drivers, Detachable Cable, and Adapter Plug
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Custom Drivers for Maximum Sonic Accuracy

Austrian Audio Hi-X15 closed-back headphones leverage over 300 years of combined engineering expertise to bring you a new level of sound quality and comfort at an affordable price. They’re equipped with proprietary long-excursion drivers for a truly transparent representation of your music, even with bass-heavy modern mixes. Soft memory foam earpads keep you comfortable over long listening sessions, while durable metal components ensure a long lifespan. Whether you’re mixing music, practicing your instrument, or listening casually, it’s hard to beat the value you’ll find in Austrian Audio Hi-X15 headphones.

Proprietary high-excursion drivers for mixes that translate

Designed for modern music production, Austrian Audio’s line of professional Hi-X (High Excursion) headphones do not use OEM drivers, as many headphones on the market do. The proprietary high-excursion drivers in the Hi-X15 are custom designed and purpose built for the Hi-X range to yield superior performance in the context of a cohesive sound-delivery system. This meticulous engineering results in what-you-hear-is-what-you-get fidelity that you can trust to make critical decisions about your recordings.

Outstanding comfort over long sessions

The Hi-X15 is notable for what you don’t get: discomfort. Austrian Audio used soft, slow-retention memory foam for the earpads to give you cushy comfort even during long listening sessions. And because they effectively banished distortion from the design, you can monitor through the night without a hint of listening fatigue. Sweetwater PSA: of course, intensive concentration for hours on end is counterproductive in the long run. Just because you can work for 10 hours straight doesn’t mean you should, so by all means, take breaks — and do watch those listening levels!

Austrian Audio: the new Vienna classics

Carrying on the rich legacy of high-end Viennese transducer and microphone design into the modern era, Austrian Audio is driven by an engineering team with over 300 years of combined experience. Their motto: “Making Passion Heard.” Their mission: to design and manufacture a new generation of recording tools that embrace cutting-edge technologies and sonic excellence while honoring Vienna’s rich musical heritage. That vision is realized in Austrian Audio’s proprietary handcrafted CKR12 large-diaphragm capsule, which is used in the company’s excellent OC18 and OC818 condenser microphones. Sweetwater is proud to bring you Austrian Audio’s distinguished lineup of fine musical products.

Austrian Audio Hi-X15 Professional Closed-back Over-ear Headphones Features:

  • Designed for modern music production
  • Proprietary high-excursion drivers minimize low-frequency distortion
  • Detachable cable for compact portability, damage resistance, and replaceability
  • All-metal hinges and bow for maximum durability
  • Foldable construction for maximum portability and easy storage
  • Soft, slow-retention memory foam earpads for comfort during marathon sessions
  • Frequency response: 5Hz–8kHz
  • Includes detachable cable and 3.5mm to 6.3mm adapter

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Wired
  • Open/Closed: Closed
  • Fit Style: Circumaural (Around the Ear)
  • Driver Size: 44mm
  • Frequency Response: 12Hz-24kHz
  • Impedance: 25 ohms
  • Connectivity: 1/8" plug, 1/4" adapter
  • Cable Type: Straight
  • Cable Length: 4.5 ft.
  • Detachable Cable: Yes
  • Features: Swivel Earcup
  • Foldable: Yes
  • Color: Black
  • Material: Slow-retention Memory Foam Earpads
  • Weight: 0.56 lbs.
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 19004F10100

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 5/5

Best headphones

This headphones are outstanding, the clarity of the sound is amazing, probably one of the best headphones I tried.
Music background: Rock, New Wave
Rated 5/5

Good headphones

Comfortable, great sound quality.I use these for recording and mixing. I would buy them again.
Rated 5/5

Perfect

You get a lot of bang for your buck. They are comfortable, easy to use, wired, great sound for my purposes (I only use it for computer work and some music/movies, so I'm not in sound/music production right now.) I haven't detected any problems with sound quality. I am constantly using them out in our work shed as we take breaks from working on our new property and they are holding up great. I needed them shipped to a new type of address and sweetwater reassured me that they knew how and followed up personally to make sure I got them fine. I also have severe allergies and this product seems to come from an extremely clean warehouse. :)
Music background: French horn + several other current and historic instruments and voice, theater
Rated 5/5

Phenomenal Music Listening

I got chills the first time I listened to some pop music with these. Game changer! I love catching everything in the song.
Rated 5/5

big bang for the buck

The sound is fabulous for the price. It would still be fabulous for more money. They reproduce almost all of what's audible. If you buy them without extensive googling or IRL experience, please know that you have to break them in, i.e., use them for a bit, before they sound fabulous. Also, they're perfectly comfortable for hours at a time.
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