Unless youre preoccupied with low-frequency wallop, there isnt an aspect of the Hi-X20 sound that will underwhelm.
Which can only be a good thing.
This, too, counts as an uncomplicatedly good thing.
And when it comes to performance, the Hi-X20 are all business.
From detail retrieval to dynamics, and soundstaging to tonal balance, theyre a confident and very accomplished listen.
Its a 44mm full-range number, backed by a powerful ring magnet and lightweight copper-covered aluminium voice-coil.
The Hi-X20 are supplied with a three-meter length of cable for connection to a source.
A second, shorter option in the packaging might have been nice.
Thats pretty much your lot for features.
Theres straight-edged attack to the onset of sounds, no matter where in the frequency range they occur.
The Hi-X20 are speedy in their presentation, and keep momentum levels high in every circumstance.
A 24bit/44.1kHz FLAC of LambsTrans Fatty Acidfrom Kruder & DorfmeistersThe K&D Sessionsillustrates the point in full.
Dynamic headroom is considerable, and the Austrian Audio respond instantly to switches in volume or intensity.
And so the Hi-X20 look just as youd expect a pair of affordable over-ear closed-back headphones to look.
Design doesnt come into it.
The HiX-20 are almost entirely black in finish, with only a smattering of branding picked out in red.
Should I buy the Austrian Audio Hi-X20?
And this is loaded with Colibri software for playproper high-resolution content, plus less information-rich stuff, too.
I listened to music of every style and genre and did all of this for just over two weeks.
