I've had the Hi-X60 for nearly two years now and have used them almost daily (though I don't abuse them and use them only at home). No problems whatsoever with the headband cracking or coming apart. The phones seem extremely well made. They have an excellent guarantee, and in my experience...

Austrian Audio Hi-X60. Very neutral closed-back headphone with clean bass and excellent sense of space. Better built and much more comfortable than the NAD HP50s. And replacement earpads and headband pad are available from Austrian Audio.

No, these are not the original pads made by NAD. FWIW, I was never able to find replacement pads that replicated the sound of the original pads (including the replacement pads currently being sold by NAD). See various discussions upthread.

Unfortunately, this matches what I was told when I asked AKG a year ago whether replacement pads were available for the K371. I was seriously thinking about buying a pair, but I will no longer buy headphones if the manufacturer doesn't offer replacement pads - it turns the headphones into...

Back in January 2022, I emailed Harmon customer support in the USA and asked if replacement ear pads were available for the AKG K371. Harmon told me replacement ear pads were NOT available. They would replace the entire headphone if necessary for a warranty claim, but do not sell parts: "First...

Understood and agreed - headphone fit (and therefore sound) can vary greatly depending on your head's shape and size.

FWIW, I have a smallish head and the Hi-X60's fit fine with the headband expanded 1 notch on each side. There are no gaps at the bottom (which I think would be fatal for the sound - these phones need a solid seal around the ears to sound their best). As I mentioned in my previous message...

Here's a brief review of the Austrian Audio Hi-X60 headphones, which I've now had a for a few months. I bought them to replace my NAD HP50 headphones, which I liked very much despite the fact that they were somewhat uncomfortable. I was looking for a pair of neutral, closed-back headphones with...

Austrian Audio Hi-X60? Thomann's is selling them for USD $289 plus shipping, so they sort of sneak in under your price limit. I haven't been able to hear them yet myself, but I'm curious and they seem to tick all of your boxes.

I've been watching Thomann's price, and thinking about ordering from them as well. My main concern would be the expense of returning the X60's if I don't like the sound (I live in the US, and assume I'd have to pay return shipping charges). Please let us know your impressions after you receive them!

No love for the KNS 8402?? I was hoping someone else might chime in with their listening impressions; curious whether what I'm hearing matches the experience of others, and particularly whether they are hearing a peak around 2000-3000 hz (or whether this is just my particular unit). Also curious...

I ended up not getting the AKG K371's because AKG customer support confirmed that they do not make replacement ear pads, in the past I've had poor sonic results when trying to use 3rd party ear pads, and I refuse to treat headphones as a disposable item. One of the phones that was recommended to...

Hello all - I'm fairly new here and wanted to post some thoughts about the new KRK KNS 8402 headphones, which have received very little coverage here. These are an update to the KRK KNS 8400 phones that have been around for the past decade or so. I've been looking for a pair of neutral...

Does anyone have any idea when these phones are likely to become available in the US? The usual American retailers all seem to list some variant of "new item - coming soon" on their websites. Also, are there any reliable frequency response charts posted anywhere yet?

Thanks for the very thoughtful suggestions, and my apologies for detouring this thread! Another helpful person contacted me off-thread to suggest Shure SRH 1540, KRK KNS 8402 or possibly the Beyerdynamic DT150. Lots to think about here...

Hello all - I'm looking for a pair of neutral-sounding closed back headphones to replace my NAD HP50's. I'd pretty much decided to get the AKG K371's, but I just heard back from AKG customer service that they do NOT sell replacement ear pads for this model. This basically makes the headphones a...

Thanks for the replies! I really like the sound and fit of the Sennheiser HD600's, but I've not heard such great things about the closed-back Sennheisers and the one closed-back Sennheiser I've actually listened to (sorry, can't now remember the model number) was not that impressive. This was...

Hello all - I'm looking for a neutral-sounding (no exaggerated bass!) closed back headphone for listening to instrumental classical music of all types. Price target is around $300, but of course happy to spend less. The phones would be driven by my old Headroom Little Amplifier (remember...

If it's permissible to ask on this forum, where are you finding the K371 for $80?

No, I don't think so. First, the broken-in pads sounded awful, and with the addition of the Q tips they still sound pretty mediocre. It's not like I somehow got used to the sound and came to like it. More significantly, I'm comparing the sound over my NAD phones to the sound of my well-set-up...

As I mentioned a few messages up, I bit the bullet and ordered replacement pads from NAD's North American distributer and they sent the pads that you pictured. However, those "original" replacement pads actually sounded very different than the pads that came with the phones when I purchased...

Yup, those are the cheap replacement pads from Amazon that I initially tried and that didn't work for me (way too much sloppy bass, severely rolled off treble). Interesting that your experience with them is so different than mine. Maybe it's just that we have differently shaped heads and I...

Thanks for the response! The drivers are clean. The weird thing is, I've purchased the official pads from NAD, but even these don't sound anything like the original pads that came with the phones. I'd be curious to know whether other folks here have had the same problem.

Hello all - First post here. I've had my HP50s for 6 years and loved their sound. Then, inevitably, the pleather on the earpads fell apart. the foam cushions started to collapse, and the sound degraded. I tried the cheap replacement HP50 cushions offered on Amazon, but the sound was terrible -...