Mobile reviews

If a vigorous, dynamic and thoroughly engaging rendition of your favourite music is what you’re after, and if you don’t mind paying for it, Austrian Audio would like you to meet The Composer… Pros Thrillingly open, informative and direct sound Light and comfortable, with good adjustability Useful selection of cables Cons Require a similarly capable source Revealing in every sense Not short of competition Key Features Driver 49mm full-range DLC dynamic drivers Cables Three detachable cables Design Open-backed design lets in sound Introduction It’s been getting on for eight years since a group of AKG employees declined to involve themselves in the move from Vienna to California dictated by parent company Harman, and decided to set up their own headphone company instead.  So it hasn’t taken all that long for Austrian Audio to establish its credentials not only where consumer-designed headphones are concerned but also with studio-grade micropho...

If a vigorous, dynamic and thoroughly engaging rendition of your favourite music is what you’re after, and if you don’t mind paying for it, Austrian Audio would like you to meet The Composer… Pros Thrillingly open, informative and direct sound Light and comfortable, with good adjustability Useful selection of cables Cons Require a similarly capable source Revealing in every sense Not short of competition Key Features Driver 49mm full-range DLC dynamic drivers Cables Three detachable cables Design Open-backed design lets in sound Introduction It’s been getting on for eight years since a group of AKG employees declined to involve themselves in the move from Vienna to California dictated by parent company Harman, and decided to set up their own headphone company instead.  So it hasn’t taken all that long for Austrian Audio to establish its credentials not only where consumer-designed headphones are concerned but also with studio-grade micropho...