Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT

- Sound is surprisingly good: ample, clear, bass present but not overwhelming, trebles are not sybillant, good sound stage. However, the mids are too emphasized for my taste.
- Very disappointed with the bluetooth codec though (not even aptx).
- Comfort is quite good, earpads are excellent and deep. A bit sweaty after a while though.
- Touch controls on the right cup are terrible. Difficult to control the volume (you have to touch the cup to locate the volume slider, but then touching the cup stops playback or skips to the next track). Unreliable too: at times an accidental touch would mess things up, at others a voluntary touch would not respond at all. Buttons are a much much better option in my opinion.
- I would have liked a hard case for transport rather than a soft pouch.