The Austrian Audio Composer
Rediscover your music: Austrian Audio The Composer offers 5 Hz–44 kHz clarity, <0.1 % THD and a soundstage that feels like a live concert.
Why we recommend it
Made in Austria, EISA award winner 2024–25, and for us one of the most comfortable headphones we have ever put on. Open, transparent stage, controlled bass – a headphone that does not merely tolerate long listening sessions but rewards them.
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Austrian Audio The Composer
High-end over-ear headphones – Made in Austria
Austrian Audio The Composer sets a new benchmark in the high-end segment. Awarded EISA High-End Headphones 2024–2025, it combines state-of-the-art driver technology with exceptional comfort and an open, transparent soundstage.
Its 49 mm drivers with a DLC-coated diaphragm deliver a 5 Hz – 44 kHz frequency response with THD <0.1%. The result is deep, controlled bass, crystal-clear highs and a wide, highly detailed stereo image.
The Composer reveals musical detail with striking clarity and pairs long-term comfort with smart ergonomics—an exciting new reference for audiophile listening.
Comfort & Design
- Adjustable mesh headband for ventilation and long-wear comfort
- Magnetically attached, replaceable memory-foam ear pads
- Cable routing over the headband to keep cable weight off your ears
- Weight without cable: 385 g
- Supplied in an elegant wooden box
Included Detachable Cables
- 3 m 4-pin XLR (balanced)
- 1.4 m Pentaconn 4.4 mm (balanced)
- 3 m 3.5 mm jack with 6.3 mm adapter
Technical Specifications
| Drivers | 49 mm Hi-X with DLC coating |
| Frequency response | 5 Hz – 44 kHz |
| Sensitivity | 112 dB |
| Impedance | 40 Ω |
| THD | <0.1% |
| Weight (without cable) | 385 g |
| Cable lengths | 3 m 4-pin XLR (balanced), 1.4 m Pentaconn 4.4 mm (balanced), 3 m 3.5 mm jack with 6.3 mm adapter |
Measurements
Frequency response
What does this mean?
The line marked as target is something you could call the “ideal” curve: a target response derived from research by the Harman group, exploring what kind of headphone tuning tends to be preferred by a broad range of listeners – regardless of age or demographics. This is often referred to as the Harman Target.
From left to right you see sub-bass, bass, mids, and then the curve tilts upward where treble begins. That part of the spectrum is naturally amplified by the shape of the human ear.
Sub-bass sits slightly below the target, the bass follows the target curve. The lower mids are neutral, the presence region around 3 kHz hits the target. The treble follows the target, above 10 kHz there is a lot of extra air. Left and right channels track each other closely, a sign of careful driver matching.
Harman Research: The Perception and Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality – What Do Listeners Prefer?
Data sheet
- Design
- Open
- Driver
- Dynamic
- Impedance
- 40 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 112 dB/mW
- Amplification needs
- Low – phone or dongle is enough
- Weight
- 385 g
