Overview
What is HPEX?
HPEX - Optimizes your audio files for headphone listening, reducing the in-head localization effect with minimum impact on the tonal discoloration
In depth
A closer look at HPEX
It is clear that headphone listening and loudspeaker listening are different in the way humans perceive sound. That is due to the distorted in-head localization effect when the sound is reflected in a room rather than directly in the ears. In the latter case, instruments that play the music are perceived directly in the head, and not in an external audio stage. HPEX Unlike other applications of its kind, HPEX does not rely on a Head Related Transfer Function (HRTF) algorithm, which reduces in-head localization while affecting the tonal discoloration. Instead, HPEX adds cross talk, early reflections and low reverb levels to the acoustics, making it sound as if it were played by hi-fi speakers.
Requirements
System requirements
Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7
Verdict
Should you download HPEX?
HPEX runs on
Windows 10/11
and is available under the
Demo
license
— the installer is 52.6 MB.
We’ve catalogued it under
Audio Video.
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At a glance
HPEX specifications
- Publisher
-
XiVero GmbH
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Requirements
- Windows 10 64 bit / Windows 10 / Windows 8 64 bit / Windows 8 / Windows 7 64 bit / Windows 7
- License
- Demo
- Operating system
- Windows 10/11
- File size
- 52.6 MB
- Price
- Free
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- 753
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