The no-frills approach will include auditions without backing tracks or studio audience. Instead, contestants will have to face the judges in an "intimate setting" and perform a-cappella.
A spokesperson told the Sun: "We can confirm the audition rooms will be returning to the X Factor as one of a number of exciting changes."
The overhaul is said to have been ordered by Simon Cowell to revive some of the show's former sparkle and win back the two million viewers lost last year.
A senior show source told the Sun: "Fans wanted changes this year -- and we're giving them what they want. The a-cappella auditions were classic X Factor and really gave the judges an insight into whether acts were any good.
"It also better showcased some of the weird and wacky people we get, whose performances got lost in the arena auditions. The plan is to have the best of both worlds."
Other suggested plans for the show include bringing Sharon Osbourne back as a judge and starting the show later in the year -- in early September.
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