Sound top - comfort so-so

After a long time artists have to serve as testimonials for clothes, cars and lifestyle products, the time has obviously come for musicians headphones with their names needles (presumably driven by the huge success of Dr. Dre's headphones). To what extent is ennobled the AKG Q460 by the 77-year-old Quincy Jones is an open question - even though it has produced the mega-seller "Thriller". First, you pay a hefty VIP surcharge compared to the underlying AKG K 450. There are fresh (on request) colors, two interchangeable cable, one of them with a small remote control with microphone, and send two silver "Q" on the housings.

Which one of Quincy Jones closes to the neutrality of studio headphones will be surprised - not neutral sounds of Q460. From the outset, he surprises with a lively, speech and vocals. When the bass is significantly different from the dull-bass-heavy sound of "Beats By Dre", but does not create the force of the Bass Master "Koss Porta Pro". Nevertheless, the bass to sound crisp without inflated heights are finely resolved without being sharp. Voted Very pithy he is in the middle layers, which is almost a little too much of a good thing in some overproduced Popstücken. What him a little lacking is a widely-resolution space. Instruments and voices sound more pushed together. Especially Klasssikaufnahmen he fanned not get very far on - but who wants that probably looks at other headphones.

Biggest disappointment was the comfort for me. I have a rather large head and was disappointed despite trying out in stores for extended wear. The brackets do not have enough rest and can not be pulled out far enough so that the headphones suppressed and not very comfortable on the ear cups is (that's me in any headphones happened before). To push the bracket to the back of the head is a stupid compromise for me. The mussels press quite firmly against the ears, which is uncomfortable after a while and the sound makes dull, because the ears are pressed shut downright. The much lighter and more open Sennheiser PX 100, which I had before was much more comfortable to wear.

At the end each must decide whether he wants to pay the hefty additional price for K 450, although equipment and sound are better. As for the Tragerkomfort should the headphones to buy under any circumstances without prior sample Wear online. For large heads, he is rather uncomfortable. Since sound is subjective, it should be a trial heard in any case. The currently popular "Beats by Dr. Dre" he suggests, with less hip hop Credebility, definitely by far. And my sound Esch Mack he meets almost perfectly.