Confused about the verdicts on AKG portable headphones in WHF
Mon, Apr 18 2011, 8:14PM
As I remember, AKG Q460 headphones (140 pounds) got 4 stars in WHF a few months.
And I just read this month's issue, AKG K450 + HA450 (180 pounds) got 5 stars.
Many people believe (on the net) that,
K450 = headphones
HA450 = cable with mic for K450 (for use with android phones)
Q460 = headphones with cable with mic & volume controls (for use with iPhones)
and basically the sound qualities of K450/HA450 and Q460 should be the same.
Does WHF think that AKG tweaked K450 for worse? (Q460 being based on K450)
Will make enquiries, but as a fair part of our review team is currently scattered around South-East Asia, it may be a while before a response is forthcoming.
Consulting Editor, What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision/whathifi.com Audio Editor, Gramophone