this is a very intresting, but also very confusing thread.
While not everyone agrees if the Q460 is better than the K450, at least no-one sais it's worse!
(and I do find the Q460 looks awesome)
But 2 things puzzle me:
(1)
What I'm wondering now, is what the K480 would sound compared to those. (I read somewhere, from 1 person, that the K480 sounded better than the K450, but without much more info.)
So it would be intresting to have a comparison between Q460 and K480, to seal the doubts
(2)
Pangaea , Shnitz, could you explain further what differences in sound make the K518 better than the K450/Q460for you?
I'm puzzled, as in the following thread, the K430 is described as 'more balanced and articulated' and 'less boomy' on basses than the K518 and that I thought the K450 went even further that way than the K430.
Confusion rises.
http://www.head-fi.org/forum/thread/433318/shootout-74-portable-headphones-reviewed-audio-technica-ath-sq5-ath-fc700-03-29
I'm still looking for a good portable closed headphone (foldable, small, good noise-isolation with good extension and enough natural and '3D' for acoustic music, rock, jazz, classical music etc. 'on the go'). The Q460 / K 450 / K480 keep coming up...but always with some contradicting experiences. (and I can't find a place to test them myself before buying).