r/Audeze

Hey, I live in Europe and wanted to ask if the Maxwell 2 are still worth considering when they cost around $500 here. For comparison, the Astro A50 are about $220, and the HyperX Cloud 3S are around $100.

Would you still pay that much for the Maxwell 2, or is that price just too high and not worth it? Based on everything I've read, I'd really love to own the Maxwell 2, but I'm wondering if it's smarter to go with the A50 or the Cloud 3S instead, since both are priced much more reasonably here.

First impressions? I understand the hype about the audio quality, does sound very different to anything I have heard before. Much more detailed, you can hear individual instruments clearly, bass doesn't muddle everything up. Its good.

Anyway, could you guys explain how to best set it up for bf6? I don't use Dolby atmos right ? So that is turned off, and ingame i select headphone stereo.

And dynamics? I had it set to 'wartapes' before, but apparently it should be set to high dynamics? But again could you guys enlighten me.

What are the ideal settings.

In terms of hiss, yes I can hear it, faintly, I might buy a second unit and compare, send worse one back. Will see

Just bought a pair. Apart from tuning the EQ right out of the box and ofc applying latest firmware updates. Anything else that I should be aware of?

Is there any benefit to enabling Dolby Atmos?

Hi,

I've found a few posts on this, but they're kinda old and I see no new posts on this topic.

Most of you know what am I talking about, the headset just cuts notifications/begining of tunes/videos etc. did anyone find a fix for this?

It's really frustrating, I can still return them, but I don't want to, I love the "wirelessnes" and the sound quality is good enough (coming from Beyerdynamics 700 pro X)

There is no good alternative in this price range, HDB630 is bluetooth only and the latency is not accetable, and the Nova Elite price is absurd.

Has anyone tried both the Capra head strap vs the Wicked Cushions Silicone V2 on the Maxwell 2 and have a preference for which to go with?

A lot of songs have points where static shows, popping, buzzing and other audio errors show up. I’m unsure how to fix this so I thought I’d ask here. I wish I had more info but I’m currently looking for the cause myself.

Okay so I was thinking about treating myself for my birthday soon and I currently own the arctis nova pro and was wondering would it be that big of an upgrade?

Hey, I was considering the Maxwell's 2 but as I can't get them returned as I'll be buying them from abroad, I wanted comparable headsets with similar audio quality. I also am looking for something a bit cheaper just to not break the bank in case I wanna upgrade later, is there anything that comes close under my budget? Thanks!

I listened to the demo unit of these headphones in a store and didn't notice any issues like crackling or white noise, etc. I also tried the Inzone H9 II and Sony XM6 there, but I liked the Audeze much more, although I did have to tweak them with an EQ to my taste. I've already ordered them (the store only had the demo unit available :) ).

I plan to use them for both music and gaming.

My question is: what kind of issues might I run into? Also, I've heard many people complain about the terrible microphone on these. Is there anything else I should be aware of or keep in mind?"

Also, this is my first major upgrade – before that, I had some random headphones from Sony PlayStation.

I have checked everything, volume equalizer is disabled, I have tried uninstalling drivers, installing Windows generic audio device drivers, nothing gets them anywhere near the levels of volume as just simply sticking them into my PS5.

There is a bug on Windows clearly that limits the output levels of this headset and its frustrating me, it is the absolute best headset on PS5 in every way, on PC it's so timid it's really offputting.

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I just received my xbox maxwell 2 headphones today and I'm having issues I'm not sure how to fix. I'm not well versed in audio and headphones so this is my first expensive headset.

1. My first issue us that I get a weird crackling and static like sound in the headset when I tried to listen to music on my phone

2. I'm unable to get the headset to work wirelessly from my series x. I have updated both the headset and the dongle but am having no luck. I also noticed that whenever my dongle is plugged into my console that it doesn't even light up

3. When I tried to use the headset wired to my wolverine tournament v2 controller, my audio sounded extremely shrill, shallow, and distant. It felt like there was no bass or warmth and like I was in a padded room

4. My friends are complaining about the mic quality of the boom mic. Im told it sounds aggressively sharp and robotic like. Is there anyway I could get it to sound more natural and warm like my normal speaking voice?

Any and all help is appreciated!

just ordered my pair from amazon!

bought them to replace my OG blackshark v2 pro. it was between the maxwells and the stealth pro 2. i dont need all the extra functionality of the pro 2s as i only game at my pc.

anything to look out for? i know there have been a butt ton of quality control issues, what should i do as sokn as i get them and how do i go about it?

i just bought the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 7p's and there is just to much bass like when i shoot a cannon is sea of thieves or the vandal in valorant it just sounds boomy and loud, how can i fix this issue? If anyone has any Eq setting suggestions that would be awesome. Im really just looking for a good sound quality with alittle bass just not to much. When i try to change it just comes out with a good amount of bass but just sounds dead or loud in all the wrong places.

These headphones have a palty three possitional settings and I can't get them to sit over my ears correctly. I can't stand headphones that don't sit over my ears well. Is there a trick to making them fit correctly?

I am in the UK and I have been following the Maxwell and this reddit for a few months now so I am aware of all the positives/negatives.

I am going to buy the maxwell 2 soon (on amazon), I waited so long because I want to see if the ANC version has hardware revisions that fix some of the common issues (hiss etc)
Even though I am not at all interested in the actual ANC.

So my plan is to order the maxwell 2 on July 1st, which means I will have enough time to test it and also still be in the return window of amazon (30 days) to see reviews for the ANC version (which comes out july 17th) so I if it happens to be much better, I could still return my maxwell 2 and get the ANC version.

This being said, with the issues that the headset has, from hiss, to comfort, to connection issue, to volume, to QC issue etc etc. I am 80% certain that I will try the headset and return it (hence amazon purchase)

Still curious to try them for myself, obviously I hope they are just great, but I am sure you all understand my low expectations lol