r/Audeze

Hi all, roughly 5 years ago I picked up the 2021 release of the LCD-X, and since then I’ve been completely satisfied with them as my primary headphones. Recently, however, I’ve been having an itch to pick up something new, and all of the posts about the Maxwells on here are piquing my interest. I’m not expecting that they’d necessarily sound “better” than the LCD-X, but I’m wondering if they’re different enough (while maintaining a high enough level of quality) to be worth picking up as a second set, primarily for gaming and travel. Any thoughts and suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Good news for anyone who has weird digital noises when no audio is playing after latest update - customer support rep confirmed that they are working on this issue and they might have a potential fix. From the rep:

“In fact, as of right now as I was typing this message, I received confirmation that they are working on the issue and we have a potential fix available. We still have to confirm internally that the fix works, and that it doesn't introduce any other major issues before releasing it to the public, but we are definitely working on a solution.”

Hello guys! Im totally new to the audeze maxwell, and im looking for amazing gaming headsets! Im playing for the most part on ps5, but i will start streaming and using my pc for these aswell. Im coming from steelseries artigs nova 7p but totally dissapointed in them due to the sound quality is so bad. What do you think? are they worth around 450 dollars for ps5?..

Hello, i have Maxwell 2 for a few months, and they are perfect for me, no hiss, no wierd sounds in background or when music is not playing and stuff that people say they have, and the sound is amazing.

I am affraid to update them, because some people say they got some issues after the update, should i do the update or leave it as it is?

Also, is there any good side from this update? Like soundwise or something?

So after owning the M1’s since release, I heard about the 2’s but then also the foreshadowed ANC version. I have/had zero issues out of my M1s but decided to upgrade anyway and give my bro my old pair.

While waiting for the release and for mine to arrive after ordering, I’ve been reading and watching every review I could find and also scouring Reddit for all its wisdom, naturally. Needless to say I was hesitant. countless complaints, all these horror stories of issues and… I just don’t have them I guess. Main concerns I hear about are:

Hissing— I just don’t have this issue. It’s supposed to be present while no audio source is actively playing but...mine are silent. I turned my headset on before connecting to anything and played around with the various settings and couldn't seem to create this.

Mute button—This was honestly my biggest worry I love the M1’s simple ergonomic mute. I use it a lot so this was important to me. I also have no nails (no white portion) so I was hearing all of these complaints that it was cumbersome to use. Needless to say… completely false. The trigger sits in a recessed valley and it’s incredibly easy to toggle. I was super worried about this, seriously, and it’s not just tolerable, it’s a complete non issue.

Weight—It must be the new headband (I put my stock M2 ANC headband on my M1s to give to my bro and bought a wicked cushions headband (and pads) to use on this new pair) but it feels insanely comfy. I never had problems with my M1s but could definitely understand why many felt the way they did. These however feel marvelous and pretend they’re half the weight. That might be a little hyperbole but they honestly are super comfy. I’ve been using them today for about 8 hours and have zero fatigue.

Simultaneous BT—I can’t say much, it doesn’t have it wirelessly obviously however I don’t care personally. I have the Xbox ones and I use party chat when I play on the Xbox and on my PC I just use discord 🤷🏻‍♂️. There’s never been a time where I wish I had it but of course this is just personal circumstance. Same with toggling between sources instead of a priority system that it uses. I understand the desire for the former but it simply doesn’t impact me personally.

Sound (bass)—Ok so I’d consider myself an entry level audiophile. Everything in my life that plays music or sounds is tweaked, tested, upgraded, etc. Multiple home theater set ups, car audio is on point, etc. No one disagrees that these sound incredible for what they are. Are they going to compete with a $2,000 pair of wired headphones with a separate DAC and all that? Not entirely, no. But will you find better wireless headphones with these features (or even without?) No. And after some EQ, even the bass is plenty sufficient. I mean I get some people think low frequency response and audio quality are the same thing but for those that love music and quality I promise these will be great. They do have solid bass once you turn it up Even the sub bass is perfectly fine. They do NOT sound flat. Out of the gate they kind of do, admittedly, but again with EQ (which it responds to nicely I may add with zero distortion) they wake up massively. The separation, the transience, clarity, sound stage, it’s all on another level.

I can’t think of any other complaints I heard about a lot but I’ll edit it as I remember them (if theres any more). So am I just lucky? I mean I suppose it’s possible but my M2 ANC Xbox version seem pretty perfect to me. Updated to the latest firmware and EQ’d then simply enjoyed. I just wanted to have a positive post for those that were looking like myself. People always say no one happy leaves reviews and you hear nothing but bad because those are the only ones who will voice any opinion so I’m here to say to all of you looking for peace of mind, you’ll have it! Don’t shy away.

For context I bought and returned a Maxwell 2 around launch time due to significant hiss with nothing playing and side tone off (not sure I could hear it when playing audio loudly but definitely quietly).

What is the chances if I order one now I may get one with no or less obvious hiss with nothing playing? I would feel bad going through like 5+ if that's what it took to get a good one as I don't want Audeze to lose money etc. As I like them as a company but I'm also sensitive to white noise.

Locally both the xbox and playstation versions are the same price (I think this is a mistake). Double checking theres no reason not to go for the xbox version, my understanding is that it works with ps anyway (I will be using it on PC but just incase for the future).

Is there any visual differences (other than the word xbox on the dongle)?

I am on the firmware before the most recent one. After reading comments I assume it is best not to upgrade as it introduces new issues, am I right ?
Are there actually any people that think the latest firmware update (for Maxwell 2) is actually good ?

How is it that both their hardware and software is a lottery ? xD

Hi all, I've mostly been having a good experience with my Maxwell 2 ANC. The only thing is, it powers itself on every once in a while. Last night it powered itself on and depleted the few hours of battery it had left. Other than that it works great, but really hoping this gets fixed in a firmware update.

Hello!

I've owned this headset for about a few months. The audio quality is pretty good and the features are nice but if you're like me and primarily play between Xbox and PC then I suggest you look at another headset or.. else.

It was Thursday night. My group was pretty excited about jumping into the Gears of War E Day beta that was going on. As I turn the headset on, I see a notification on my TV saying the headset was connected. I move around the dashboard and hear nothing. I power on and off the headset and still nothing. I get up to check the USB dongle thats needed for the headset to connect wireless. The light on the dongle is off. I disconnect it from the the USB cable and reconnect it. Still nothing. I try other USB slots. Nothing. I try doing a full shutdown and restart the Xbox. Still nothing. I try resyncing the headset to the dongle but nothing. I connect it to my computer thinking maybe it has a recent update and while my computer recognizes the headset, it does not recognize the dongle. I unplug the dongle and reconnect it to different USB slots and still nothing. I try updating tbe headset by itself which worked but the dongle was still dead. I tried switching the toggle for the dongle from pc to xbox and vice versa and notging. Meanwhile my buds are waiting 1 hr 30 min+ while I keep trying to fix the damn thing.

Eventually I read online that the reason why the dongle was not being recognized was that the microphone was plugged into the headset and i had to physically detach the microphone itself for the dongle to be read. So I detach the microphone and suddenly the dongle lights up and the computer recognizes it.

Here's the thing. The headset/dongle have never had this issue before. I was able to play games with my group with no issues. Eventually after about a month of owning the headset, randomly the mic would read as disconnected. If I even flinched, the mic would disconnect. Then another week later and suddenly not even a flinch disconnects the mic.

Overall what im trying to say is. This headset *SUCKS*. It randomly decides to disconnect anything. Between the dongle randomly disconnecting, the mic randomly not working, and the asinine process you need to do for the computer to recognize the dongle. I simply can not stress to xbox players enough. Do not buy this headset for xbox.

The firmware update seems to have removed the hiss. But now I hear these weird different sounds alternating in either ear, almost like they're very faint "beeps" or like sci-fi numbers sounds. I don't even know how to describe them. It's weird and I've never experienced this in a headset but it's that classic sound electronics that are plugged in like to make, like a high pitched whine but in very short intervals if that rings a bell. It's kind of very faint and I am actually quite sensitive to various electronics that are plugged in whining sounds at night so maybe it's just me.

Of course I love the sound of the Maxwells and the audio quality is even better than on my audient ID22 + dt880 pro wired combo... the static sounds are gone but some other weirdness is there...

In some ways this is more annoying cause at least the other noise/hiss was static... This new one is actually more distracting... what the hell

Hi everyone!

I recently acquired my first pair of Audeze Maxwell 2's and I love the sound and feel of them (even if they do look comically large on my head but thats okay).

I was wondering though - how do you yall store yours safely? I dont have much room on my desk so i was going to get a hook to hang them underneath but I worry about the strain or damage on the headband. How gentle are these and how careful do I need to be?

Thanks in advance for any help! I like to keep my tech in amazing condition but also I try to make sure I am not afraid to make use of the tech I buy so gotta find a comfy middle balance.

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