Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset Review

Audeze made its name on planar magnetic headphones designed for audiophiles, but since entering the gaming market several years ago, it has brought those strengths to bear with some of the best-sounding gaming headsets you can buy. The Audeze Maxwell is its latest entry and is closer to its audiophile counterparts than anything since the $900 LCD-GX. At $299, it doesn’t come cheap, but with great battery life, one of the best noise-canceling microphones on any gaming headset, and a customizable sound that you’ll want to use for music just as much as gaming, it’s worth saving up for.

Specifications

Current Price: $299 (Amazon)

Audio

• Style: Over-ear (circumaural), closed-back
• Transducer type: Planar Magnetic
• Magnetic structure: Fluxor™ magnet array
• Phase management: Fazor™
• Magnet type: Neodymium N50
• Diaphragm type: Ultra-Thin Uniforce™
• Transducer size: 90 mm
• Maximum SPL: >120dB
• Frequency response: 10Hz — 50kHz
• THD: <0.1% (@ 1 kHz, 1mW)
• Spatial Audio: Dolby Atmos® (Xbox Version), Tempest 3D (PlayStation Version)
• Weight: 490g
• Warranty: 1-year

Microphones

• Boom Microphone
• Detachable, Hypercardioid
• Beamforming
• Physical and AI noise reduction, Internal mic for chat

Power

• Battery type: Lithium-polymer, 1800mAh

Battery life

• Over 80 hrs wireless playback @ 80dBA
• Fast charge
• USB-C, 5v 1.8 Amp max — 25% charge / 20min (Full charge 2hr)

Connection

• Wireless
  • Ultra-low-latency
  • Bluetooth: 5.3
• Supports: Multipoint, LE Audio, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC, AAC, SBC
• Wired — Digital: USB-C with dual-audio endpoints and game-chat mix
• Wired — Analog: 3.5mm TRRS active

Audeze Maxwell — Design and Highlights

The Audeze Maxwell is a large and in-charge wireless gaming headset that’s designed to make an audiophile out of you.

That’s not an exaggeration.

As a company, Audeze was hugely influential in making planar magnetic headphones a staple of the audiophile community. It has tried its hand at gaming headsets several times in the past, incorporating its audio innovations with gamer-friendly features,