Audeze

Maxwell Series

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#13 in

Gaming Headsets

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Sentiment score62% positive
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Last updated: Apr 15, 2026

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Reddit Icon0dioPower
6 months ago

My Maxwell never left my desk since the day i bought, and i own waaaaaay more expansive (also less) gear to roll.

Reddit Icon19MaddAddaM91
10 months ago

They sound amazing but the default earpads are so shallow I had to buy replacements immediately because my ears were grinding against the drivers badly! But honestly they're the best pair of headphones I've ever owned and I've had A LOT. With the new pads I can wear them 9 hours a day with no discomfort.

10 months ago

I'd recommend tweaking the EQ a little though once you change the pads. The thicker WC pads dampen the sound a little. Little bass and treble boost in the EQ sorts it out though!

10 months ago

I use one of the custom EQ profiles. Mine is set like this if you want to try it out after swapping the pads. [EQ profile](https://ibb.co/9mHm7QDc https://ibb.co/qMT8MzZ1)

Reddit Icon1man2ballz
4 months ago

I have adeze maxwell, use them on bazzite, plug in the dongle and your good to go, then download the app on your phone for the settings, they also sound fantastic.

Reddit Icon1yrik
11 days ago

the best wireless headset I've used... easily the Audeze Maxwell, nothing else comes close sound quality wise... not under $200usd though

Reddit Icon49er831
5 months ago

I have the Xbox Maxwell's and they sound good on ps5 pro and Xbox series X and on my PC. But I hate the stupid limp mic and that you can't do simultaneous wireless audio. Like dongle on your PC and Bluetooth on a phone or a tablet or tv.

Reddit Icon4rch4ng37
2 months ago

Are you not going to mention that they are the heaviest headset in the market? And because they’re so heavy, they’re obviously not the most comfortable. The size on them makes you look like you’re wearing bricks on the side of your head. You can’t connect your phone via bluetooth while gaming. The non-existent ANC. Sound quality is great though but what do you expect when you have those ginormous cans on the side of your head? lol.

2 months ago

Agreed bro. These Maxwell shills are something else. Sound is great but their features are stuck in 2010.

Reddit Icon56kul
5 months ago

I personally just got the Audeze Maxwell, which are essentially a hybrid between gaming and audiophile. They’re closed backs, but they still sound great. I agree that it’s important to take a step away from these overpriced “gaming” headsets that are really just garbage. My previous headset was the Arctis Pro Wireless, which was inferior in every regard, and it was *still* more expensive than the Maxwell’s. Really goes to show how poisonous gaming branding is.

Reddit Icon613_detailer
4 months ago

Hard to go wrong with the Audeze Maxwell. Only downside is that it’s a bit heavy.

Reddit Icon71-HourAhmed
3 months ago

The first pair of Maxwell I bought had great volume or at least they were perfectly normal like any other headset I used. I returned them because the cost gave me a little buyer's remorse. I thought they were good but maybe not $300 good. There were way too many people in this subreddit with messed up drivers and I take my headphones on trips sometimes so I bailed. The second pair was a year or two later because I missed what I remembered the sound quality to be. I don't know if it was a firmware problem or what but the volume on those absolutely sucked! I had to put them at 70% instead of 35 or 40 to play games with all the detail coming through. It was silly. I could listen to them at 100% with no pain which is impossible on any other headset I own. I read somewhere that Audeze made some firmware changes to avoid the driver damage people were having. I don't know if that's true but I returned those. I'm not sure about version 2. I think they have wiped out the sub bass with a port so that people can't damage the drivers with air pressure. Not sure I want that in a headset that costs even more. That mute switch buried in a hole looks like it sucks too. I mute my mic all the time in conference calls if I need to cough or I won't need to talk for an extended period of time.

3 months ago

The first pair of Maxwell I bought had great volume or at least they were perfectly normal like any other headset I used. I returned them because the cost gave me a little buyer's remorse. I thought they were good but maybe not $300 good. There were way too many people in this subreddit with messed up drivers and I take my headphones on trips sometimes so I bailed. The second pair was a year or two later because I missed what I remembered the sound quality to be. I don't know if it was a firmware problem or what but the volume on those absolutely sucked! I had to put them at 70% instead of 35 or 40 to play games with all the detail coming through. It was silly. I could listen to them at 100% with no pain which is impossible on any other headset I own. I read somewhere that Audeze made some firmware changes to avoid the driver damage people were having. I don't know if that's true but I returned those. I'm not sure about version 2. I think they have wiped out the sub bass with a port so that people can't damage the drivers with air pressure. Not sure I want that in a headset that costs even more. That mute switch buried in a hole looks like it sucks too. I mute my mic all the time in conference calls if I need to cough or I won't need to talk for an extended period of time.

Reddit IconAbrahamZX
3 months ago

Actually, if you care at all about side tone, it sounds like the 2 are an upgrade in that department. That is my biggest issue with the M1.

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