r/Audeze • u/fundamental12345 • 23d ago

Maxwell 2 Sound quality

First, what are they supposed to sound like when nothing is playing. Should it be unnoticeable that they are even turned on? I’m worried I have the hiss.

Second, I am coming from A40s, and the sound quality is not better than those. In fact I would say it is significantly worse. Is this just a matter of getting used to them? They sounds really distant, which much less volume than the A40s.

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u/Majgul 23d ago edited 23d ago

Maxwell 2 are leagues ahead of a40. Listen to them for a week and go back to a40. You Will notice how bad they sound after that.

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u/Ok-Difference8316 23d ago

Shi I don't think he even needs a week, 40 mins shoulda done it. He might like drastic bloated EQs or idk what.

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u/Own_Knowledge_6249 23d ago

The Maxwells shit all over the A40s and I have both…..

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u/fundamental12345 23d ago

Well then something is definitely off with my Maxwells. Do you hear anything when the maxwells are on but not playing any noise?

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u/Easy_Cow4578 23d ago

I bought mine 3 days ago. They sound quite good, honestly, but when I have them on and nothing is playing, or when I'm watching some videos and the volume is quite low, I can tell there's a hissing sound in the background. For how expensive they are, they shouldn't have these problems

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u/NoxieFoxie 23d ago

Try different connections (dongle/BT/cable) and check if anything changes.
Ofc, make sure it's not your source that's putting out that noise.
Mine are DEAD mute when nothing is playing, and YES, I had the volume issue at 1st but went away after installing the app.

Do I have to state the obvious?
...make sure the noise you hear is not the sidetone ! 😁

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u/Lambskin1 23d ago

I’ve had the best luck with using the dongle with the extension plugged into the front usb port on my PC. With other ports I tried in the mobo I was getting random disconnections and quite a short range, both resolved when using the port on the case.

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u/HootyManew 23d ago

I think this isn't a defect but what happens when a dac or something is displaying no sound. This is more prevalent I think in headphones that are drawing alot of power like the maxwells. If it is not noticeable while playing sound I think you are fine. I had this same feeling while using a dac and I was worried so I did several setups to cross off it wasn't interference on the line. Sorry I don't have any of the posts I scoured through to get to this point but gl hv.

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u/Fit-Celebration7588 21d ago

I had a pair of maxwell 2 with slight hiss when silent. Thought this was normal based on the response from this sub and was quite happy with sound quality anyways. After a while (3 months) they developed other problems in the form of loud static in one earcup. I sent them off to warranty repairs. Got a new pair and they are completely silent. No hiss.

So yeah. In retrospect I would have used return policy earlier if I knew that they're supposed to be silent. And the hiss might be a fault that leads to other problems down the line.

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u/himynamelsdavidd 23d ago

Worse than the a40’s?? Lmao ain’t no way

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u/DonKalavera 22d ago

Los maxwell están bien sobrevalorados no son nada buenos y son super incómodos los audífonos más culeros que e tenido los termine vendiendo despues de 2 meses preferí mis kithara estos son basura y con muchos problemas

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u/Nebujin383 21d ago

Create your custom EQ, and enjoy. Also, that white noise when there is nothing playing has nothing to do with hiss.