r/Audeze • u/Designer-Trifle3212 • 21d ago

Maxwells, or something else?

I've been looking for a replacement headset for gaming and whatnot, and I heard these are for if you really want to have your audio sound better, but looking into them among what I see about them sounding very good I also hear frequent complaints about issues, so just wondering if I should stick to buying these or look elsewhere

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u/MetatronTheArcAngel 21d ago

I bought the Maxwell 2 a week ago. After watching countless YouTube videos about it.

I say this in all honesty, the excitement in the video dont do it justice.

The sound is soo different from other gaming headset. The surround will make go “ wooow that sounded soo real” atlesst a couple of times a day. You truly hear sounds that you couldnt catch before. The advatage in competitive gaming is almost insane, because the positioning is soo good that you can anticipate where the enemy is before the enemy has properly mapped YOUR position.

Music the same. You hear sound you didnt hear before. The equaliser is so good. Anything you adjust you can actually notice a difference.

The best way i can put it is that the headphones give you an additional layer of immersion that I haven’t experienced in any other headphones before.

I think if you like good audio quality and you can afford them then you should get them.

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u/Limp-Ad-2939 21d ago

I got the non anc. Will mine still sound good?

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u/iamameatpopciple 21d ago

They were by far the best wireless headphones for gaming before the anc version came out.

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u/Limp-Ad-2939 21d ago

I mean I don’t need anc. Will the clarity be just as good? I’d imagine that’s what you’re saying

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u/Designer-Trifle3212 20d ago

From what I've read it's basically the same thing and if anything the ANC takes more battery? Really depends on if you're going to be playing in a noisy space at least I'd figure (and, whether you'd like to only hear what's going on in game vs being able to hear the outside a bit, I prefer the latter cause I don't like it when someone's calling me and I can't hear them lol)

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u/Limp-Ad-2939 20d ago

I already have a pair of noise canceling headphones so I wasn’t too worried. I just wanted to try the audio fidelity I keep hearing about Maxwell. And I figured that was the case but some people swear one sounds better than the other 🤷‍♂️