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Audeze

Audeze Maxwell (1st gen)

Name: Audeze Maxwell (1st gen)
Brand: Audeze
SKU: B0BP6BC17P
Price: 591.22 USD

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Noise Isolation / ANC

6/ 10

Noise Isolation / ANC — measured in the SoundGuys lab.

Key specs

Battery Life Wireless

80 hAbove average

80 h

11 h100 h

above average for over-ear headphones — based on 150 of 240 we've cataloged.

Charging Method

USB-CMost common

Usb-c87%Micro usb10%Others3%

Usb-c is the most common — on 87% of the 135 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).

Bluetooth Version

5.3Most common

5.326%520%5.218%5.411%

5.3 is the most common — on 26% of the 145 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).

Connection Type

Most common

Wired-3.5mm48%Bluetooth44%Wired-usb-c7%2.4GHZ1%

2.4GHZ is the most common — on 1% of the 215 over-ear headphones we've cataloged (of 240).

Battery

Battery Life Wireless: 80 h
Charging Method: USB-C
Full Charge Minutes: 120 min
Battery: Yes
Fast Charging: Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth Version: 5.3
Connection Type: Bluetooth, 2.4ghz, wired-3.5mm, wired-usb-c
Bluetooth Codec: SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
Multipoint Devices: 2 devices
Dongle Connector: USB-A
Headphone Jack: Yes
USB Charging: Yes
Latency: 18 ms
Wireless Protocol: 2.4GHz + Bluetooth

Design

Weight: 490 g
Clamping Force: 250 g
Color Options: Gold, green
Foldable: No
Headband Type: Adjustable over-head

Features

Spatial Audio: Fixed
Companion App: IOS + Android
Control Type: Physical buttons
Eq Customization: Full parametric EQ
Auto Pause: No
Chat Mix: Yes

Build

Material Chassis Primary: Plastic with aluminum yokes and spring steel headband
Material Ear Cups: Pleather
Material Headband: Spring steel with pleather suspension strap