Audeze Maxwell - Wireless Audiophile Gaming Headset

Great headphones from a great supplier.

Loving the Audeze Maxwell, they sound great and the battery lasts a long time. Not noticing any latency over the wireless connection and although the size adjustments aren't really quite right for my very small head the headphones are still very comfortable for long listening periods, though will probably be swapping out the cups for a different material because leather (authentic or synthetic) doesn't play well with my skin. My only complaint is the lack of simultaneous playback - if listening via USB dongle, you cannot answer a call or listen to another device via bluetooth at the same time. The headphones will mute whatever is playing over the dongle and prioritise bluetooth audio, which can be a little annoying with the way Apple devices very aggressively reconnect to the last used bluetooth device even when not in use. A to Hifiheadphones who were seemingly the only distributor with sufficient stock at the time of ordering and I had my unit 2-3 days before anyone else's listed delivery window, and it arrived in perfect condition.

Basically perfect. Let me get the nitpicks out of the way first. The wireless range on either type (dedicated dongle or Bluetooth) leaves a lot to be desired. I can't seem to use the custom EQ presets (inbuilt ones work fine) with LDAC. At time of writing the PC app wasn't letting me customise the EQ, but the Android one did. If no sound is played when using the dedicated dongle, for even less time than the timeout is set, it will disconnect...but then reconnect. Strange glitch. They're a little weighty, but that's expected with 80 hours battery life and planars - comfort is fine as long as the ear pads fit over your ears. Right...but all that aside, when they're playing, they sound great. They get very loud and have enough headroom for when you EQ sub bass in. LDAC and the dedicated dongle sound great, SBC is pants, but who uses that nowadays anyway ;) Mic works great both wired and wirelessly. Driver support across different OS' and devices is better than the Mobius. Much more to sa

I found an orange Maoam in the delivery box after I took the Maxwell box out. Probably an accident but I took it as a small thanks for patiently waiting through the delays. (Not hifiheadphones fault btw but Audeze themselves) The headphones solid construction, excellent battery life and the sound is what you’d expect from a premium product.