Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset for Xbox & Windows

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TRS cable most wired headsets use, you can connect to your source via USB-C, the included RF dongle, or Bluetooth 5. The Maxwell features soft, foam, leatherette-covered earpads that are contoured to fit the curvature of your skull. That said, this design isn't meant to be adjusted over and over again, and once you get a good fit, you won't have to adjust it again. Clever-yet- foolish snipers and engineers used to use EQ apps like Voicemeeter to boost game audio in the 100Hz and 3kHz ranges (and also run a dynamic compressor to cut loud sounds) to hear footsteps around you much easier, and Audeze added something similar to that as an EQ preset in its app. You shouldn’t notice any sounds that stand out over others in a grating way unless it was mixed to be that way.

They have a better, more immersive passive soundstage, too, their boom mic offers a superior overall performance, and they have a significantly longer continuous playback time. By boosting the center frequencies of the fundamental tone of feet hitting solid ground and the higher-pitched sounds of the whole footstep, this preset gives you the best chance to hear people sneaking up on you. That’s right, this headset has an on-board beamforming microphone array for when you don’t need (or want) an external boom mic. That said, some users have experienced issues connecting this variant to their Xbox Series X|S consoles.He built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 16, and finally finished bug-fixing the Cyrix-based system around a year later. Enjoy lossless-quality high-resolution audio with the latest in wireless technology, compatible with LC3plus, LE Audio, and LDAC.

It generally sounds good, but if you’re serious about content creation, you should consider getting a separate USB mic that can produce an even better signal.They have over 70 hours of continuous playback time and can be paired with your PC and smartphone simultaneously via several different connectivity options. I took the fully charged Maxwell on a flight to Tokyo (and back), and the battery was still at 75% after almost 30 hours of continuous listening (at higher than 50% volume level) — so Audeze’s estimation looks to be slightly conservative. There's slight static from the drivers when connected via analog, and the mic can pick up the feedback, though. They have a detachable boom mic as well as an integrated mic, support LDAC codec for streaming Hi-Res audio, and you can pair them with two different devices in many ways.

The wireless connections are solid and the microphone clarity is just one of the many cherries on top. Get sound that adapts to you, across titles and genres, from Maxwell’s user-customizable multi-band EQ system. Essentially, the way they generate sound waves is the same—using electrical currents to interact with the magnetic fields and move the diaphragm—but because of the wider, flatter structure of the driver the way the sound hits your ears is broader and more natural. The Maxwell happily connected to my Shield and delivered a gaming experience that was imperceptibly different to the wireless experience I had on my PC, the connection is that quick. A USB-C-to-USB-A cable is included if you don’t have any free USB-C ports, though the headset doesn’t come with a 3.That said, if you prefer a different sound, their companion app offers a graphic EQ and presets to help you customize their sound to your liking.