Audeze – Maxwell Over-the-Ear Wireless Gaming Headset for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC – Black

What can be said? TLDR this headset is hands-down amazing. Let me break it down for you, if you’re interested.
I have tried a ton of headsets. Arctis pro wireless, Nova pro wireless, Sony H9, Sony Pulse 3d, Astro A50 (not the X) etc etc. There is something amazing about these Planar magnetic drivers. They sound incredible, compared to the rest. (Nova being closest in sound quality imho). But I use the headset for PS5, and no other headset works as well as the Sony H9 for the PS5 that supports full features etc. The H9 is really hard to beat, so that’ll be the benchmark I’ll compare against.
First off, let me say the positionality I get from the Sony H9 headset in FPS games is amazingly well done on the PS5. The 3d sound is awesome, and it beats the Maxwell in this category hands down. The flip-to-mute mic and full feature set to work with PS5 makes it an easy choice. But the Maxwell has much better build quality. It’s a solid headset that weighs about twice as much. The H9 is more comfortable, with better positionality, but lacks EQ functions & the sound is warmer with less fidelity in the high frequency range. The maxwell performs EVERYWHERE, including sub BASS which comes out clear with amazing mid-range. The earpads and clamping force take a week or two to get comfortable.
The H9 battery lasts about 20 hours. The maxwell lasts 80 REAL WORLD HOURS. I can’t believe the battery life. It will last most people a month or more. Simply incredible battery life, and I’ll take the trade from it’s extra weight. The weight doesn’t make it uncomfortable, though. Just don’t try doing activities while wearing.
The mic has AI noise cancelling, which works great. Nice when you’re munching chips with friends in the party. There is no noise cancelling from the environment, though. So the Sony H9 wins in that department, but the mic will pickup everything & it will annoy your party mates.
So let’s talk about the bad for a moment. The weight and overall comfort are not among the best I’ve used, though not bad by any stretch. The Mic has a sidetone function which has some feedback that you can’t get rid of unless you set it under 20% (which you can do on the app on the fly!) The boom mic can be disconnected, which allows the internal mic to be used instead. Quality is only slightly worse, but you lose the AI noise cancellation feature. The headband isn’t infinitely adjustable like some other headsets, but is more of a “set it and forget it” solution. I like it, but some may not. Lastly, though there is multi-device connectivity, it isn’t simultaneous. The Sony H9 can be connected to the PS5 and your phone, which makes watching youtube shorts between games a breeze. The Maxwell can only receive audio from one device at a time.
Lastly, the dongle gives you great range and connects to the PS5 through the USB-C port. If you happen to buy the Xbox version, you’ll need to use the USB-A conversion cable for some reason, or it won’t work with PS5. The chat/game mixer doesn’t work on PS5. However, you can quickly adjust chat/game mix as well as volume if you have a DualSense Edge controller by holding the little function button down and using the D-Pad. If you have an EDGE controller, it makes the decision to buy this headset even easier. The EQ options in the phone app are great, and give this thing a ton of flexibility.
It’s the best sounding headset I’ve ever used. I’m keeping this one, and I highly recommend it. It’s better than the Nova Pro, better than the A50, and better than the H9, even if it lacks the features of the H9 like noise cancellation & chat/game mixer on the headset. But hey, at least the mute button on the controller will work 😉

Heavy headset. Sounds way better than the nova pros but i ended up giving these away. I rather deal with lesser audio quality than uncomfortability. These are really heavy and had to return wicked cushions bc it made it worse, which is a first. If Audeze/ sony makes a lighter pair with similar audio quality, ill be ordering but for now i cant. Also cant ignore the widespread quality control across users with those delicate planar drivers

Best headset out there fr. You can hear everything from like a mile away.