Over-Ear
AIAIAI TMA-2
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$350
Full review dataAIAIAI TMA-2 vs Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the AIAIAI TMA-2 vs Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- AIAIAI TMA-2
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
HearWiki score
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88
Sound
-
9.3
Noise cancelling
-
8.5
Battery
-
8.0
Calls
-
9.0
Value
-
6.5
Price (USD)
$350
$430
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
Half a step newer
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC (2026) against AIAIAI TMA-2 (2018). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Transparency mode, Custom EQ and Companion app.
- TMA-22018
- Maxwell 2 ANC20268 yr newer
What differsTMA-2Maxwell 2 ANC
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- Transparency mode
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
TMA-2Maxwell 2 ANC
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $350
- $430
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 88
- Released
- 2018
- 2026
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 40 mm dynamic
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- planar
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 90 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- 97 dB/mW
- 115 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- -
- 5.3
- Codecs
- -
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Battery life
- -
- 40 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 120 min
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- none
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- both
- Weight
- -
- 560 g
- USB-C
- -
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
AIAIAI TMA-2
The AIAIAI TMA-2 is a modular, wired over-ear headphone built for music creators and durable daily use. Its key appeal is the ability to swap out individual components—like ear pads, headband, or cable—to extend the product's lifespan and reduce electronic waste. With a 40mm dynamic driver and a neutral 32-ohm impedance, it delivers a clear, balanced sound that works well for monitoring and critical listening.
- Pro:Modular design allows easy part replacement and upgrades
- Pro:Robust build suited for studio and travel use
- Pro:Balanced, neutral sound signature for monitoring
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No built-in app or EQ customization
- Con:Requires a wired source (no wireless option)
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
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