Over-Ear
AKG K612 Pro
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$280
Full review dataAKG K612 Pro vs Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the AKG K612 Pro 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.
- AKG K612 Pro
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
HearWiki score
-
88
Sound
-
9.3
Noise cancelling
-
8.5
Battery
-
8.0
Calls
-
9.0
Value
-
6.5
Price (USD)
$280
$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 AKG K612 Pro (2018). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ and Companion app.
- K612 Pro2018
- Maxwell 2 ANC20268 yr newer
What differsK612 ProMaxwell 2 ANC
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
K612 ProMaxwell 2 ANC
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $280
- $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
- 12 Hz - 39.5 kHz
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Impedance
- 120 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- 92 dB/mW
- 115 dB/mW
- Sensitivity (dB/Vrms)
- 101
- -
- 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
- none
- both
- Voice assistant
- No
- -
- Weight
- 238 g
- 560 g
- Foldable
- No
- -
- Detachable cable
- No
- -
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Connector
- 3.5 mm
- -
- Model code
- 2458X00100
- -
- Microphones
- -
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- No
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
AKG K612 Pro
The AKG K612 Pro is a professional open-back over-ear headphone aimed at studio monitoring and critical listening. It pairs a lightweight build with a 40mm dynamic driver, delivering a wide frequency range for detailed sound reproduction during extended use.
- Pro:Lightweight design for long listening sessions
- Pro:Open-back design offers a spacious soundstage
- Pro:Wide frequency response from 12 Hz to 39.5 kHz
- Con:Requires a dedicated amplifier due to 120-ohm impedance
- Con:No inline controls or remote on the cable
- Con:Open-back design leaks sound and lets in ambient noise
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
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