Over-Ear
AKG N60NC
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$250
Full review dataAKG N60NC vs Audeze Maxwell 2: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the AKG N60NC vs Audeze Maxwell 2, 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 leads on 5 of 6 measures.
- AKG N60NC
- Audeze Maxwell 2
HearWiki score
-
88
Sound
-
9.5
Battery
-
9.5
Calls
-
9.0
Value
-
7.5
Price (USD)
$250
$330
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 (2026) against AKG N60NC (2018). The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: Bluetooth 5.3 against 4.0. It also adds USB-C.
- N60NC2018
- Maxwell 220268 yr newer
What differsN60NCMaxwell 2
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- 5.3
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
N60NCMaxwell 2
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $250
- $330
- 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
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 22 kHz
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- 111 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- 5.3
- Codecs
- -
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Battery life
- 15 h
- 80 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 120 min
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Weight
- 199.4 g
- 560 g
- USB-C
- No
- Yes
- Microphones
- -
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
AKG N60NC
The AKG N60NC is a portable wireless over-ear headphone that combines active noise cancellation with a lightweight build, making it a solid travel companion. It offers a 15-hour battery life and a 40mm dynamic driver for balanced sound, though it relies on older Bluetooth 4.0 technology.
- Pro:Lightweight and foldable for travel
- Pro:Effective active noise cancellation
- Pro:Decent 15-hour battery life
- Con:Uses older Bluetooth 4.0 standard
- Con:No USB-C charging
- Con:Plastic build may feel less premium
Audeze Maxwell 2
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