Over-Ear
Beats Studio Pro
75Great
$350
Full review dataBeats Studio Pro vs Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC comes out ahead with a HearWiki score of 88. The full breakdown - sub-scores, specs and what reviewers actually said - is below.
Our pick: Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC - Outstanding overall at around $429.
Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
88Outstanding
$430
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC leads on 4 of 7 measures.
- Beats Studio Pro
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
HearWiki score
75
88
Sound
7.8
9.3
Noise cancelling
7.9
8.5
Battery
8.0
8.0
Calls
6.6
9.0
Value
7.0
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?
New platform
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC (2026) against Beats Studio Pro (2023). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC is the newer platform here: Top codec LC3 against AAC and LE Audio (LC3).
- Studio Pro2023
- Maxwell 2 ANC20263 yr newer
What differsStudio ProMaxwell 2 ANC
- Top codec
- AAC
- LC3
- LE Audio (LC3)
- No
- Yes
Platform
Level on: Bluetooth, ANC type, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Studio ProMaxwell 2 ANC
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $350
- $430
- HearWiki score
- 75
- 88
- Released
- 2023
- 2026
- Availability
- Still sold new
- Sold new
- Driver
- 2× 40 mm driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- Driver type
- -
- planar
- Driver size
- 40 mm
- 90 mm
- Drivers per side
- 2
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Sensitivity
- -
- 115 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 40 h
- 40 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 24 h
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 4 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- both
- Voice assistant
- Siri
- -
- Weight
- 260 g
- 560 g
- Water resistance
- none
- -
- Foldable
- Yes
- -
- Detachable cable
- Yes
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 6
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
Beats Studio Pro
The Beats Studio Pro are over-ear wireless headphones with adaptive active noise cancellation and a transparency mode. With custom 40mm drivers and support for spatial audio, they deliver a versatile and feature-rich experience for both Apple and Android users.
- Pro:Adaptive ANC and transparency mode for flexible listening
- Pro:USB-C audio with built-in DAC for high-quality wired use
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint for seamless device switching
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:Only supports SBC and AAC codecs, no high-res wireless options
- Con:No wireless charging capability
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
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