Over-Ear
Beats Studio Wireless
35Weak
$200
Full review dataBeats Studio Wireless vs Audeze Maxwell 2: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Audeze Maxwell 2 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 - Outstanding overall at around $329.
Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 5 of 7 measures.
- Beats Studio Wireless
- Audeze Maxwell 2
HearWiki score
35
88
Sound
5.5
9.5
Noise cancelling
3.5
-
Battery
3.5
9.5
Calls
4.5
9.0
Value
-
7.5
Price (USD)
$200
$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?
New platform
Audeze Maxwell 2 (2026) against Beats Studio Wireless (2013). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Top codec LC3 against AAC and LE Audio (LC3).
- Studio Wireless2013
- Maxwell 2202613 yr newer
What differsStudio WirelessMaxwell 2
- Top codec
- AAC
- LC3
- LE Audio (LC3)
- No
- Yes
Platform
Level on: Bluetooth, ANC type, Multipoint pairing, USB-C.
Specifications
Studio WirelessMaxwell 2
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $200
- $330
- HearWiki score
- 35
- 88
- Released
- 2013
- 2026
- Availability
- Discontinued
- 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
- Impedance
- 32 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 40 h
- 80 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 24 h
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 4 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- No
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- -
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- -
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- -
- buttons
- Weight
- 260 g
- 560 g
- Water resistance
- none
- -
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Model code
- Beats Studio Pro
- -
- Microphones
- 6
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
Beats Studio Wireless
These over-ear cans blend a fashionable look with solid wireless performance, featuring adaptive noise cancellation and a robust 40-hour battery life. They deliver a well-balanced sound that suits most genres, though their price point may not fully reflect the feature set. With Bluetooth 5.3, multipoint connectivity, and fast charging, they offer modern convenience for daily listening.
- Pro:Adaptive ANC for dynamic noise reduction
- Pro:Long 40-hour battery life (24h with ANC)
- Pro:Fast charging: 10 minutes for 4 hours
- Con:Lacks water resistance
- Con:No wireless charging option
- Con:Price may be high for the features offered
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
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