Over-Ear
ASTRO Gaming A50X
81Outstanding
$400
Full review dataASTRO Gaming A50X 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 6 of 7 measures.
- ASTRO Gaming A50X
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
HearWiki score
81
88
Sound
8.8
9.3
Noise cancelling
-
8.5
Battery
5.8
8.0
Calls
8.7
9.0
Value
6.4
6.5
Price (USD)
$400
$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 ASTRO Gaming A50X (2024). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.x, Top codec LC3 against SBC, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Multipoint pairing.
- A50X2024
- Maxwell 2 ANC20262 yr newer
What differsA50XMaxwell 2 ANC
- Bluetooth
- 5.x
- 5.3
- Top codec
- SBC
- LC3
- LE Audio (LC3)
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
A50XMaxwell 2 ANC
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $400
- $430
- HearWiki score
- 81
- 88
- Released
- 2024
- 2026
- Availability
- Still sold new
- 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
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Sound signature
- neutral
- -
- Impedance
- 35 Ω
- -
- Sensitivity
- -
- 115 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.x
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- No
- Yes
- Wireless range
- 12 m
- -
- Battery life
- 24 h
- 40 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- -
- 120 min
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- -
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- -
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- -
- No
- Controls
- both
- both
- Weight
- 364 g
- 560 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- velour
- -
- Clamp force
- 411 g
- -
- Connector
- USB-C
- -
- Microphones
- 1
- 2
- Call noise reduction
- -
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- -
- AI ENC
What reviewers said
ASTRO Gaming A50X
The ASTRO Gaming A50X is a premium wireless gaming headset built around a base station that enables seamless switching between consoles and PC. It delivers strong audio with a comfortable velour fit and long battery life, but its niche, dock-dependent design and lack of noise cancellation make it best for dedicated multi-platform gamers.
- Pro:Excellent audio quality for gaming
- Pro:Comfortable velour ear pads for long sessions
- Pro:Seamless multi-device switching via base station
- Con:No active noise cancellation at a high price
- Con:Requires base station, limiting portability
- Con:Only SBC Bluetooth codec support
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
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