Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
88Outstanding
$430
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Campfire Audio Cascade: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Campfire Audio Cascade, 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 7 of 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
- Campfire Audio Cascade
HearWiki score
88
-
Sound
9.3
-
Noise cancelling
8.5
-
Battery
8.0
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
6.5
-
Price (USD)
$430
$800
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 Campfire Audio Cascade (2020). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Maxwell 2 ANC20266 yr newer
- Cascade2020
What differsMaxwell 2 ANCCascade
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Specifications
Maxwell 2 ANCCascade
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $430
- $800
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2020
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 42 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 42 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 5 Hz - 33 kHz
- Sound signature
- -
- warm
- Impedance
- -
- 38 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 115 dB/mW
- 100 dB/mW
- 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
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- both
- none
- Weight
- 560 g
- 383 g
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Campfire Audio Cascade
The Campfire Audio Cascade marks the brand's debut in the over-ear market, offering a closed-back, portable build with premium aluminum, steel, and leather materials. Its 42mm dynamic driver delivers a warm, V-shaped sound with powerful bass and a notably open soundstage for a sealed design. Wired-only and free of active noise cancellation, this 2018 model focuses on pure, engaging audio performance.
- Pro:Robust metal and leather construction
- Pro:Punchy, well-defined bass response
- Pro:Spacious soundstage for a closed-back
- Con:Heavy at 383 grams
- Con:No inline controls or ANC
- Con:Wired-only connectivity
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