Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
88Outstanding
$430
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Sivga SV101: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Sivga SV101, 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 6 of 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
- Sivga SV101
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.3
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Noise cancelling
8.5
-
Battery
8.0
-
Calls
9.0
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Value
6.5
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Price (USD)
$430
$400
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 Sivga SV101 (2024). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Maxwell 2 ANC20262 yr newer
- SV1012024
What differsMaxwell 2 ANCSV101
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Specifications
Maxwell 2 ANCSV101
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $430
- $400
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 50 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 50 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- -
- Impedance
- -
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- 115 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
- -
- Weight
- 560 g
- 275 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Model code
- -
- Robin SV021
- 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.
Sivga SV101
The Sivga SV101 is a wired, over-ear headphone featuring a 50mm dynamic driver housed in a lightweight 275g build. With a 32-ohm impedance, it's easy to drive from most devices, and its design focuses on delivering a balanced sound signature with natural mids and deep bass.
- Pro:50mm dynamic driver for detailed sound
- Pro:Lightweight 275g design for comfort
- Pro:32-ohm impedance works well with portable sources
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Wired-only design limits wireless convenience
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