Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
88Outstanding
$430
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Yamaha YH-E700B: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC vs Yamaha YH-E700B, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Yamaha YH-E700B
Not yet scored
$300
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.
- Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC
- Yamaha YH-E700B
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.3
-
Noise cancelling
8.5
-
Battery
8.0
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
6.5
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Price (USD)
$430
$300
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 Yamaha YH-E700B (2021). The Audeze Maxwell 2 ANC is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.2, Top codec LC3 against AAC and LE Audio (LC3).
- Maxwell 2 ANC20265 yr newer
- YH-E700B2021
What differsMaxwell 2 ANCYH-E700B
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.2
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
Platform
Level on: Transparency mode, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2 ANCYH-E700B
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $430
- $300
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2021
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 8 Hz - 20 kHz
- Sensitivity
- 115 dB/mW
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.2
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 40 h
- 32 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 210 min
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- both
- -
- Voice assistant
- -
- Google Assistant, Siri
- Weight
- 560 g
- 335 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.
Yamaha YH-E700B
The Yamaha YH-E700B is a wireless over-ear headphone with effective active noise cancellation and a robust 32-hour battery life. It features 40mm dynamic drivers, supports SBC, AAC, and aptX Adaptive codecs, and includes a transparency mode for ambient awareness. With Bluetooth 5.2, a foldable design, and a detachable cable, it offers versatile listening options for on-the-go use.
- Pro:Long 32-hour battery life
- Pro:Supports high-quality aptX Adaptive codec
- Pro:Includes transparency mode for situational awareness
- Con:Charging takes about 3.5 hours
- Con:No multi-device pairing mentioned
- Con:Frequency response may not suit bass-heavy listeners
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