Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT
Not yet scored
$200
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 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$200
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 Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT (2024). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0, Top codec LC3 against SBC, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Maxwell 220262 yr newer
- Hi-X25BT2024
What differsMaxwell 2Hi-X25BT
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LC3
- SBC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Hi-X25BT
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $200
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 44 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 44 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 12 Hz - 24 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 25 Ω
- Sensitivity (dB/Vrms)
- -
- 113
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 30 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
- buttons
- touch
- Weight
- 560 g
- 270 g
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- 1
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT
The Austrian Audio Hi-X25BT is a closed-back, foldable wireless over-ear headphone designed for professional use. It offers Bluetooth, USB-C, and wired 3.5mm connectivity, along with a built-in microphone for calls and a long-lasting 30-hour battery. Its 44mm High Excursion drivers deliver a wide frequency response for detailed audio.
- Pro:30-hour battery life for extended listening
- Pro:Versatile connectivity with Bluetooth, USB-C, and 3.5mm
- Pro:Foldable and lightweight design for portability
- Con:Only supports SBC codec, limiting wireless audio quality
- Con:No active noise cancellation for noisy environments
- Con:Touch controls may not suit all users
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