Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Beyerdynamic Amiron Home: which should you buy?
On aggregated review scores the Audeze Maxwell 2 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 - Outstanding overall at around $329.
Over-Ear
Beyerdynamic Amiron Home
76Great
$360
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 6 of 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Beyerdynamic Amiron Home
HearWiki score
88
76
Sound
9.5
8.6
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$360
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 Beyerdynamic Amiron Home (2018). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 4.2, Top codec LC3 against aptX HD, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Multipoint pairing and USB-C.
- Maxwell 220268 yr newer
- Amiron Home2018
What differsMaxwell 2Amiron Home
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 4.2
- Top codec
- LC3
- aptX HD
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Specifications
Maxwell 2Amiron Home
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $360
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 76
- Released
- 2026
- 2018
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 45 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 45 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 5 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 250 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 102 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 4.2
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Low Latency, aptX HD
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 30 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- none
- Weight
- 560 g
- 340 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- No
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Pad material
- -
- velour
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Balanced connection
- -
- Yes
- Model code
- -
- 717525
- Microphones
- 2
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Beyerdynamic Amiron Home
The Beyerdynamic Amiron Wireless Copper is a premium closed-back over-ear headphone that combines Tesla driver technology with modern wireless convenience. It offers personalized sound through the MIY app, intuitive touch controls, and an impressive 30-hour battery life, while supporting high-resolution codecs like aptX HD and AAC for versatile, quality audio streaming.
- Pro:Excellent battery life of around 30 hours
- Pro:Supports high-quality aptX HD and low-latency aptX LL codecs
- Pro:Personalized sound tuning via companion app
- Con:Relatively heavy at 400 grams
- Con:Bluetooth version is dated (2.1+), limiting some modern features
- Con:Closed-back design may reduce breathability during extended use
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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