Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro: 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 DT 270 Pro
74Great
$130
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 4 of 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro
HearWiki score
88
74
Sound
9.5
7.8
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
9.0
Price (USD)
$330
$130
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 (2026) against Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro (2019). The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Multipoint pairing.
- Maxwell 220267 yr newer
- DT 270 Pro2019
What differsMaxwell 2DT 270 Pro
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C.
Specifications
Maxwell 2DT 270 Pro
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $130
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 74
- Released
- 2026
- 2019
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- 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 - 24 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 45 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 96 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Battery life
- 80 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
- -
- Weight
- 560 g
- 194 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- velour
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Model code
- -
- 1002202-B
- 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 DT 270 Pro
The Beyerdynamic DT 270 Pro is a compact, closed-back studio headphone designed for monitoring and recording, delivering a neutral and balanced sound with good detail. Its lightweight build and velour pads ensure comfort during extended sessions, making it a solid budget-friendly choice for creators. While it excels in studio settings, its tuning and fit are more specialized than universally appealing, and the coiled cable may limit mobility.
- Pro:Lightweight and comfortable for long sessions
- Pro:Detailed, balanced sound with strong separation
- Pro:Compact, closed-back design suits studio use
- Con:Coiled cable can feel restrictive
- Con:Sound not ideal for critical mixing
- Con:Studio-oriented fit may not suit everyone
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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