Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Bose QuietComfort 25: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Bose QuietComfort 25, 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 leads on 5 of 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Bose QuietComfort 25
HearWiki score
88
-
Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$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?
Same generation
The Audeze Maxwell 2 is 12 years newer, but it is the same generation of hardware: nothing in the radio, the codecs or the noise cancelling separates them. The platform is level; the newer hardware shows up in convenience features instead - the Audeze Maxwell 2 adds USB-C. For 12 years between them, that is a thin return - treat this as a restyle rather than a new platform.
- Maxwell 2202612 yr newer
- QuietComfort 252014
What differsMaxwell 2QuietComfort 25
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
Everyday features
Specifications
Maxwell 2QuietComfort 25
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $300
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2014
- 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
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 53 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 100 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Battery life
- 80 h
- -
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Weight
- 560 g
- 196 g
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- Pad material
- -
- protein-leather
- 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.
Bose QuietComfort 25
The Bose QuietComfort 25 are wired over-ear headphones designed to minimize ambient noise, particularly low-frequency sounds, for a quieter listening experience. They feature a single AAA battery for extended use and are available in platform-specific variants, with a foldable design and detachable cable for portability.
- Pro:Excellent noise cancellation, especially for low-frequency sounds
- Pro:Comfortable over-ear fit with protein-leather padding
- Pro:Foldable design and detachable cable for easy travel
- Con:Requires a battery for noise cancellation to function
- Con:Wired only, no Bluetooth or wireless connectivity
- Con:No built-in microphone for calls (only one mic, likely for ANC)
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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