Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones, 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 SoundLink Wireless Headphones
HearWiki score
88
-
Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$230
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 Bose SoundLink Wireless Headphones (2016). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 2.1, Top codec LC3 against AAC, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds USB-C.
- Maxwell 2202610 yr newer
- SoundLink Wireless Headphones2016
What differsMaxwell 2SoundLink Wireless Headphones
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 2.1
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Multipoint pairing.
Specifications
Maxwell 2SoundLink Wireless Headphones
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $230
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2016
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- -
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 2.1
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 9 m
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 15 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 180 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 15 min → 2 h
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Weight
- 560 g
- 200 g
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- No
- 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 SoundLink Wireless Headphones
These over-ear wireless headphones from Bose deliver consistent audio performance at any volume, with a focus on comfort and durability for everyday wireless listening. They support multipoint connections and offer a long battery life, though they lack active noise cancellation and use an older Bluetooth version.
- Pro:Consistent sound quality at all volume levels
- Pro:Comfortable and durable over-ear design
- Pro:Multipoint connectivity for switching between devices
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Older Bluetooth 2.1 technology
- Con:Single microphone limits call clarity
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