Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Cambridge Audio Melomania P100: 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.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 leads on 4 of 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Cambridge Audio Melomania P100
HearWiki score
88
79
Sound
9.5
8.3
Noise cancelling
-
7.2
Battery
9.5
10.0
Calls
9.0
7.2
Value
7.5
8.0
Price (USD)
$330
$250
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?
Mixed generations
Audeze Maxwell 2 (2026) against Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 (2024). Neither is straightforwardly newer: the Audeze Maxwell 2 brings LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid, while the Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 answers with Top codec aptX Lossless against LC3.
- Maxwell 220262 yr newer
- Melomania P1002024
What differsMaxwell 2Melomania P100
- Top codec
- LC3
- aptX Lossless
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Hybrid
Platform
Level on: Bluetooth, Multipoint pairing.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Melomania P100
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $250
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 79
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- 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
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 100 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 60 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Weight
- 560 g
- 330 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- 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.
Cambridge Audio Melomania P100
The Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 are over-ear wireless headphones with hybrid active noise cancellation, designed for long listening sessions with up to 100 hours of battery life. They feature a 40mm dynamic driver, Bluetooth 5.3 with support for SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, and aptX Lossless codecs, plus multipoint connectivity for seamless device switching.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC for effective noise reduction
- Pro:High-quality audio codec support including aptX Lossless
- Pro:Multipoint for easy switching between devices
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Heavier than some competitors at 330g
- Con:Limited frequency response range (20 Hz - 20 kHz)
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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