Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024: 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
Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024
62Good
$230
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 5 of 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024
HearWiki score
88
62
Sound
9.5
6.5
Noise cancelling
-
6.0
Battery
9.5
7.0
Calls
9.0
6.5
Value
7.5
6.0
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?
Half a step newer
The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid.
- Maxwell 22026
- Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024Year unknown
What differsMaxwell 2Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Hybrid
Platform
Level on: Top codec, LE Audio (LC3), USB-C.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $230
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 62
- Released
- 2026
- -
- Availability
- Sold new
- Availability unknown
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 40 mm driver
- Driver type
- planar
- -
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Sensitivity
- -
- 120 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, LC3
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 78 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 20 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 150 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 15 min → 10 h
- 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
- 217.7 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- leatherette
- Model code
- -
- 520-BBGR
- Microphones
- 2
- 5
- Microphone type
- -
- beamforming
- Mic sensitivity
- -
- -45 dBV
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset - WL5024
The Dell Pro Plus Wireless ANC Headset WL5024 is a lightweight over-ear headset with hybrid active noise cancellation and a beamforming mic array for clear calls.
- Pro:Excellent battery life with ANC off
- Pro:Fast charging via USB-C
- Pro:Hybrid ANC for effective noise reduction
- Con:Shorter battery life with ANC on
- Con:Leatherette pads may get warm
- Con:No listed multipoint support
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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