Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Edifier WH950NB: 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
Edifier WH950NB
76Great
$180
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 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Edifier WH950NB
HearWiki score
88
76
Sound
9.5
7.5
Noise cancelling
-
7.4
Battery
9.5
8.0
Calls
9.0
7.3
Value
7.5
8.3
Price (USD)
$330
$180
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 Edifier WH950NB (2022). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid.
- Maxwell 220264 yr newer
- WH950NB2022
What differsMaxwell 2WH950NB
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Hybrid
Platform
Level on: Bluetooth, Top codec, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2WH950NB
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $180
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 76
- Released
- 2026
- 2022
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 2× 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 2
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 20 Hz - 40 kHz
- Sensitivity
- -
- 91 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 55 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 34 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 90 min
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Weight
- 560 g
- 296 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- protein-leather
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- 4
- 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.
Edifier WH950NB
The Edifier WH950NB is a wireless over-ear headphone designed for long listening sessions, boasting a claimed 55-hour battery life on a single charge and 34 hours with active noise cancellation enabled. It features hybrid ANC, a built-in transparency mode, and supports high-resolution LDAC streaming over Bluetooth 5.3, all wrapped in a foldable, lightweight frame.
- Pro:Excellent battery life, even with ANC on
- Pro:Hybrid ANC with a useful transparency mode
- Pro:Supports high-quality LDAC audio codec
- Con:No official water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Sensitivity is relatively low at 91 dB/mW
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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