Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Heavys H1H: 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.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 5 of 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Heavys H1H
HearWiki score
88
71
Sound
9.5
7.6
Noise cancelling
-
7.2
Battery
9.5
9.4
Calls
9.0
5.5
Value
7.5
7.3
Price (USD)
$330
$260
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 Heavys H1H (2023). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.1, Top codec LC3 against aptX Adaptive, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against Hybrid.
- Maxwell 220263 yr newer
- H1H2023
What differsMaxwell 2H1H
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.1
- Top codec
- LC3
- aptX Adaptive
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Hybrid
Platform
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode.
Specifications
Maxwell 2H1H
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $260
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 71
- Released
- 2026
- 2023
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 4× 40 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 40 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 4
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 5 Hz - 46 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 100 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.1
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 50 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 40 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- hybrid
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 560 g
- 410 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- 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.
Heavys H1H
The Heavys H1H is a wireless over-ear headphone with hybrid active noise cancellation and a robust 50-hour battery life (40 hours with ANC engaged). It features Bluetooth 5.1 with multipoint support, a quad-driver setup, and a transparency mode for ambient listening. Priced around $264, it offers a long-lasting, feature-rich experience for everyday use.
- Pro:Hybrid ANC with transparency mode for flexibility
- Pro:Multipoint Bluetooth 5.1 for seamless device switching
- Pro:Supports aptX Adaptive for high-quality wireless audio
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:Heavy at 410 grams
- Con:No wireless charging 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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