Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs JBL Tour One: 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
JBL Tour One
48Weak
$300
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
- JBL Tour One
HearWiki score
88
48
Sound
9.5
6.8
Noise cancelling
-
6.3
Battery
9.5
7.6
Calls
9.0
6.8
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$300
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 JBL Tour One (2021). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0, Top codec LC3 against AAC and LE Audio (LC3).
- Maxwell 220265 yr newer
- Tour One2021
What differsMaxwell 2Tour One
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
Platform
Level on: ANC type, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Tour One
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $300
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 48
- Released
- 2026
- 2021
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- 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
- 10 Hz - 40 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 95 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 50 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 25 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 560 g
- 273 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Microphones
- 2
- 4
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
JBL Tour One
It features Bluetooth 5.0, AAC support, and multipoint connectivity, along with a neutral sound profile and comfortable fit. The included app and custom EQ allow for tailored listening experiences.
- Pro:Adaptive noise cancellation
- Pro:Multipoint Bluetooth connectivity
- Pro:Custom EQ via companion app
- Con:No water resistance
- Con:No wireless charging support
- Con:Only AAC codec 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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