Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Marshall Monitor II ANC: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Marshall Monitor II ANC, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Marshall Monitor II ANC
Not yet scored
$200
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 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Marshall Monitor II ANC
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
-
Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$200
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 Marshall Monitor II ANC (2020). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0, Top codec LC3 against SBC and LE Audio (LC3). It also adds Multipoint pairing.
- Maxwell 220266 yr newer
- Monitor II ANC2020
What differsMaxwell 2Monitor II ANC
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LC3
- SBC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Monitor II ANC
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $200
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2020
- 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
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 32 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 96 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- No
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 45 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 30 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 15 min → 5 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 560 g
- 320 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- 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.
Marshall Monitor II ANC
The Marshall Monitor II ANC are wireless over-ear headphones that deliver the brand's signature rock-tuned sound through custom 40 mm dynamic drivers. They offer active noise cancellation, a transparent mode, and around 30 hours of playback with ANC enabled, all wrapped in a foldable, portable design. With a wired 3.5 mm option and a companion app for EQ adjustments, they're a flexible choice for music lovers on the move.
- Pro:Distinctive Marshall aesthetic and robust build
- Pro:Long battery life, up to 30 hours with ANC on
- Pro:Foldable design for easy portability
- Con:Only supports SBC Bluetooth codec
- Con:No multipoint connection for seamless device switching
- Con:Lacks water resistance and wireless charging
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