Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Sivga SV041: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Sivga SV041, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score 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
- Sivga SV041
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.5
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Battery
9.5
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Calls
9.0
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Value
7.5
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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?
Half a step newer
Audeze Maxwell 2 (2026) against Sivga SV041 (2023). The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Maxwell 220263 yr newer
- SV0412023
What differsMaxwell 2SV041
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Specifications
Maxwell 2SV041
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $180
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2023
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- -
- Driver type
- planar
- -
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- -
- Drivers per side
- 1
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- -
- Impedance
- -
- 300 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- -
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- -
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Battery life
- 80 h
- -
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- -
- Companion app
- Yes
- -
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Weight
- 560 g
- 318 g
- USB-C
- Yes
- -
- Model code
- -
- SV023
- Microphones
- 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.
Sivga SV041
The Sivga SV041 is a wired, over-ear headphone built for audiophile listening, featuring a 50mm beryllium-plated LCP dynamic driver and walnut wood housing. It offers a wide, open soundstage and a comfortable fit, though it lacks active noise cancellation and requires a powerful amp due to its 300-ohm impedance.
- Pro:High-fidelity sound with a wide, open soundstage
- Pro:Premium walnut wood housing and build quality
- Pro:Comfortable over-ear fit for long sessions
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:High 300-ohm impedance needs a dedicated amplifier
- Con:Wired only, no wireless or Bluetooth support
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