Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Skullcandy Crusher® 720: 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
Skullcandy Crusher® 720
70Good
$170
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 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Skullcandy Crusher® 720
HearWiki score
88
70
Sound
9.5
6.7
Battery
9.5
9.5
Calls
9.0
6.7
Value
7.5
6.8
Price (USD)
$330
$170
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
Both shipped in 2026. The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Top codec LC3 against AAC, LE Audio (LC3) and ANC type Adaptive against None. The Skullcandy Crusher® 720 answers on convenience features: it adds Wear detection.
- Maxwell 22026
- Crusher® 7202026
What differsMaxwell 2Crusher® 720
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Bluetooth, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Crusher® 720
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $170
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 70
- Released
- 2026
- 2026
- Availability
- Sold new
- Sold new
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 40.7 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 40.7 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 36 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 110 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 65 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- -
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- -
- Quick charge
- -
- 10 min → 4 h
- Wireless charging
- -
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
- Controls
- buttons
- both
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 560 g
- 362.8 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- 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.
Skullcandy Crusher® 720
The Skullcandy Crusher 720 is a wireless over-ear headphone built around a powerful, bass-forward sound signature with adjustable haptic feedback. It offers a long 65-hour battery life, Bluetooth 5.3 with AAC, multipoint connectivity, and a foldable design for portability. While it lacks active noise cancellation, it includes a transparency mode and a wired 3.5mm option for flexible listening.
- Pro:Very long battery life (65 hours)
- Pro:Adjustable bass haptics for immersive sound
- Pro:Supports Bluetooth multipoint and AAC
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Heavy at 362.8 grams
- Con:No water resistance rating
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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