Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Soundcore Space One Pro: 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
Soundcore Space One Pro
76Great
$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 7 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Soundcore Space One Pro
HearWiki score
88
76
Sound
9.5
7.1
Noise cancelling
-
8.5
Battery
9.5
9.0
Calls
9.0
7.2
Value
7.5
7.5
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?
Half a step newer
Audeze Maxwell 2 (2026) against Soundcore Space One Pro (2024). The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: LE Audio (LC3). The Soundcore Space One Pro answers on convenience features: it adds Wear detection.
- Maxwell 220262 yr newer
- Space One Pro2024
What differsMaxwell 2Space One Pro
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
- Wear detection
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Bluetooth, Top codec, ANC type, Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Custom EQ, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2Space One Pro
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $170
- HearWiki score
- 88
- 76
- Released
- 2026
- 2024
- Availability
- Sold new
- Still sold new
- 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
- -
- 16 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 93 dB/mW
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.3
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 60 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 40 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 120 min
- Quick charge
- -
- 5 min → 4 h
- 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
- Yes
- Controls
- buttons
- buttons
- Voice assistant
- -
- Yes
- Weight
- 560 g
- 265 g
- Water resistance
- -
- none
- Foldable
- -
- Yes
- Detachable cable
- -
- Yes
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Connector
- -
- 3.5 mm
- Microphones
- 2
- 3
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- AI ENC
- -
What reviewers said
Audeze Maxwell 2
No summary yet - we haven't aggregated enough reviews.
Soundcore Space One Pro
The Soundcore Space One Pro are over-ear wireless headphones that combine adaptive noise cancellation with a robust feature set, including LDAC support and Bluetooth 5.3 multipoint. These headphones are a strong midrange choice, praised for their comfort, sound quality, and value.
- Pro:Adaptive ANC with transparency mode
- Pro:LDAC, AAC, and SBC codec support
- Pro:Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint
- Con:No water resistance rating
- Con:No wireless charging
- Con:Controls limited to buttons
Summaries are AI-condensed and paraphrased from published reviews and specs - not original hands-on testing. More on our method.
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