Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Yamaha HPH-MT8: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Yamaha HPH-MT8, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Yamaha HPH-MT8
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
- Yamaha HPH-MT8
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
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Calls
9.0
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Value
7.5
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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?
Half a step newer
Audeze Maxwell 2 (2026) against Yamaha HPH-MT8 (2019). The Audeze Maxwell 2 edges ahead on platform, but only just: ANC type Adaptive against None.
- Maxwell 220267 yr newer
- HPH-MT82019
What differsMaxwell 2HPH-MT8
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
Platform
Specifications
Maxwell 2HPH-MT8
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $200
- HearWiki score
- 88
- Not scored
- Released
- 2026
- 2019
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 90 mm planar magnetic
- 45 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- planar
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 90 mm
- 45 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 15 Hz - 28 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 37 Ω
- Sensitivity
- -
- 102 dB/mW
- 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
- 350 g
- USB-C
- 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.
Yamaha HPH-MT8
The Yamaha HPH-MT8 is a wired, closed-back studio headphone built for accurate monitoring, featuring a 45mm dynamic driver with a wide frequency range. It comes with both coiled and straight cables, a 6.3mm adapter, and a soft carrying case for portability. Without active noise cancellation, it relies on its over-ear design for passive isolation, making it a solid choice for critical listening in quiet environments.
- Pro:Accurate, flat sound ideal for studio monitoring
- Pro:Comfortable over-ear fit with plush padding
- Pro:Includes both coiled and straight cables plus adapter
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:Wired only, limiting mobility
- Con:Relatively heavy at 350g
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