Over-Ear
Audeze Maxwell 2
88Outstanding
$330
Full review dataAudeze Maxwell 2 vs Yamaha YH-E700A: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Audeze Maxwell 2 vs Yamaha YH-E700A, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Over-Ear
Yamaha YH-E700A
Not yet scored
$350
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Audeze Maxwell 2 leads on 6 of 6 measures.
- Audeze Maxwell 2
- Yamaha YH-E700A
HearWiki score
88
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Sound
9.5
-
Battery
9.5
-
Calls
9.0
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Value
7.5
-
Price (USD)
$330
$350
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 Yamaha YH-E700A (2020). The Audeze Maxwell 2 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.3 against 5.0, Top codec LC3 against AAC and LE Audio (LC3).
- Maxwell 220266 yr newer
- YH-E700A2020
What differsMaxwell 2YH-E700A
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Top codec
- LC3
- AAC
- LE Audio (LC3)
- Yes
- No
Platform
Level on: USB-C, Transparency mode, Companion app.
Specifications
Maxwell 2YH-E700A
- Type
- Over-Ear
- Over-Ear
- Price (USD)
- $330
- $350
- 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
- -
- Frequency response
- 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- 8 Hz - 40 kHz
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, LC3, LC3plus, LDAC
- SBC, AAC
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- -
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 80 h
- 35 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 35 h
- 35 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 210 min
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- -
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- buttons
- -
- Voice assistant
- -
- Google Assistant, Siri
- Weight
- 560 g
- 325 g
- 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.
Yamaha YH-E700A
The Yamaha YH-E700A is a wireless over-ear headphone that combines active noise cancellation with a 40mm dynamic driver for detailed sound. It offers up to 35 hours of playback with ANC on, supports Bluetooth 5.0, and includes a transparency mode for ambient awareness. The design is comfortable for long sessions, and the included 3.5mm jack allows for wired use when needed.
- Pro:Long battery life with ANC active
- Pro:Includes transparency mode for situational awareness
- Pro:Supports both wireless and wired connections
- Con:Limited codec support (SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive) may not suit audiophiles
- Con:No mention of multipoint connection in specs
- Con:Charge time is relatively long at 3.5 hours
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