Audeze - Maxwell Wireless (Xbox Version)

I assure you, dude, you don't need to overspend on this. Try looking at Audeze Maxwell Series, those cost around $250 in amazon and they're SUPERB. FWIW, I recently did an analysis on Reddit data for gaming headsets. Basically ranked them by aggregated sentiment. Maybe you'll find the results helpful? ⁦https://recsift.com/gaming-headset/⁩ You can filter based on usage, connection, and get a breakdown of what ppl have said about the most often recommended ones (disclaimer some links are affiliate they help fund the analyses)

I cycle between two pairs of headphones while gaming, depending on my mood and I use either; Audeze Maxwell or Epos H6 Pro Open + Epos Gsx 300. I'd give you the following recommendations: Audeze Maxwell if you want closed back and wireless, Epos H6 Pro Open if you want open back and wired.

I have the Xbox Maxwell's and they sound good on ps5 pro and Xbox series X and on my PC. But I hate the stupid limp mic and that you can't do simultaneous wireless audio. Like dongle on your PC and Bluetooth on a phone or a tablet or tv.

There is but its literally the only one. Audeze Maxwell. Everything else in the space cannot be considered "Audiophile" quality but the Maxwell is black magic as far as I am concerned. Hell I think the quality is so good it might have been a competitive $400 wired standalone headphone by itself. Its really fucking good lol.

While the microphone is "meh" it does a hell of a job keeping unwanted noise out, without any e tra software running or taking up your PCs resources to do so. The Maxwell is incredible for the price lol

I personally just got the Audeze Maxwell, which are essentially a hybrid between gaming and audiophile. They're closed backs, but they still sound great. I agree that it's important to take a step away from these overpriced "gaming" headsets that are really just garbage. My previous headset was the Arctis Pro Wireless, which was inferior in every regard, and it was *still* more expensive than the Maxwell's. Really goes to show how poisonous gaming branding is.

They sound amazing but the default earpads are so shallow I had to buy replacements immediately because my ears were grinding against the drivers badly! But honestly they're the best pair of headphones I've ever owned and I've had A LOT. With the new pads I can wear them 9 hours a day with no discomfort.

I'd recommend tweaking the EQ a little though once you change the pads. The thicker WC pads dampen the sound a little. Little bass and treble boost in the EQ sorts it out though!

I use one of the custom EQ profiles. Mine is set like this if you want to try it out after swapping the pads. [EQ profile](https://ibb.co/9mHm7QDc https://ibb.co/qMT8MzZ1)

I'm very happy with my Audeze Maxwell headset. The sound quality is impressive. The way it reproduces deep bass at low volume when I'm in a room adjacent to a club in Cyberpunk 2077 isn't something any other headset I've tried does as well in my opinion. They are also great for listening to music. Highly recommended if it fits in your budget.

Not sure if I understand you correctly but I have a Maxwell and was playing Sea of Thieves on my Series X and during the game just answered a phone call no problem and after that continued to party chat.

HyperX Cloud 3 s wireless. They're on sale on Amazon right not for like $120 I think. Astro A50x. People will shit on these but I always end up coming back. Feels pretty open, so not as immersive. Audeze Maxwell. if you like heavy things on your head. I don't think the directional audio in my experience is as good with these than the other two. Nova Pro Elite. If you want to throw $600 at your problem and get sound a little worse than the Maxwells

Audeze Maxwell - Considered one of the best wireless gaming headsets. Popular with music creators as well as for gaming. Mic is reasonably good, though can clip a little. Comes with leather earpads, but they can be replaced easily. Drop + EPOS PC38X - One of the best wired gaming headsets for sound clarity and mic quality. Bass reproduction is a bit muted, which is common for older style EPOS / Sennheiser headsets, and common with open back headphones in general. The mic is essentially the best of any consumer headset you can buy. Generally can only be bought directly from Drop's site. Comes with both cloth and velour earpads. [https://drop.com/buy/drop-epos-pc38x-gaming-headset](https://drop.com/buy/drop-epos-pc38x-gaming-headset) Steel Series Arctis headsets are generally a decent middle ground in terms of decent bass and mic quality. The overall audio quality isn't as good as either the Maxwell or PC38X, but they're closed back so their bass response is more like the Maxwell. And the mic quality is generally better than the Maxwell, but no where near as good as the PC38X. Most (maybe all?) use cloth earpads. Nova Pro Wireless and Nova 9 are both quite good, with the Nova 9 being slightly better in terms of audio clarity and mic quality, but the Pro Wireless has better bass and noise cancelling.

I will choose Audeze Maxwell. They have a good sound, they can work on pc, xbox and ps console. They have dongle and bluetooth connections... Sound is crazy good.. Make sure you look xbox version since they have Dolby and work on every platform

I assure you, dude, you don't need to overspend on this. Try looking at Audeze Maxwell Series, those cost around $250 in amazon and they're SUPERB. FWIW, I recently did an analysis on Reddit data for gaming headsets. Basically ranked them by aggregated sentiment. Maybe you'll find the results helpful? ⁦https://recsift.com/gaming-headset/⁩ You can filter based on usage, connection, and get a breakdown of what ppl have said about the most often recommended ones (disclaimer some links are affiliate they help fund the analyses)

Audeze Maxwells. Easy decision. It's better than everything on your list by a mile An audiophiles entry level gaming headphones

Astro A50X the guy above me was referring to i personally didnt like them. The nova pros where not bad but ive moved to the audeze maxwell now I lost dual audio but the sound is amazing.

If you're set on wireless I'd take a look at the Sennheiser Momentum 4 and the Audeze Maxwell. The Maxwell does not have ANC but it does have an exceptional battery life, excellent sound quality, and is one of the only wireless headphones competitive with wired headphones in the same price bracket. The Momentum 4 has ANC and a good battery life. It is Bluetooth only compared to the Maxwell's 2.4Ghz dongle so you'll be looking at a bit of latency and reduced quality but you should be used to that coming from a JBL. You can get an aptX low latency adapter like the BTD 600 to solve the latency issue, or you can plug the headphones in via USB when at your PC for uncompressed audio. Then use them wirelessly when you're on the go.

Oh ya, sounds in those are very easy to follow directionally. They really enhance immersion.

I'd say the Audeze Maxwell would do all the things you're asking really well.

First of all, thank you for posting here and for being willing to help and provide answers. My journey has unfortunately been quite challenging, and any support you can offer would be greatly appreciated. I used the Nova Pro Wireless for two full years. I disliked the microphone but loved the battery system (similar to what I have with my Shark vacuum and Ring doorbell, haha), as well as the transparency mode(used to have it on like almost maxed out), since I need to be aware of my surroundings-taking care of mom. I also appreciated the ability to connect via both Bluetooth and the dongle simultaneously. Then, I bought a used Maxwell because it was very affordable and used it for about nine months. However, the microphone was almost as poor as the Nova's, and it didn't support simultaneous Bluetooth connections. Half a year ago, I purchased the A50 Gen 5, but I still miss the Nova Pro Wireless because of its excellent battery system, transparency mode, and the ability to mix Bluetooth and dongle connections at the same time. Currently, I've returned to using the Maxwell due to the capability to have the earcup's microphones to act as a transparency mode with sidetone functionality on a very sensitive level (currently on 80%) I even tried the SteelSeries Gamebuds, which also feature transparency mode and sidetone, but unfortunately, I had a disappointing experience with them as they feel unbaked I would be super grateful if you could do a side-by-side transparency-mode test of the new Elite headset versus the Maxwell on 70-80% sidetone to see which one is 'better' and louder. I find the Audeze Maxwell to be quite little too sensitive, but I like how loud it does it so it can get just as loud as watching a youtube vid in normal volume. EDIT: I HAVE THE SAME ANKER CUBE AND ITS LOVELY Thanks and god bless

I'm a huge sound quality guy and really dig the Audeze Maxwell. They aren't the normal gamer choice but they are very worth looking into. The mic is really solid.

I have them for over the year. Working great. Best gaming headset I've owned.

Not only were the Maxwell's extremely uncomfortable, the drivers broke on me and I looked after them extremely well. They sound great but they are extremely fragile. They simply aren't for the average user and for the price you can get a far more comfortable almost as good headphone. Unless you really want wireless I'd agree and get something else.

Best in the market currently is the Audeze Maxwell's. Can't get better than those.

Wireless 'gaming' headsets don't use bluetooth. Also the Maxwells sound incredible from an audiophile standpoint. You should update your viewpoint with whats currently avalable.

Audeze Maxwell if you want an all around. Both wired, and wireless. Audeze MM-100 if you want an open back pair of headphones. Both have the same sound signature, but of course open back headphones have the advantage in sound stage. I've listened to other way more expensive audiophile headphones & I prefer the Audeze MM100 & Maxwell, and their cheaper too.

I love the stealth pro's and I also have the maxwells. I used to own the wired nova pros and have the epos h6. So these at £600 literally have no appeal to me. Maybe £350 to £400 but at £600 I doubt the sound quality is worth that and appears to just about convenience and features.

I've had mine since launch and have not had one issue. Mic is great

They're amazing. Best headset I've ever owned. Sound quality is fantastic and is fairly customizable if you install the eq on a computer. Battery life is wonderful and they work on the switch 2... if you were interested haha

I cycle between two pairs of headphones while gaming, depending on my mood and I use either; Audeze Maxwell or Epos H6 Pro Open + Epos Gsx 300. I'd give you the following recommendations: Audeze Maxwell if you want closed back and wireless, Epos H6 Pro Open if you want open back and wired.

Only thing that's missing is that they don't have the dual audio like the Penrose (2 audio sources at once) apart from that I love this headset, ran my Penrose to death will do the same with this, unless the next generation brings the double audio feature back lol

If you are looking for a wireless 'gaming' headset, and are used to a more neutral tune, like your Sennys, you have to do some research on which headsets come close to that. Out of the box, most gaming headsets have a weird tune compared to what you're used to, including all Razers. Some more recent notable wireless gaming headsets that sound great from an 'audiophile' standpoint are the Audeze Maxwells, Astro A50X, and Hyper X Cloud 3 S Wireless. Those come out of the box with a great tune, close to the Harman curve. You can also get a lot of other headsets to sound great with some EQ. Something like the Fractal Scape or Nova Elite sound great with a modest EQ. GadgetryTech on YT offers awesome 'audiophile' EQs for a lot of headsets. Also, if you are using a modern gaming headset, make sure you have any corny 'surround sound' or spatial type features turned off. Since you've been using the same set for 16 years, you also have to give some time to adjust to the sound of a new headset. Even something slightly different might sound a bit weird at first if you aren't that experienced with different audio products overall. Many people still totally write off any wireless 'gaming' headsets, and imo that perspective is outdated in 2025. You can get really awesome, low latency audio quality with wireless headsets these days. Yes, for absolute dollar spent, you can get the best 'value' by sticking with a wired setup, but if you value the convenience or features from a wireless setup, you *can* get a great sounding setup if you're willing to do some research and drop the coin.

If you can find them for a good price the audeze maxwell i would 100% recommend. Honestly ive used most of the high end gaming headsets and there sound and EQ just have so many issues. Ill also add the build quality tend to break or Fall apart in the same areas. But I'd probably go with arctis 7 line for consoles as the arctis nova pros just arent worth the price.

ooh! Missed that. I can't do without simultaneous bluetooth anymore. Boggles my mind that the Audeze Penrose had it and the Maxwell does not. I did like the Penrose, but quality of life features were so much better on the Nova Pro. Wish I could get all the quality of life things, better range, and the sound quality of the Audeze in one package...

I have pair of Foestex T60RP mostly for music, but they have great imaging for gaming as well IMO, but when I don't want to go wired, the Audeze Maxwell s are absolutely mindblowing for a wireless headset. Sound quality and imaging are amazing and I think they are comfortable as well.

Audeze Maxwell is a good all-in-one gaming headset. Otherwise you can get a good headphone then get a boom mic or an attachable mic for it, eg. Antlion modmic. Some good headphones are: Audio-technica ATH-R70x, HiFiman Sundara, HiFiman Ananda, Hifiman Edition XS

I went from gaming headset to a DT770 about 10 years ago, went through all sorts of different headphones, amp stacks and went down the rabbit hole for a bit. A couple years ago I sold my DT1770 and Schiit stack in favor of the Audeze Maxwell. great headset but it has some issues. Not at all as good as the hype wants you to believe.(Music is amazing, gaming is OK, Durability of those drivers is shit, software is even shittier) Started using that at work for music listening and calls instead and got a basic Steel Series Arctis Nova 7 at home. Also decent, especially for the price. Recently I got an audio interface to fuck around with my guitars and amp plugins. And I tried my old DT770s again through that. The sound is so much clearer so I'm back to using studio headphones again. Thinking I'm gonna get the DT700 and throw those old DT770's back into my drawer, always nice with a backup I guess.

Well, I've only played a few of the exact same games on both platforms, so a direct comparison is a bit difficult, but, if there was a difference, it was imperceptible or negligible. I had even paid for the Dolby Atmos before the Maxwell's, and I didn't really experience anything noteworthy then either. I suspect that much like PS5's Tempest Engine 3D audio, the efficacy is highly dependent on developer implementation or use.

There will be some varying suggestions based on exactly what is prioritized, but my vote will go to the Audeze Maxwell. I have a pair that gets used daily for listening to music or taking work calls as well as stints of gaming on the PS5 and they are superb at all 3. They come in right around $300.

Only good gaming headphones are the audeze Maxwell, those are audiophile headphones so they sound amazing with anything, games, music,, phone ect.

Eq and volume mix are just nice to have but the planar magnetic drivers straight from Audeze in there are so much better than the generic 40mm dynamic drivers on any Steelseries, that's just pure hardware and Steelseries sucks in that area which, IMO, is key in headphones don't you think ? But yes overall the build is poor quality but sound is good and mic is decent, Sony has chosen the right priorities, Steelseries is just about marketing and design with shitty products. For gaming, comfort and sound are what matters and Sony nailed it, it's not meant to last but don't sorry, Steelseries won't last either. If you want real sound and quality, only the audeze Maxwell is decent as a wireless headphones otherwise the beyerdynamic mmx300 bury all of them in the same price range no debate

Do not buy these. They're nothing but hiss and a terrible mic. I'll sell you mine for a hundred bucks obo. Easily the worst and one of the most expensive headsets I've ever bought for console gaming.

Nova pros are not loud enough. Go with the Audeze Maxwell, HD 6xx or IEMs like the EW300, Kiwi Ears Aether, or the Kiwi Ears Astral.

Listen to this OP. I have three pairs. Safe to say I'm a fan.

Agreed. Planar magnetic for the win so pulse elite for a cheap price or Maxwell ✌🏻

Audeze Maxwell I love mine

Can second this maxwells are great for all games and even music. Only thing is it can be heavier than other headphones

I have had many gaming headsets since Fallout 1 was on the shelf @ EB Games...lol...I got the Maxwells in October. I will never go back to 50mm drivers again. The surround the 90mm drivers give you is insane. I've been playing Star Citizen for 13 years and I'm hearing things I have never heard before and my last set was the SS Artic Nova Pros. The Audeze Maxwell are hands down the best I have ever heard.