Audeze Maxwell for PlayStation

Le Audeze Maxwell for PlayStation offrono una qualità audio straordinaria, con suoni chiari e ben bilanciati, perfetti per il gaming e l'ascolto di musica. Purtroppo, nel mio caso, il microfono è risultato difettoso, non permettendo una comunicazione chiara durante le sessioni multiplayer. Sospetto che si tratti di un problema isolato, poiché la qualità costruttiva generale delle cuffie è eccellente.

Consiglio queste cuffie a chi cerca prestazioni audio di alto livello, ma assicuratevi che il microfono funzioni correttamente al momento dell'acquisto.

Sto provando le Audeze Maxwell la versione PlayStation ormai da una settimana, una settimana di utilizzo intenso. Posso confermare che Audeze con questo headset ha fatto centro, la qualità del suono è eccelente con bassi potenti e alti-medi ben definiti. C'è da ricordare il fatto che la versione PlayStation manca della licenza Dolby Access, presente nella versione Xbox; non è un problema in quanto si può acquistare facilmente la licensa dal Microsoft Store. Detto ciò potrei continuare a lungo a parlar bene di queste cuffie ma non voglio dilugarmi troppo. Consigliatissime! E che dire del servizio offerto da Thomann, eccellente!

Upgrading from Penrose to Maxwell, this headset truly impressed me.

1. They have an everlasting battery life.
2. Sound quality is truly amazing!! It is a complete improvement from penrose with a well rounded sound, clear and balanced. You maybe will have less fun than penrose, but surely sound here is more mature and precise. They sound amazing also connecting to my S24 Ultra to listen to music.
3. Mic quality is not top notch, but maybe better than penrose. Nothing impressive anyway.
4. They are sturdy and heavy, yet very comfortable.

You won't regret

I tried really hard to like this headset from Audeze. The build quality feels solid, which is also backed up by the half kilo of material you strap onto your head.

The headband. The leather strap comes with 3 sets of holes on each side, so unless your head is perfectly fitted (out of the 3 options they give you) you will have to deal with an asymmetrical setup. To change the position you will have to pull the strap out from the pegs on the side of the headset and plop it back in again, which you cannot do without mildly harming the leather strap.

Once I found a setting I could live with, I put it on, and I noticed two things. The sound is amazing, and wow is this thing heavy.

It didn't occur to me at first, but I was moving around the headset on top of my head to find spots that weren't sore after wearing the headset. The leather strap is very hard, and it's carrying a lot of weight, which lead to a lot of fatigue from wearing it, rather quickly.

There are many discussions on reddit where people have found various kinds of padding that they have applied to the strap to get more comfortable. I felt like I didn't want to spend more money on a headset that already cost €350.

Lastly the microphone. It seems to be a lottery, some people have no issue with the microphone, others have nothing but issues. Some say it's only for discord, others say it all around. My friends told me that it "sounds like i am talking through a pillow". I guess I was just unlucky with the microphone? Audeze has a guide on how you can change some settings, but since I have multiple headsets, I didn't want to make significant changes to discord because of one headset.

The sound is nothing but amazing, and it's the reason I kept trying to find ways to make the headset work even though my head was hurting from wearing it.

Keep it mind, I was wearing it for 4-8 hours a day. If you are only going to wear it for 2-3 hours sessions every now and again, the fatigue might be less significant.

Seriously, but at your own risk. There are a lot of people out there praising it as the best wireless headset around, I would've wished to be one of those people.