I bought the Pulse Elite for my PS5 in late may. I'm not an audiophile, but I appreciate some good sound. Those planar drivers really brought something new to my gaming experience. Only thing I was missing after a couple of weeks was just a little bit more emphasis on the deeper frequencies. Apparently the Audeze Maxwell delivers in that category. I'll know more on thursday, when they arrive. Looking forward.

Great review, I have many headphones. I picked up some Sony H7 as they were on a massive discount. I wasn't expecting much as I haven't heard a decent gaming headset but damn....these Sony's are still on my desk! The imaging is actually really good, I mainly play Apex Legends and this headset in 7.1 actually enhanced the god-awful sound I was receiving. Even my other "audiophile" headphones couldn't do what the H7 was doing in this game. It was even better in CS2 where the audio is so much better than Apex. For a cheap headset I'm keeping and using the H7's for sure.

Haha, I swapped out to the Brainwavs xl pads too. The wicked cushion gel pads are also pretty dope, especially if you want some extra clamp force

Thanks bro

Can you clarify the setup you were using for evaluation? I’ve found that running these off Bluetooth vs. the provided dongle limited these. I’ve consistently felt like over Bluetooth, these do sound kind of congested, but open up not over Bluetooth.

I researched for over 2 months for the BEST high end gaming headset. I was looking for the best on PS5 and for my brother who plays on Xbox Series X. Everything pointed to the Maxwell as the best for both brands. I was very lucky to find PS version for myself and the Xbox version for my brother. The only difference is the PS version utilizes Sony's Tempest 3D and the Microsoft has a deal with Dolby for Dolby Atmos support. If these headsets cost $500 each I still would feel I've received incredible value. Maxwell is incredible. The hard part is trying to grab one from their selected authorized dealer. Sony is leaving Audeze independent in which this is great for both PS and Xbox gamers. The new Pulse Elite coming out is a stripped down version of the PS Maxwell. This is a must buy

MrAyrit Thanks Much !.......

Great review finally some one say true about this headphones.Every other KZfaqrs prise them,but I have dt700 and Dt 900 pro x and when I listen to music or game they just sound way better.Yes bass is good but still like dt900 more.I really want to keep Maxwell cuz I like design but bayerdynamic are just better overall.Yes they wired but again Maxwell being portable is not really true,clamp force is low what is good but they will fall from your head if you try make some fast move or run Dow by stairs 😂

The mic sounds worse here than many other reviews I've seen, so it's probably something on your end.

Do you use Dolby atmos for headphones on Xbox? Or just straight stereo uncompressed?

here in AUS the maxwell and the nova pro wireless are the same price, which would you pick up if you are trying to get the best headphones for FPS shooters and footsteps? I play on PC and dont plan to use for anything else

The maxwells have alot of features. Learn how to eq and get different presets for different games and they will blow you away.

How are they compared to JM Audio XTC?

I have a Cloud Orbit S and a Maxwell, the latter is not better in sound, and more comfortable with the embouchure, but it is much heavier, which reduces comfort, and can get tiring after hours. It has better metal hinges, which was a common problem with hinge breakage in previous models. And much more functionality, such as connecting two devices at the same time. I listen to music on my PC with the usb dongle and then watch KZfaq videos on my laptop, it switches the source.

He said if you want a gaming headset that sounds pretty good lol bro these are some of the best sounding headphones that you can buy, probably the best wireless close, the back headset that you can buy, you obviously know nothing about detail and clarity and imaging