Audeze Maxwell Wireless Gaming Headset for Xbox & Windows

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While there will be a downgrade in your platform “hoppability,” not everyone needs to bounce from PS5 to Switch to PC daily. Shut out the world around you with class-leading passive noise reduction from the reinforced dual-chamber earcups. When you open the box to the Audeze Maxwell, you’ll be greeted with a large amount of packing foam, documentation, a USB cable, a 3. Like those headsets, Maxwell utilizes an internal DSP and houses a balanced amplifier for each driver. Because the Maxwell has so many connection options, it’s unlikely you’ll be able to find a console or computer that it isn’t compatible with — but if you get a Playstation version, don’t expect all of the features to work on Xbox, and vice-versa.

The app has four customizable EQ presets that, once configured, save to the headset itself — so you’ll only have to do this once. Under the hood, the Audeze Maxwell has everything necessary to satisfy the pickiest person out there. I understand why metal grommets weren’t used, but there needs to be something to relieve the strain on the cut holes in the band — or at least make the adjustment nubs redundant with a system more like the one found on Audeze’s other headphones with suspended bands. The BlackShark V2 Pro is, however, a wireless gaming headset; the freedom of movement, and general quality of life, that affords trumps the sound for me in general use. Most of the buttons and wheels on this headset have multiple functions, which makes them a little confusing at first — but no more confusing than most multi-mode wireless gaming headsets these days.To use the headphones wirelessly, you'll need to set the USB dongle to 'PC mode' for mic and audio to work.

The disadvantage of this kind of sound is that it doesn’t satisfy every situational use — especially when you’re gaming instead of listening to music. com and PC Magazine are among the federally registered trademarks of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without explicit permission. Deep and soft ear pads mean that there will be few out there who will have issues with their outer ear getting compressed, and this makes your experience much more likely to be a good one, sound-wise. The headband's underside is thinly padded, but this section won’t directly touch your head thanks to the suspension underneath it.Dave has been gaming since the days of Zaxxon and Lady Bug on the Colecovision, and code books for the Commodore Vic 20 (Death Race 2000! This codec has high latency, so it isn't the best choice for streaming video; audio lag won't be noticeable if you're only listening to audio, though. While I loathe that this is so easy to do now, I respect the filthy things I could do mid-death match to people who thought they got the drop on me. The earcup's bottom edge has a mic noise suppression button, a connector for the detachable boom mic, a USB-C port for charging and using the headset in a wired fashion, a 3.