Combover Grover
100+ Head-Fier
For the most part like the Maxwell, but every time I come back to them it drives me crazy how the volume control isn’t granular enough. Especially at the top end. It’s either a hair to quite or a bit too loud.
PC, iOS, or Android? If Android you can make absolute volume is disabled and then have adjustments in both source and headphones. Should give more granularity (though always best to maximize the source volume if possible).For the most part like the Maxwell, but every time I come back to them it drives me crazy how the volume control isn’t granular enough. Especially at the top end. It’s either a hair to quite or a bit too loud.
xbox, mac, and ios. yeah on Mac it’s not too much of a pain to manually adjust apple music, but just in general i think the volume has the biggest steps of any headphones / earbuds I’ve ever used.PC, iOS, or Android? If Android you can make absolute volume is disabled and then have adjustments in both source and headphones. Should give more granularity (though always best to maximize the source volume if possible).
The aux input is more of a last resort if you do not have access to the other connections. For example, plugging your PS version on your Xbox controller or Switch.Just received my Maxwells today. I have a Schiit Hel2 - any reason to plug them in via aux over using the dongle for wireless?
Yep, same issue here. The 2024 model is noticeably more sibilant than the previous model. At this point I might just give up on this headset and just go with the LCD-2 closed…OK well it arrived - SIBILANCE. Anyone know what I mean?
Most concerning being that brighter sounding music seems to trigger distorted sibilance and ringy-ness. Having a mellower EQ helps a bit, but it does just seem like certain frequencies at a certain level don't sound very good at all, like - outside of what I'd expect from an Audeze driver. And it's an uglier sibilance than what I have experienced with some cheaper headphones like the DT990pro or the HD-25.
I've already contacted support so this is an appeal to 'the community' of Maxwell users, just wondering if anyone else has found these distort in the highs, because I'm not seeing those sort of comments out there, and a lot of very positive feedback from the reviewersphere about the tuning and it being a very capable driver.
Wondering if I'm alone, not sure if these need a repair.
Sorry to hear you are also having issues. I'll note that the wired USB connection does sound the best in the high end, but it would seem to be an issue no matter which connection method.Yep, same issue here. The 2024 model is noticeably more sibilant than the previous model. At this point I might just give up on this headset and just go with the LCD-2 closed…
2024
Hmm, you might actually want to get that checked then. I had a pre 2023 model before that (naturally) broke now, and I didn’t have any treble issues there.Might also be worth pointing out that I have an ultraviolet maxwell B-stock from the recent sale. So maybe it's not the newest model. Has an R prefix to the serial.
I've just picked up another set of Maxwell's (Argos had them for £100 off for BF) and do not experience this at all (I've tested a few tracks from the TinTN album too. Not sure how I identify the model year of my Maxwell's but perhaps I have an older manufactured one?OK, so this is the EQ I've settled on for 'bright' tracks this evening. Which I think one would struggle to say is not pretty conservative in the top end.
Somehow Fleetwood Mac's 'Tango in the Night' album (2017 remaster) still manage to trigger some real ugliness in the top end on snares, cymbals and esses, and Chappell Roan's album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwestern Princess' on some tracks.
This does not seem right, and while I do recognise both recordings to be considerably brighter than my taste by a fair margin, and that recently I've become quite accustomed to the highly smooth '4z' sound in the last few months, I can't help but feel there's a problem rather than that's just the design of these headphones / dsp / whatever it is.
I can find barely any mention of anything like my experience anywhere where I think it might come up.
I'm really hoping this is some fixable issue - like a faulty firmware or something, because as a closed back wireless they show a lot of promise for SQ otherwise. Everything 2k downwards is great really once that sub is controlled. 4-6k can get a bit glary / ringy. And higher than that seems like a crapshoot and very dependent on how bright or dark the mix/master is.
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Has anyone compared our device to the Fokus Appolo? There are many comparisons with Focal Bathys, but honestly I didn't like Bathys a lot and think Maxwell sound better. But what is really interesting is a comparison with Appolo since they both have a planar driver.