As I've been on the headphone journey for many years at this point, I've started to prioritize comfort more and more. I just can't enjoy a headphone, no matter how amazing it may sound, if it isn't comfortable and able to be worn for long periods of time (e.g. hifiman anything). In fact, I will gladly sacrifice some amount of sound quality for comfort.
For gaming in particular, something lightweight that "disappears" on the head is what I'd prefer. So my main hesitation with the Maxwell is comfort. 500+ g is just a lot of weight for a headphone.
Is anyone else able to make some comments on comfort?
I have no issues with comfort. I think the headband does a great job of distributing the weight, and the pads are comfortable. Nothing slides around and there's just enough clamp force for me. No, it is not going to be SHP9500 or HD660S weightless type of comfort, but it's still very comfortable and the weight hasn't bothered me.
My headband is on the middle setting.