Audeze has updated one of the best gaming headsets we've tested — the Audeze Maxwell 2 sounds better for both gaming and music, has better noise-canceling tech in its mic, and is (hopefully) more comfortable and versatile, design-wise.
The big update in the Maxwell 2 is the inclusion of Audeze's SLAM technology, which, according to the company, "produces heightened spatial immersion and precision along with punchier bass response." This tech first debuted in the brand's flagship CRBN2 electrostatic headphones in 2024, and is now part of the Maxwell lineup. It seems to have the same excellent 90mm planar magnetic drivers as the original Maxwell — which offer an impressive frequency response range of 10 - 50,000 Hz (much wider than the typical gaming headset frequency response range of 20 - 20,000 Hz).
