Last year, Audeze introduced their first electrostatic headphone, CRBN, which, as mentioned above, they made by embedding carbon nanotubes in their own film. Audeze has also developed an A.I, powered hardware Noise Filter which removes unwanted noise from the microphone.Īudeze, as a technology-driven company, is always looking for new uses to push their technology further. Even more incredible was what I didn’t hear – any outside noise which was blocked by dual-chamber earcups. I watched an immersive program in their game room and the sound was all enveloping – truly remarkable. The one downside is that in developing products for specific consoles Audeze is limited in which 3D algorithms they can use and so, alas, the PC version can no longer support head tracking. Now, on the main event: The Maxwell stands out for several reasons: it has a reported 80+ hours of battery life, and the PC version has a Dolby Atmos license, while the Playstation and PC version supports Tempest 3D Audio. The Maxwell for Xbox Photo Courtesy of Audeze There are workstations where the products are assembled, checked, and shipped. Audeze controls as much of the manufacturing process as they can such as forging their own magnets, as well their proprietary film for planar headphones which is printed in sheets and cut there, as well as film that is embedded with carbon nodes for electrostatic headphones. Thiagasamudram and Peter James, Audeze’s director of marketing, walked me around their offices which although in many ways high tech (there is a “clean room” and they do laser etching of the thin film they produce), felt very homey and the products hand-made. To test the Maxwell, I drove down to Audeze’s offices housed in a non-descript office park in Santa Ana, California, to try out the headphones in their gaming room and get a tour of the manufacturing facility. They have made versions that are specifically for Xbox and for Playstation. The Maxwell is a wireless headset with a detachable Shure microphone where they have been able to minimize the lag other wireless headsets experienced. Recently, Audeze released the Maxwell, a new gaming headphone to update and replace the Penrose (the Mobius will most likely be updated soon). The Maxwell headset Photo courtesy of Audeze
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