Camilla
Wonderful headset and service, delivered to Norway without issue.
Comment from January 25, 2026 — Experience from December 01, 2025
Audeze Maxwell Xbox Wasabi
Specifications and features
Overview
The Maxwell Xbox Wasabi by Audeze is a limited edition of the renowned Maxwell wireless gaming headset, specifically designed for Xbox consoles. This exclusive version combines Audeze’s exceptional audio performance with a bold and colorful design, delivering gamers a unique auditory and visual experience.
A Striking Design to Stand Out
The Maxwell Xbox Wasabi stands out with its iridescent electroplated finish, shifting between vibrant green and gold. This fresh and original aesthetic brings a new flair to the gaming world while maintaining Audeze’s signature elegance. The earcup shells and headband feature this shimmering coating, creating a chameleon-like effect that is sure to turn heads.
This limited edition aligns with Microsoft’s “Shimmer” campaign, which offers Xbox accessories with unique and eye-catching designs. Following last year’s Ultraviolet edition, the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi reaffirms Audeze’s commitment to blending performance with style.
Cutting-Edge Audio Technology for Total Immersion
At the heart of the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi are Audeze’s renowned planar magnetic drivers, measuring 90mm in diameter. These high-precision speakers deliver exceptional sound quality, with powerful bass and remarkable clarity across the entire audio spectrum. Audeze’s patented technologies, such as Uniforce™ voice coils, Fluxor™ magnets, and Fazor™ waveguides, contribute to an immersive and detailed sound experience.
The headset supports high-resolution audio up to 24-bit/96 kHz, whether in wireless mode or via USB. This superior audio quality allows gamers to catch even the subtlest sound details, giving them a competitive edge in multiplayer games and full immersion in virtual worlds.
Advanced Wireless Connectivity for Freedom of Movement
The Maxwell Xbox Wasabi features ultra-low latency wireless technology, offering a range three times greater than traditional 2.4 GHz systems. This ensures gamers can move freely without worrying about losing connection or experiencing audio lag.
The headset also includes Bluetooth 5.3, compatible with advanced codecs such as LC3plus, LE Audio, and LDAC. This versatility allows the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi to be used with a wide range of devices beyond the Xbox console, ensuring high-quality sound in any situation.
Record-Breaking Battery Life for Marathon Gaming Sessions
One of the most impressive features of the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi is its exceptional battery life. With up to 80 hours of continuous use, this headset is built to keep up with even the most intense gaming sessions. The fast-charging function provides a full day of use with just 20 minutes of charging, ensuring the headset is almost always ready to go.
Optimal Comfort for Long Gaming Sessions
Audeze has paid special attention to the ergonomics of the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi to ensure optimal comfort, even during extended gaming sessions. The new chassis incorporates aluminum components and a spring steel headband, offering both lightweight construction and durability. Contoured ear cushions and a replaceable suspension strap ensure balanced weight distribution and excellent passive noise isolation.
The dual-chamber earcup design enhances acoustic isolation, allowing gamers to stay fully immersed in their gaming experience without being disturbed by external noise.
Clear Communication with FILTER™ Technology
To ensure crystal-clear communication during online matches, the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi incorporates Audeze’s FILTER™ noise reduction technology. Using a dedicated AI processor, this technology effectively eliminates background noise, ensuring the player’s voice is always clearly heard by teammates.
The headset features a detachable boom microphone and an integrated beamforming array, offering flexibility while maintaining optimal voice quality.
Advanced Audio Customization
The Maxwell Xbox Wasabi is compatible with the Audeze HQ app, allowing users to personalize their audio experience. The app offers a 10-band equalizer, gaming-specific sound modes, and voice chat settings. This flexibility enables gamers to tailor the sound to their preferences and the specific demands of each game.
Additionally, the headset includes a Dolby Atmos license for Xbox and PC, delivering immersive spatial audio for an even more realistic gaming experience.
What the press says
A gaming headset of all superlatives, the Audeze Maxwell significantly addresses the shortcomings of its predecessors. With a much more robust build, a top-of-the-line Bluetooth chip, versatility, excellent microphone quality, exceptional battery life, and above all, an extraordinary sound that has no equivalent in the gaming headset market.
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Casque gaming de tous les superlatifs, l'Audeze Maxwell corrige en grande partie les défauts de ses prédécesseurs. Construction bien plus sérieuse, puce Bluetooth très haut de gamme, polyvalence, qualité des microphones, autonomie exceptionnelle, mais surtout une sonorité hors du commun, qui n'a aucun équivalent sur le marché du casque de jeu.
Complete, robust, but above all equipped with exceptional sound quality for its price, the Audeze Maxwell is much more than one of the best gaming headsets on the market. While its size and weight are obvious drawbacks, especially for portability, its versatility is admirable. A great success driven by exceptional planar transducers, even if it isn't a perfect product.
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Complet, robuste, mais surtout doté d'une qualité sonore exceptionnelle au vu de son prix, l'Audeze Maxwell est bien plus que l'un des meilleurs casques de gaming du marché. Si ses dimensions et son poids restent des freins évidents, ne serait-ce qu'en matière de nomadisme, sa polyvalence est admirable. Une grande réussite portée par des transducteurs planaires d'exception, à défaut d'être un produit parfait.
Technical Specifications
General Configuration
- Type: Circumaural (over-ear), closed-back
- Weight: 490 g
Acoustic System
- Transducer: Planar magnetic
- Transducer diameter: 90 mm
- Magnetic structure: Fluxor magnet array
- Phase management: Fazor
- Magnet: N50 neodymium
- Diaphragm: Ultra-thin Uniforce
Audio Performance
- Maximum sound pressure level: > 120 dB
- Frequency response: 10 Hz - 50 kHz
- Total harmonic distortion: < 0.1% (at 1 kHz, 1 mW)
- Spatial audio: Dolby Atmos
Connectivity
- Wireless: Ultra-low latency
- Bluetooth 5.3 with multipoint compatibility, low-energy audio (LE Audio), LC3, LC3plus, LDAC, AAC, SBC codecs
- Wired connections:
- USB-C port with dual audio output and game/chat mixing
- Active 3.5 mm TRRS mini-jack
Microphone System
- Boom microphone: Detachable, hypercardioid directivity
- Array of 5 built-in microphones with beamforming
Battery and Power
- Type: Lithium-polymer, 1,800 mAh
- Battery life: Over 80 hours of wireless playback at 80 dBA
- Fast charging:
- USB-C, 5 V / 1.8 A max
- 25% in 20 min
- Full charge in 2 h
Package Contents
- Maxwell headphones
- Detachable hypercardioid microphone
- Wireless USB-C dongle
- USB-C to USB-C cable
- USB-C to USB-A adapter
- 3.5 mm TRRS mini-jack cable
- Quick start guide and warranty card
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi compatible with platforms other than Xbox?
While optimized for Xbox, the headset is compatible with many devices thanks to its Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity and USB port. It can be used with PCs, smartphones, and other Bluetooth-compatible devices.
What is the difference between the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi and the standard Maxwell?
The main difference lies in the unique design of the Wasabi Edition, featuring its green and gold electroplated finish. The technical specifications and performance are identical to the standard model.
Can the headset be used in wired mode?
Yes, the Maxwell Xbox Wasabi can be used in wired mode via the USB-C port or a 3.5mm mini-jack cable, offering flexibility and the ability to continue gaming even when the battery is depleted.
How does the microphone noise reduction work?
The FILTER™ technology uses artificial intelligence to analyze and filter ambient noise in real-time, allowing only the player’s voice to pass through. This ensures clear communication, even in noisy environments.
User reviews
Ferran
Excellent sound quality and overall performance
Comment from November 17, 2025 — Experience from November 06, 2025
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Excelente calidad de sonido y prestaciones en general
Ciaran
Sound quality is very good - loud and clear.
The "boom mike" is weak - I had a Steelseries Pro before and everyone on chat tells me I sounded better before.
And that mic was retractable and had a light that showed when muted - QoL features this top-tier headset should have, in my opinion.
Overall thought this is a good piece of kit, with exceptional battery life, it should be said.
Comment from August 04, 2025 — Experience from July 14, 2025
- Eco-contribution of €0.08 included in the sale price.
