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  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Profile: Target Compliance
    5. Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance
    6. Treble Profile: Target Compliance
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation - Full Range
    2. Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios
    3. Noise Isolation - Voice Handling
    4. ANC Wind Handling
    5. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Wired Connection
    2. Bluetooth Connection
    3. Wireless Connection (Dongle)
    4. PC Compatibility
    5. PlayStation Compatibility
    6. Xbox Compatibility
    7. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Audeze Maxwell Wireless vs AKG K371

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Audeze Maxwell Wireless
AKG K371

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Audeze Maxwell Wireless Picture
AKG K371 Picture
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessYes
TransducerPlanar Magnetic
MicYes
TypeOver-ear
Noise CancellingNo
EnclosureClosed-Back
WirelessNo
TransducerDynamic
MicNo
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Variants

  • Maxwell for PlayStation (Dark Gray)
  • Maxwell for Xbox (Dark Gray)
  • K371

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Audeze Maxwell Wireless

AKG K371

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Main Differences for
Neutral Sound

Threshold 

0.10

Neutral Sound 

7.9
8.0

Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.5
7.7

Imaging 
 

5.7
8.4

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.6
9.3

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Design Picture 2
AKG K371 Design Picture 2

Type  

Over-ear
Over-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Yes
No

Transducer  

Planar Magnetic
Dynamic
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Comfort 
 

7.0
7.5

Comfort Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Comfort Picture
AKG K371 Comfort Picture

Weight  

1.07 lbs
0.57 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

1.1 lbs
1.2 lbs
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Controls 
 

7.6
0.0

Controls Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Controls Picture
AKG K371 Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
No Controls

Ease Of Use  

Good
No Controls

Feedback  

Good
No Controls

Call/Music Control  

Yes
No

Volume Control  

Yes
No

Microphone Control  

Mute/Unmute
No

Channel Mixing 
 

Yes
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

No
No

Additional Controls  

Bluetooth + Multi function
No
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Breathability 
 

6.3

Breathability After Picture  

AKG K371 Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

6.3 °C
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Portability 
 

5.3
5.7

Portability Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Portability Picture
AKG K371 Portability Picture

L  

10.2" (26.0 cm)
7.4" (18.8 cm)

W  

9.1" (23.0 cm)
6.6" (16.8 cm)

H  

2.4" (6.0 cm)
3.1" (7.9 cm)

Volume  

220.12 in³ (3,607.10 cm³)
150.70 in³ (2,469.52 cm³)

Transmitter Required  

No
No
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Case 
 

0.0
6.5

Case Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Case Picture
AKG K371 Case Picture

Type  

No case
Pouch

L  

N/A
N/A

W  

N/A
N/A

H  

N/A
N/A

Volume  

N/A
N/A
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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.0

Build Quality Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Build Quality Picture
AKG K371 Build Quality Picture
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Stability 
 

6.0
6.0

Stability Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Stability Picture
AKG K371 Stability Picture
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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Angled Picture
AKG K371 Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Side Picture
AKG K371 Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Front Picture
AKG K371 Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Rear Picture
AKG K371 Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Top Picture
AKG K371 Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless In The Box Picture
AKG K371 In The Box Picture
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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Sound Profile  

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Normalization Frequency 
 

400 Hz

Bass Amount 
 

1.7 dB
0.19 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-1.1 dB
-1.99 dB
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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

6.4
6.1

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.77 dB
0.9 dB
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.2
9.1

Bass Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

2.7 dB
1.15 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

20 Hz
10.91 Hz

Low Bass 
 

1.75 dB
0.51 dB

Mid Bass 
 

2.54 dB
-1 dB

High Bass 
 

0.69 dB
0.87 dB
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Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance 
 

8.6
9.3

Mid-Range Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.4 dB
0.96 dB

Low Mid 
 

-1.41 dB
0.77 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.68 dB
0.13 dB

High Mid 
 

0.44 dB
-0.83 dB
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Treble Profile: Target Compliance 
 

9.5
7.7

Treble Profile: Target Compliance  

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RMS Deviation From Target 
 

1.69 dB
3.41 dB

Low Treble 
 

-1.32 dB
-0.38 dB

Mid Treble 
 

-0.71 dB
-1.07 dB

High Treble 
 

-2.37 dB
-9.32 dB
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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.8
7.9

Peaks/Dips Graph 
 

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Peaks 
 

1.24 dB
1.4 dB

Dips 
 

1.42 dB
1.03 dB
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Imaging 
 

5.7
8.4

Group Delay  

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Phase Response Mismatch  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.29
0.2

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

75.26
4.26

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

1.4
1.13

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

2.09
1.84
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Passive Soundstage 
 

5.3
4.8

PRTF  

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PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

3.5 dB
3.2 dB

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

4.08 dB
4.06 dB

PRTF Distance 
 

11.08 dB
6.25 dB

Openness 
 

4.7
5.1

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

3.0
2.3
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Virtual Soundstage 
 

4.1
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Virtual Soundstage
AKG K371 Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

On/Off
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

Dolby Atmos
No App
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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.5
7.7

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.361
0.343

WHD @ 100 
 

0.142
0.112
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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

1.0.1.74
No Firmware

Power 
 

On
Passive

Connection 
 

Wireless (Proprietary)
Wired

Codec 
 

PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz
PCM, 24-bit, 48kHz

Test Instrument  

Audio Precision APx517B

EQ 
 

Audeze
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Default
Default

Microphone 
 

Boom
No Microphone
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Isolation

Noise Isolation - Full Range 
 

5.3
4.8

Noise Isolation - Full Range Graph  

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Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Overall Attenuation 
 

-12.98 dB
-14.15 dB

Isolation Audio 
 

Bass 
 

3.77 dB
0.95 dB

Mid 
 

-13.49 dB
-10.25 dB

Treble 
 

-32.74 dB
-34.06 dB
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Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios 
 

4.4

Noise Isolation - Common Scenarios Graph  

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Airplane Noise Attenuation 
 

-9.48 dB

Airplane Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Office Noise Attenuation 
 

-9.99 dB

Office Noise Isolation Audio 
 

Street Noise Attenuation 
 

-11.12 dB

Street Noise Isolation Audio 
 

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Noise Isolation - Voice Handling 
 

Female Voice 1 
 

Male Voice 1 
 

Female Voice 2 
 

Male Voice 2 
 

ANC Wind Handling 
 

ANC Wind Handling Graph  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless ANC Wind Handling Graph

ANC Wind Noise 
 

N/A

Leakage 
 

7.4
8.0

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

37.39 dB
33.85 dB
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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
No

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

Yes
No

Detachable Boom 
 

Yes
No

Mic  

Yes
No
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Recording Quality 
 

7.5
0.0

Microphone Frequency Response  

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AKG K371 Microphone Frequency Response

Recorded Speech 
 

N/A

LFE 
 

89.8 Hz
N/A

FR Std. Dev. 
 

3.84 dB
N/A

HFE 
 

6,088.74 Hz
N/A

Weighted THD 
 

0.307
N/A

Gain 
 

-6.85 dB
N/A
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Noise Handling 
 

9.0
0.0

SpNR  

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AKG K371 SpNR

SpNR 
 

42.68 dB
N/A

Noise Gate 
 

On/Off Toggle
No

Speech + Pink Noise Handling 
 

9.0
N/A

Speech + Pink Noise Audio Sample  

N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Handling 
 

9.0
N/A

Speech + Subway Noise Audio Sample  

N/A
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Active Features

Battery 
 

9.0
0.0

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
No Battery

Continuous Battery Life 
 

77.4 hrs
N/A

Additional Charges 
 

0.0
N/A

Total Battery Life 
 

77.4 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

3.2 hrs
N/A

Power-Saving Feature 
 

Auto-Off Timer
No

Audio While Charging 
 

Yes
No

Passive Playback 
 

No
Passive Headphone

Charging Port  

USB-C
None
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App Support 
 

7.0
0.0

App Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless App Picture
AKG K371 App Picture

App Name  

AudezeHQ
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

Yes
No

Windows  

Yes
No

Equalizer 
 

Presets
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

Adjustable Level
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired Connection 
 

8.4
9.5

Cable Picture  

Audeze Maxwell Wireless Cable Picture
AKG K371 Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

USB-C
No

Detachable 
 

Yes
Yes

Length 
 

4.07 ft (1.24 m)
4.00 ft (1.22 m)

Connector 
 

1/8" TRS
1/8" TRS

Latency - Analog 
 

9.1 ms

Latency - USB 
 

13.0 ms
0 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Connection  

Analog
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Bluetooth Connection 
 

8.9
0.0

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.3
No Bluetooth

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No

Quick Pair (Android) 
 

Yes

Quick Pair (iOS) 
 

No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

334.65 ft (102.00 m)
N/A

Latency - SBC 
 

186 ms
N/A

Latency - aptX 
 

N/A
N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (High Quality) 
 

N/A

Latency - aptX Adaptive (Low Latency) 
 

N/A

Latency - LDAC 
 

236 ms

Recorded Latency 
 

Recorded Latency Codec  

SBC

AAC Support 
 

Yes

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

N/A

iOS Latency 
 

N/A

Android Latency 
 

N/A
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Wireless Connection (Dongle) 
 

8.8
0.0

Line Of Sight Range 
 

173.88 ft (53.00 m)
N/A

Latency - Dongle 
 

23 ms
N/A

Recorded Latency 
 

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PC Compatibility 
 

Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No
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PlayStation Compatibility 
 

PS4 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS4 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

PS5 Wired USB 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

PS5 Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No
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Xbox Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No

Xbox Series X|S Analog 
 

Audio + Microphone
Audio Only

Xbox Series X|S Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox Series X|S Non-BT Wireless 
 

Audio + Microphone
No
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Base/Dock 
 

3.4
0.0

Type 
 

Wireless USB Dongle
No Base/Dock

USB Input 
 

Yes
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

No
No

Power Supply 
 

USB
No Base/Dock
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