Sorry for the delayed reply. I’m open to buying a separate mic if there is a much better headset option without one, although integrated mic is handy.

I've been out of the Audeze discussion for quite some time. Im still rocking my Penrose on my PS5, but I am looking at building a PC for gaming soon. What is everyone's recommendation for PC, even if using a wired connection were an option? Still the Maxwell? Any news about an update to the...

Why? Would could possibly go wrong? haha

Didn't they say back with Penrose that it either had to be a MFI chip or BLE chip, which Penrose didn't have either? The Maxwell has the BLE chip, which would then mean that the iOS app is possible. I could be wrong though. But it certainly sounded ridiculous that they might not have learnt from...

The big issue is that Audeze announced the product too early, and when they did, they shouldn't have given an estimation of January. That is why this is all happening and people are upset or cancelling pre-orders, and this is understandable. Heck, they could have even announced it and said...

Addicted to Audio (the Australian distributor and retailer) is now saying "ETA currently early March 2023" on their website for both the Xbox and Playstation versions. I did have a pre-order in with them but cancelled it a little while ago due to the ETA later than Audeze had originally stated...

Now I am completely aware that the Maxwell is unable to do simultaneous Wireless and Bluetooth audio. I have a PS5 and have recently started using Discord from my phone for game chat with my Penrose. What are my options when it comes to Maxwell? Do I have any options? Now Playstation is meant...

I pre-ordered the PS one through Addicted to Audio in Australia, and they have advised me that the ETA is 15th of February. Either they are giving that date to be super safe, or there is some kind of delay for Australia. Kinda weird.

Yes I think it was answered, and take away was that iOS support is the same as Penrose was - so pretty crap. It supports Maxwell as an audio device, but cannot do firmware updates or EQ changes from iOS. They decided again not to include the appropriate chip for that to be a possibility (if I...

But it implies that the firmware isn't good enough for a reliable review. It the firmware was in good enough state then it should be fine for reviews. At only possibly a couple of weeks out from release, you would expect the firmware to be good enough for a review.

Yeah I am concerned about the firmware issue too. I haven't preordered because I am waiting to hear reviews. If the reviews were to come back and say it was a decent noticeable improvement over the Penrose then I would jump on and pre-order it, but the fact that they aren't allowing reviews yet...

Yep I thought the same when I read it haha

Hopefully they have added the correct chip to control and firmware update from iOS, as well as a better dongle chip to give better range.

Wow. This is good news indeed. Hopefully true and is a good improvement.

That was the same place mine broke. Hopefully they sort you out with a replacement. In Australia we are pretty protected regarding warranty (even if they say 1 year, we can generally push for 2+ years if it is a quality product).

I think I've come to the conclusion that I really just want them to release a new version that has improvements and better build quality. I would even be happy to pay a bit more of the upgrades were worthy. Whilst they appear to have been good with replacements etc, there are still weaknesses...

Big thanks to @Audeze and their Australian distributor for sorting me out with a replacement headset (had to send my broken one back to Australian Distributor). It arrived today (was listed as B-Stock, but can't tell why it would be B-stock). One thing I am noticing though is some pops and...

Hey, Ah I hadn't noticed the crack location was different. Still crazy that it is all plastic there for the level of headset it is. I don't know how long it has been happening for. I only just noticed it yesterday, but it must be recent as I can see small cracks in the same location in the...

An update. After Audeze told me to contact the Australian disributor, the Australian distributor has now told me that since these are more than a year old (and they only have a 1 year warranty), there is nothing they can do about it. They said they can't even organise a repair if I were to pay...

Well I have now joined the club with my headphones cracking. This is really disappointing with headphones at this price point. I have already been in contact with Audeze (who have been replying within a few minutes), but since I am in Australia I have to contact the Australian Dealer. Hopefully...

I have a PS5, and I have noticed that if the mic volume is too high on the Penrose, then it will start to bring in static. So what I do is set my mic volume on the Penrose as 2 clicks up from off (I think that makes it around 17% volume or something like that), and then I go into the PS5 Mic...

Yep I agree it is super hard to hear which direction things are coming from. Half the time I am saying, "There are people above us..., or maybe they are below...".

YES! Bluetooth pairing is a pain on the Penrose. The instructions I first read were telling me to press the wrong button. Then when I figured out which button to press, the button presses had to be quite slow as otherwise it didn't work. The process is a big pain. The worst experience with...

Yep - these connection issues shouldn't happen when much cheaper headphones have much longer range. In the end, they chose to go with a terrible wireless chipset. They also made a decision not to include a chip to allow full connectivity on iOS, which is another very unacceptable thing they...

But you can change the software so that it is remember on the one device. Doesn't need to synchronise across all devices. If someone then wants to update the preset names on both PC and Android app, for example, then they could choose to do that. At least in the software it will remember it. So...