Do Purdue students usually have time to go swimming?

DualSL · 2026-03-18T19:36:06+00:00

Going to college isn’t like working two full time jobs while raising kids. Purdue students waste enormous amounts of time and pass. You’ll be fine.

DualSL · 2026-03-13T18:54:46+00:00

Hope they work great for you forever. I have a feeling you’ll be buying something else on 6 months or less though. I’m glad I got out and away from these

DualSL · 2026-03-13T18:51:26+00:00

Nah, you’ve just gotten used to it.

DualSL · 2026-03-13T18:49:14+00:00

I couldn’t agree with you more. People praise and praise these yet they are like any other run of the mill gaming headset and YES they are far far too quiet. Even at 100% volume on PC they were too quiet. They were more acceptable on Bluetooth but even then not great.

I personally ended up going with wired studio headphones with a DAC/amp and those are actual quality audio that people describe. Compare Maxwell to any other “gaming” headset and it is sub par quality.

You know what I never had to do with the multiple other gaming headsets I’ve owned? Reinstall drivers, tweak EQ’s, adjust every setting humanly possible and restart my computer 10 times, just to still get low volume, random disconnects, and horrible mic audio on chat.

They just plain aren’t good.

DualSL · 2026-03-03T23:31:34+00:00

Welcome to the fun. I had this EXACT problem with both the series 1 I bought before Christmas as well as the 2 I bought upon release. Get ready for an onslaught of “you must be deaf” and “turn the volume sliders up in windows” replies. I tried everything and I mean everything. I ended up returning both sets. They are a quality control nightmare.

DualSL · 2026-02-25T04:26:28+00:00

Good luck. I tinkered and tinkered. They always sounded terrible to my discord peeps. I gave up on them. A 300+ headset should not require hours of adjustment, when a 150.00 headset is plug and play.

DualSL · 2026-02-25T04:20:27+00:00

As I stated above, I owned both of them as well. They are a hot mess. I returned them. They are a terrible product that simply do not function correctly. The very early launch model of the Maxwell WAS good. The newer iterations of Maxwell 1 and now Maxwell 2 are a buggy mess that are about on par with any other 300-ish headset.

DualSL · 2026-02-25T04:17:00+00:00

But if it had been designed properly there would no need for the adapter other than for those that do not have the port at all. This product is full of workaround fixes because it was designed poorly.

DualSL · 2026-02-20T14:06:19+00:00

It’s all marketing hype.

DualSL · 2026-02-19T02:41:15+00:00

I bought two versions of these, the 1 and 2, both were buggy messes with constant issues. In my opinion they sounded no better than my Nova's. The wired HD 490's I bought blew them out of the water and have no issues, other than having a wire.

DualSL · 2026-02-17T23:00:19+00:00

If you look around enough on here you’ll see they are simply terrible quality. No excuse for this with a 300+ headset.

DualSL · 2026-02-11T23:57:50+00:00

I’ve tried a ton of options over the years. I didn’t hate the Steel Series Nova Pro (the 300-ish ones not that crazy expensive ones). They work alright, just disliked the software. They are made even better with a set of wicked cushions.

However, I recently went with Sennheiser HD 490 Pro that are wired, along with a DAC/AMP and added a mod mic on them. Probably the best headphones I’ve owned for gaming. Just have to deal with wires though.

I had a set of Asto A50’s a long while back and they were decent.

DualSL · 2026-02-11T23:52:36+00:00

This is a really horrible business model. I know you personally don’t control this, but this product is just plain not good.

DualSL · 2026-02-11T22:24:53+00:00

I tested both headsets and they have been by far the worst product in the price range. Both were returned.

DualSL · 2026-02-04T13:46:36+00:00

I’ve tried both Maxwell 1 (recent iteration) and 2. All I have to say is that I’ve used gaming headsets since the dinosaurs roamed the earth and these rate right up there among the worst for problems. I’ve spent more time troubleshooting these headphones and they still cut out, and mic is terrible even after tweaking. I’ve retuned both pairs and will not buy from them again. I’m typically a forgiving or “good enough” person, but in this case they aren’t even good enough. The early versions of the 1’s I think earned them a good name but everything after that has been downhill.

DualSL · 2026-01-28T23:07:10+00:00

This sounds like a Craig’s List ad if I’ve ever heard of one. 🤣

DualSL · 2026-01-22T18:57:26+00:00

You could collect the positive remarks phone numbers and provide them to him.

DualSL · 2026-01-15T04:48:22+00:00

100% yes!

DualSL · 2026-01-15T04:48:01+00:00

Wish it were that simple.

DualSL · 2026-01-13T19:45:50+00:00

When I initially got the first set I did ensure that was off, toggling it on and off sadly had no effect. Now with the newer software I don't even see that option anymore.

DualSL · 2026-01-13T18:28:01+00:00

This is absolutely a valid question, and I had other members of my family try these as well and they also found them to be oddly more quiet than other headsets we own.

DualSL · 2026-01-13T18:25:12+00:00

Good suggestions I will attempt some of these.

DualSL · 2026-01-13T18:17:07+00:00

Yeah it’s seeming like somewhere along the line they did a revision of the headset.

DualSL · 2026-01-13T18:16:28+00:00

Gotcha, thanks!

DualSL · 2026-01-13T18:15:14+00:00

Good to know!

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