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- Audeze has announced ReSkin earcups, a suite of limited edition earcup designs for the Maxwell 2 headset
- The range launches with six designs, including a whole set from a Southern Californian artisan
- The earcups are available from Audeze for $39.99 or $59.99 and are compatible with both PlayStation and Xbox variants of the Maxwell 2
The Audeze Maxwell 2 is one of my absolute favorite gaming headsets of recent years. However, it is slightly guilty of a familiar sin shared by many more audiophile headsets in the market: its aesthetic is very plain.
That was, up until now, however. Audeze has announced a new set of replaceable earcups called the 'ReSkin' line, offering owners the opportunity to take advantage of the "Maxwell 2’s user-swappable magnetic earcup covers to give owners the chance to bring flair and personality to their headsets" — and the first images the brand has released look seriously cool.
This is awesome news on a couple of fronts. First and foremost, while the Maxwell 2 is truly excellent as a gaming headset, it's design is essentially a symphony of black or very dark materials, so ReSkin earcups could be a perfect way to break that up and make the headset much more unique and original.
Secondly, Audeze's CEO, Sankar Thiagasamudram, has already stated that the brand “will be regularly launching new designs and collaborations" so we know that, on top of these six initial designs, more are on the way, so the options are going to be numerous and expansive — hopefully.
In these initial six designs, there's an X-ray style that 'shows' the massive planar magnetic drivers within the Maxwell 2, a slightly creepy but excellent-looking eye design, and, most importantly, a cat-based design too.
Here's what Audeze has revealed so far:
- Panopticon All-Seeing Eye
- Flux Warning Futuristic Biohazard Sign
- Kankan Koneko Angry Cat
- Planar Scan Audeze Driver Design
- White Audeze Deco Cup Contemporary Style
- Dia De Los Muertos No.001 - No.006 (Prestige Edition) — a set of six designs
And here are how some of those designs look on the Audeze Maxwell 2. Some of them are absolute beauties.
It's a similar system to that found on SteelSeries headsets, which allow users to swap out earcup plates and headbands for colors of their choice, and is a very welcome addition.
Audeze says that these will be simple to use, and "can be easily removed with a simple motion thanks to their lightweight magnetic design, making it simple for customers to swap between their favorite designs at any time."
Coming in at $39.99 or $59.99, the ReSkin earcups will be compatible with both PlayStation and Xbox variants of the headset, and are available from the brand now.
➡️ Read our opinion on the best audiophile gaming headsets going
1. Best overall:
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Elite
2. Best wired headphones:
Sennheiser HD 550
3. Best value:
Drop + Epos PC38X
4. Best wired headset:
SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro
5. Big, beautiful drivers
Audeze Maxwell 2
6. A great open-backed option:
Beyerdynamic MMX 300 Pro
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