WEBVTT 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:07.680 it's here the headset you guys have been asking us to cover for months at this 00:00:04.279 --> 00:00:09.800 point the Odyssey Maxwells and we got 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:12.840 them in the ultraviolet variant if you've been looking for a gaming headset 00:00:11.120 --> 00:00:17.039 you've probably heard a lot of hype about these These are kind of supposed 00:00:14.920 --> 00:00:20.680 to be the best of the best in terms of gaming headsets right now which is why 00:00:18.720 --> 00:00:24.039 I'm so very excited to look at them for those of you who aren't familiar with 00:00:22.039 --> 00:00:28.560 the company Odyssey they're a high-end headphone manufacturer who focuses on 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:31.199 planer magnetic headphones typically headphones are Dynamic d driver 00:00:30.240 --> 00:00:36.399 headphones which means they have a speaker and a coil and they look kind of like a tiny version of the speakers 00:00:34.719 --> 00:00:40.480 you'd see on say your desk or something a planer magnetic headphone however has 00:00:38.239 --> 00:00:44.200 a thin membrane with a wire embedded into it that's suspended between two 00:00:42.320 --> 00:00:48.199 magnets to vibrate back and forth to create the sound Odyssey has a high-end 00:00:46.680 --> 00:00:54.199 history but they're making quite a mainstream product as we've heard it's 00:00:49.960 --> 00:00:56.239 made a splash and wow these are loud I 00:00:54.199 --> 00:00:59.440 can talk to the top camera now you know I kind of like the colorway I don't know 00:00:57.800 --> 00:01:04.479 if I would wear it out of the house oh and the head band is this really cool 00:01:01.640 --> 00:01:09.280 electroplated metal that allows for this purple and green kind of gradient that 00:01:07.080 --> 00:01:13.400 looks significantly nicer than the kind of cheap plastic color on these sides of 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:16.600 here we're specifically looking at the Xbox versions of these today which is 00:01:14.880 --> 00:01:20.119 why we have a little USB dongle that can switch between Xbox and PC and I don't 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:24.400 think there's any difference between this or the PlayStation 5 model other 00:01:21.960 --> 00:01:33.960 than support for Sony's Tempest audio versus support for a Dolby Atmos 00:01:27.880 --> 00:01:35.880 license ooh a sticker we have a USBC 00:01:33.960 --> 00:01:41.200 cable of a length that I will not guess at we also have a USB a USBC adapter 00:01:39.320 --> 00:01:46.680 which is great because the dongle USBC and a shorter 3.5 mm TRS connector which 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:54.040 is awesome that means you can connect via 2.4 GHz Bluetooth 32 mm Jack or USBC 00:01:52.399 --> 00:01:57.680 funny enough if you are a PlayStation user you can actually still use these 00:01:55.560 --> 00:02:02.560 with your PlayStation 4 or 5 using the 3.5 mm Jack on your controller but 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:06.119 apparently some functionality might not work and odyssey doesn't recommend it 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:12.680 let's make our way around the headphones shall we on the right side we have a hole presumably for a microphone and on 00:02:09.840 --> 00:02:20.560 the left hand side we have all of our controls we got a chat mute switch a 00:02:16.480 --> 00:02:22.400 power button we have a indicator led a 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:25.400 noise suppression low a noise suppression button not to be confused 00:02:24.080 --> 00:02:30.920 with active noise cancellation these don't have any of that this is noise suppression for your microphone an input 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:35.800 for the boom mic which is sufficiently bendy and a hyper cardioid microphone oh 00:02:34.360 --> 00:02:43.800 cool and they have this odsy styling that matches some of their higher-end headphones uh we have a USB type-c our 00:02:39.760 --> 00:02:46.920 3.5 mm adapter we have two knobs one for 00:02:43.800 --> 00:02:48.400 game and chat audio so probably the 00:02:46.920 --> 00:02:53.080 adjusting how much audio is your game and how much is the side tone and then a 00:02:50.040 --> 00:02:55.200 volume rocker these are also buttons 00:02:53.080 --> 00:03:00.280 sideone double press for side tone on and off sideone on EQ oh you can adjust 00:02:59.159 --> 00:03:04.599 the EQ the power button also functions as a multi-use button so you can like play 00:03:03.200 --> 00:03:09.239 pause with single press you can start pairing with two presses if it's not paired to anything else now I did see 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:12.720 that there was a microphone on this side but there's a boom mic so what's the 00:03:10.760 --> 00:03:16.080 deal well inside the headphones themselves we also have four beam 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:18.959 forming microphones on top of having a boom microphone so if you want to take 00:03:17.400 --> 00:03:23.360 these on the bus use them as just a normal Wireless pair of headphones you don't want this boom in Your Vision or 00:03:21.799 --> 00:03:27.680 something like that you don't even need it uh you can just use the headphones 00:03:25.640 --> 00:03:29.959 themselves I love this I love this so much cuz that just makes these so 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:36.920 versatile this could be like the the only pair of headphones you really really need especially considering that 00:03:33.040 --> 00:03:39.760 these have 80 hours of battery life 00:03:36.920 --> 00:03:44.319 which is crazy two full work weeks of listening that's tons the ear cups are 00:03:42.360 --> 00:03:47.080 nicely labeled with left and right I thought these were stickers but they're 00:03:45.439 --> 00:03:51.560 actually just printed on really nicely the ear cups are 00:03:49.760 --> 00:03:54.439 removable and we can kind of get a peek at how the drivers look that's kind of 00:03:53.000 --> 00:04:00.480 neat the ear cups themselves are made of a plastic leather and are filled with a very plush and soft kind of memory foam 00:03:58.159 --> 00:04:04.599 material I found them to be rather comfortable but maybe a little bit 00:04:02.920 --> 00:04:08.280 shallow for some people if you have ears that stick out a little bit more and one 00:04:06.319 --> 00:04:12.560 thing to not is that I don't know what it is about certain types of plastic 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:17.400 leather but I got like irritation on my ears like I have like a rash on my ears 00:04:14.519 --> 00:04:20.359 now from this it's not unique to these headphones I've had this before with 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:24.160 other ones but maybe if you have sensitive skin it's something to note 00:04:22.360 --> 00:04:28.000 luckily they're easy to replace assuming you go to a third party because Odyssey 00:04:26.000 --> 00:04:32.160 doesn't sell replacement pads for the Maxwell yet but you can get replacement 00:04:30.039 --> 00:04:35.520 ear cushions from Wicked cushions who's the sponsor of today's video thanks to 00:04:34.120 --> 00:04:39.039 Wicked cushions for sponsoring today's video 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plastic is a little bit 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:16.479 plasticky and as we can see just from the little bit of use we've had there's 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:19.120 already kind of scratches on these which is a bit of a bummer that's kind of just 00:05:18.080 --> 00:05:23.680 the downside of choosing such a reflective and shiny plastic I still feel like these are going to last quite 00:05:22.039 --> 00:05:26.800 a long time and they feel pretty stable on the head I find that they don't clamp 00:05:25.039 --> 00:05:29.919 too tight I don't find that a heavy headphone really bothers me with 00:05:28.560 --> 00:05:36.840 simultaneous audio you can listen to something through Bluetooth and through your 3.5 mm Jack or your USB at the same 00:05:35.039 --> 00:05:41.360 time which is kind of weird I don't know of many headphones that can do that so 00:05:39.440 --> 00:05:45.600 that's kind of a neat little trick also these support Bluetooth 5.3 which is 00:05:42.880 --> 00:05:48.880 awesome for a few reasons one because in the future more devices will support it 00:05:47.560 --> 00:05:53.600 but two it's going to support the new Bluetooth audio codec lc3 plus which 00:05:51.479 --> 00:05:57.759 will bring higher quality audio to your headphones and from your headphones to 00:05:55.160 --> 00:06:01.440 your device you also get really strong multi-point connection so you can do 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:04.600 really easy handoffs between devices which is great because the more options 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:07.639 the more better you don't need to have a device that supports Sony's ldac you can 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:13.280 use something that's going to be supported by any Bluetooth 5.3 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:17.639 device this is like something that I feel like I bring up in every video 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:21.800 where I go it sucks that this headphone can't connect this way and odsy was just 00:06:20.280 --> 00:06:27.919 like yeah that does suck so we're going to make it so that you can connect in every way possible every codec every 00:06:25.280 --> 00:06:31.560 input it's just going to work and I love that we're going to use their wireless 00:06:29.880 --> 00:06:35.560 dongle which actually is able to provide the same level of audio quality as the 00:06:33.479 --> 00:06:40.960 actual USB connection I like that it calls out very clearly what's happening 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:44.319 it just goes it just says USB dongle I like that one thing to note is that 00:06:42.800 --> 00:06:47.840 these kind of launched in a bit of a buggy state but odsy been doing a pretty 00:06:46.080 --> 00:06:51.240 good job so far of addressing those issues and sending out lots of firmware 00:06:49.479 --> 00:06:54.639 updates and patches for these headphones before we get listening to stuff I also want to talk about the app real quick 00:06:53.440 --> 00:07:03.160 there's an app for your phone and for the desktop the app looks so cheesy 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:07.759 but it's a really really good app it comes with six different pre-made eqs 00:07:05.280 --> 00:07:13.240 for Odyssey treble boost Bas boost immersive competition footsteps and then 00:07:10.360 --> 00:07:18.000 also you can make presets with a 10 band graphic EQ other than that the app is 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:21.360 useful for updating the firmware changing settings like your auto 00:07:19.199 --> 00:07:24.080 shutdown timer the loudness of voice prompts you can set a volume limiter 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:27.800 it's got everything you need and nothing you don't it seems like the dongle and 00:07:26.160 --> 00:07:33.840 the Bluetooth don't really mesh very well so if you want to do a lot of device switching maybe stick to using a 00:07:30.840 --> 00:07:35.479 wire or to adjust Bluetooth alone audio 00:07:33.840 --> 00:07:39.319 Impressions wise this thing is pretty neutral uh which is great it feels like 00:07:37.919 --> 00:07:43.360 something that almost everybody's going to enjoy it's not super super sparkly or 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:48.360 really bright or shrill but it still maintains detail and in the base region 00:07:46.240 --> 00:07:51.840 it's still Punchy it's still fun but it's not overwhelming or bloating or 00:07:50.159 --> 00:07:56.240 ruining the mids if anything I'd call these like maybe a little mid treble forward which gives them like a lot of 00:07:54.919 --> 00:07:59.919 energy but it might be a little overbearing for some people but like 00:07:58.520 --> 00:08:05.520 it's just this is this has got to be a people pleaser these are just going to sound good to most people and that's 00:08:03.400 --> 00:08:08.800 awesome if these didn't have all of the gaming features and were just a wired 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:12.159 pair of headphones with this audio quality the price wouldn't be crazy but 00:08:11.080 --> 00:08:17.960 that's just what I think let's talk about some measurements looking at our frequency response curve compared to our 00:08:15.919 --> 00:08:22.199 Target that's the dotted white line the green line which is the Odyssey 00:08:19.440 --> 00:08:26.400 Maxwell's they line up almost exactly our Target is supposed to represent what 00:08:24.159 --> 00:08:30.000 about 65% of people in the world will find to be neutral and enjoyable Sam in 00:08:28.960 --> 00:08:33.360 the lab actually went through and measured all of the different preset eqs 00:08:32.279 --> 00:08:39.399 he was the one who really pointed out to me how tasteful they were so like the treble boost just see like a 3 to 5 DB 00:08:37.279 --> 00:08:42.560 increase only in the treble region like right up here with the presence and the 00:08:40.880 --> 00:08:46.279 lower end of the Brilliance section it's great it's subtle it's noticeable but 00:08:44.720 --> 00:08:49.360 subtle the base boost is like our original curve but with like three extra 00:08:47.720 --> 00:08:54.320 DB in the subbase and very low base regions which is great it doesn't get boomy and Bloated like some base curves 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:58.720 that will apply at like 200 htz the immersive mode makes a V shaped curve we 00:08:56.680 --> 00:09:01.959 see the Boost in the base and in the treble the competition mode is 00:09:00.760 --> 00:09:07.560 interesting this is where the gamer Focus comes in remember this is a gaming headset a lot of trouble boost 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:11.440 especially up around this 3 khz region and we see a big decrease in the base 00:09:09.800 --> 00:09:14.560 region this makes sense because the idea of a competition headphone is that you 00:09:12.800 --> 00:09:17.800 want to hear a lot of details maybe call outs from enemies or other details like 00:09:15.880 --> 00:09:21.720 rustling bushes or just the voices of your teammate this allows you to lower 00:09:20.120 --> 00:09:26.519 that base so that when say like boomy explosions happen you're not losing 00:09:23.480 --> 00:09:28.040 important information in the name of ooh 00:09:26.519 --> 00:09:31.760 uh feeling immersed and then we have footsteps which is like an even more 00:09:29.760 --> 00:09:35.040 exaggerated version of that 3 khz bump that we saw in the competition mode 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:37.920 basically all it's doing is literally just boosting the parts of the footsteps 00:09:36.839 --> 00:09:43.680 so like when you put your foot down it's kind of like heel toe so you have a little bit of a higher click as well as 00:09:40.959 --> 00:09:47.399 more of a thud and that is bumped up right around here at 100 HZ and then 00:09:45.440 --> 00:09:51.600 also bumped up in the upper mids and I tried it with some games and it works 00:09:49.640 --> 00:09:55.519 really well they really thought these eqs through and I think that's pretty 00:09:53.640 --> 00:09:59.200 dang cool if we look at isolation we can see that there's a lot of isolation for 00:09:57.079 --> 00:10:03.800 the higher frequencies which is typical of a closed back headphone and not a lot 00:10:01.640 --> 00:10:06.800 in the lower frequencies again typical usually you need active noise 00:10:05.079 --> 00:10:10.040 cancellation to attenuate some of these lower frequencies and now we have mic 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:13.880 measurements this is through the boom mic and the mic at least what we 00:10:12.279 --> 00:10:17.120 measured it is kind of disappointing but as you can see there's this huge 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:22.399 increase over the base region which is kind of making things boomy and then there's like an underemphasis from like 00:10:20.120 --> 00:10:27.079 1 khz to 8 khz which makes the voice sound a little failed and then there's 00:10:25.040 --> 00:10:30.480 that big dip above 8 khz that takes kind of the air out of the voice that can 00:10:28.760 --> 00:10:33.720 maybe make it sound like lifeless and that reflects I think in the recording 00:10:32.040 --> 00:10:37.839 quality of some of our samples you at the integrated microphone curve you can 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:40.680 see it also looks kind of weird uh the sound it's a bit different you'll have 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:44.120 to tell me what to think but the sibilance issues kind of remain I kind 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:49.040 of sound like Herbert from Family Guy with the like soft and subtle kind of 00:10:47.079 --> 00:10:51.680 s's it's kind of disappointing I guess it's serviceable if you're just taking 00:10:50.320 --> 00:10:55.680 like a phone call or something but I would not rely on this specifically for 00:10:53.720 --> 00:10:58.399 communications which kind of indicates a pretty big weak point for this headset 00:10:57.240 --> 00:11:02.720 especially for a gaming headset where you want your mic microphone to be good because clear comms are 00:11:02.959 --> 00:11:08.959 important uh this is noise suppression on 00:11:06.880 --> 00:11:13.320 set this is listening with noise suppression off just going to talk a 00:11:10.519 --> 00:11:17.920 little bit AV a little chat noise suppression low we're still listening to 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:23.079 crab Rave and this is noise suppression high 00:11:20.880 --> 00:11:26.279 so I tell does it sound better how well does it suppress the random noise that 00:11:24.560 --> 00:11:29.040 is crab Rave but you know what's more important is if I get to have fun 00:11:27.560 --> 00:11:31.639 playing games right now so I'm going to play some 00:11:37.399 --> 00:11:44.480 games okay so I didn't I the footsteps don't work I got stabbed by a spy and 00:11:42.680 --> 00:11:46.880 I'm blaming the headset you know they're pretty good obviously as a closed back 00:11:46.040 --> 00:11:50.440 headphone they're not going to be the most positional as say an open back just 00:11:49.040 --> 00:11:55.360 cuz the Sound Stage is naturally a little bit closed off but they do an 00:11:53.160 --> 00:12:00.240 admirable job the footsteps sound profile I think actually does make a big 00:11:57.040 --> 00:12:01.680 difference listen they're good at music 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:07.839 they're neutral they're going to be good at gaming too and the fact that you have 00:12:04.839 --> 00:12:10.519 the ability to just kind of Tinker them 00:12:07.839 --> 00:12:13.920 to your liking they're so malleable is just a bonus on top really the only 00:12:12.639 --> 00:12:18.519 disappointment here is just the microphone that's as a package these are 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:23.440 excellent they sound great they're durable and the craziest thing is that 00:12:20.360 --> 00:12:25.079 these are just $330 I know $330 that's 00:12:23.440 --> 00:12:30.320 not cheap it ain't cheap at all but when you compare to like other gaming headsets that are highend like the arcst 00:12:27.760 --> 00:12:35.279 Nova Pros I think these sound better they work with simpler and less 00:12:32.680 --> 00:12:39.800 intrusive software they work with like everything you can listen to them how 00:12:36.720 --> 00:12:41.000 you want I get the hype if you want 00:12:39.800 --> 00:12:44.199 though you can get these for cheaper if you get the Sony ones they're only $300 00:12:43.079 --> 00:12:48.839 there's a weird price discrepancy between the Xbox versions and the Sony versions just think about that before 00:12:47.360 --> 00:12:51.720 you buy them because the Sony ones still work with your computer thanks for 00:12:50.560 --> 00:12:55.760 watching ShortCircuit if you like this why don't you check out the last time I looked it like a planer magnetic 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:59.480 headphone the moon drop Venus they were pretty dang good