Apple AirPods Max 2
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.
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Soundstage width was a strength in positive reviews, with several praising width, depth, openness and more dynamic presentation.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Value for money, Carry case quality
The Bose-influenced tuning creates a noticeably wider and more open soundstage than previous Crusher models. TrueSpatial can expand it further, especially for movies and stationary listening.
Pros: Value for money, Bass performance
Cons: Weight comfort, Frequency response accuracy
A broad, open soundstage is one of the S750’s defining strengths, often described as huge, airy, lifelike, or extending well beyond the earcups. One reviewer found the stage less expansive,...
Pros: Build quality, Overall satisfaction
Cons: Comfort during long use, Weight comfort
Soundstage was a consistent strength, with reviewers describing airy space, real width and depth, impressive soundstage, and three-dimensional presentation.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Value for money
Soundstage was praised as wide, open, spacious, and unusually impressive for Bluetooth closed-back headphones.
Pros: Bass performance, Sound quality
Cons: Active noise cancellation, App
The soundstage is widely praised as broad and unusually spacious for closed wireless headphones, though not as open as true open-back designs.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Premium feel, Multipoint connectivity reliability
The stage is consistently described as open, spacious, and often holographic, with strong depth and lateral definition. Some listeners find it more intimate than expansive or slightly behind the very...
Pros: Overall recommendation, Bass performance
Cons: Value for money, Cable quality
Soundstage width is a consistent highlight, with reviewers describing the presentation as wide, spacious, airy, large, and open.
Pros: Sound quality, Overall recommendation
Cons: Cable quality, Volume output
The presentation is wider and more open than earlier Nothing models, with strong spatial placement. It still sounds more closed-in than large open-back reference headphones.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Overall recommendation
Cons: Carry case quality, Value for money
The closed-back stage is unusually broad and spacious, often reaching a scale that feels exceptional for the category. A more critical take hears an intimate, slightly congested presentation rather than...
Pros: Overall recommendation, Instrument separation
Cons: Dynamic performance, 3.5mm analog input availability
The soundstage is consistently spacious for a closed wireless headphone, with good width and room around instruments.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Replaceable pads/headband
Cons: 3.5mm analog input availability, Travel friendliness
The FT13 is unusually spacious for a closed-back headphone, with many reviewers describing a wide, open, or even holographic stage. A few found the stage only average or somewhat unnatural...
Pros: Bass performance, Comfort during long use
Cons: Treble clarity, Midrange clarity
Soundstage evidence was positive overall, with reviewers describing wide, expansive, spacious or plausible imaging for a closed-back ANC headphone.
Pros: Value for money, Sound quality
Cons: Stability, Wind noise handling
The soundstage is notably wide and airy for a closed-back wireless headphone, giving instruments room to breathe. Depth and intimacy are less convincing for some listeners.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Premium feel
Cons: Battery, Value for money
Soundstage was praised as surprisingly wide for closed-back headphones.
Pros: Battery, Value for money
Soundstage is repeatedly described as spacious for a closed-back wireless headphone, with good depth and immersion, though a few reviewers note it remains somewhat intimate rather than speaker-like.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Bass performance
Cons: Value for money, Equalizer customization
The open-back presentation creates a broad, stable stage with convincing depth and placement. Most listeners praise its spaciousness, though one found it less expansive than the widest open-back alternatives.
Pros: Build quality, Comfort during long use
Reviewers were generally positive about soundstage width, though the supporting evidence sometimes included context or small caveats.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Battery, Immersive audio quality
Most reviewers found the soundstage wide or spacious for closed-back wireless ANC headphones, while one technical review considered it only slightly above average.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Carry case quality, Value for money
Reviewers who discussed staging generally found it wide or rich, with one noting it was not as wide as some alternatives.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Charging
Cons: Spatial audio, Volume output
Most soundstage comments are positive, emphasizing width, space, and immersive placement, with wired USB-C also noted as improving space and clarity.
Pros: Bass performance, Sound quality
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Comfort during long use
Reviewers often describe the soundstage as wide, spacious, or open, especially for closed-back ANC headphones.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Comfort during long use
Cons: Value for money, Equalizer customization
An unusually airy, wide stage is one of the clearest strengths for a closed-back headphone. Its exact depth and scale remain recording-dependent, and a few listeners hear a more intimate...
Pros: Bass performance, Design and Aesthetics
Cons: Headband adjustability
Soundstage is generally wide and spacious, though one reviewer heard it as more intimate than wide.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Comfort during long use
Cons: Headband padding quality, Spatial audio
Soundstage is generally spacious for a closed-back headphone and can widen further with Cinema or Immersive modes. The Ultra still sounds a little more open in direct comparisons.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Battery, Equalizer customization
Soundstage is generally spacious and well defined, though a few reviewers describe it as focused or not the widest.
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
The stage is commonly spacious, layered, and well organized, with convincing depth and placement. It is not universally wide, however, and some listeners found it surprisingly intimate or narrow for...
Pros: Design and Aesthetics, Overall recommendation
Cons: Noise isolation (passive), Connectivity options
Some hear broad width and depth, especially after EQ or in instrumental tracks. Others describe compact staging or wish vocal recordings sounded more open.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Carry case quality, Included accessories
Reviewers repeatedly heard a wide or spacious presentation, with praise for width, depth and a roomy soundstage at the price.
Pros: Battery, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Transparency mode quality, Carry case quality
Soundstage is frequently praised as wide and airy for a closed-back headphone, with useful depth for games and music. A few reviewers instead find it intimate or cramped.
Pros: Comfort during long use, Sound quality
Cons: Treble clarity, Durability over time
The soundstage is better than expected for a budget closed-back headphone, though impressions range from pronounced and holographic to somewhat compact and shallow.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Sound quality
Cons: Carry case quality, Transparency mode quality
Soundstage was usually considered good for wireless closed-back ANC headphones, with some reviewers praising width while others found it intimate or not as expansive as software-enhanced rivals.
Pros: Sound quality, Comfort during long use
Cons: Microphone quality for calls, Transparency mode quality
Several listeners enjoy a wide, open presentation, while others hear a small or boxed-in space. ANC settings can reduce openness, and premium rivals sometimes provide more depth.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Headband padding quality, Workout heat and sweat buildup
Soundstage was viewed positively where discussed, with reviewers noting enhanced or fairly large staging for Bluetooth ANC headphones.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Carry case quality
Cons: Features at launch, Treble clarity
The presentation has a reasonably wide soundstage and a welcome sense of openness.
Pros: Design and Aesthetics, Repairability
Soundstage was generally above average or expansive, but not universally deep or as spacious as some higher-end rivals.
Pros: Sound quality, Dongle
Cons: Premium feel, Build quality
Many reviewers heard an unusually spacious closed-back stage with convincing depth and layering. Others found it merely moderate, narrow, or concentrated into left-center-right zones.
Pros: Overall satisfaction, Bass performance
Cons: Replaceable earpads
The native soundstage ranges from intimate to surprisingly spacious for on-ears. Marshall’s Soundstage mode can add width, though the result depends strongly on the setting and content.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Battery
Cons: Wear detection auto-pause, Noise isolation (passive)
Soundstage impressions were generally positive for width and stereo placement, with one reviewer noting that depth remained shallow.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Value for money
Cons: Bass performance, Midrange clarity
Soundstage ranged from spacious and immersive to narrow or intimate depending on reviewer and comparison set.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Comfort during long use
Cons: Portability/foldability
Soundstage was considered respectable for the price, but several reviewers said it was not especially wide or as expansive as premium models.
Pros: Bass performance, Overall recommendation
Cons: Transparency mode quality, Immersive audio quality
Soundstage width drew mixed reactions, from solid or opened-up presentation to narrow, cluttered, or not true-spatial enough.
Pros: Battery, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Spatial audio, 3.5mm analog input availability
The presentation can feel pleasantly wide and open for a closed-back model, especially with spatial modes. Other tests found the native stage average or narrow, so expectations should stay realistic.
Pros: Overall recommendation, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Bass performance, Clamping force comfort
Soundstage is respectable for a budget closed-back headphone, with several reviewers hearing more width than expected. Others still found it narrow compared with pricier over-ears, so it is good rather...
Pros: Sound quality, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Treble clarity, Equalizer customization
Some hear an open stereo presentation with useful depth, while others find the stage compact or constrained. Bass boost can shrink the sense of space.
Pros: Active noise cancellation, Sound quality
Cons: Bass performance, Midrange clarity
Soundstage evidence was mixed: spatial processing and some tuning added width, but other reviewers found the stage narrow or unimpressive.
Pros: Battery, Sound quality
Cons: Midrange clarity, Button control usability
Some hear an expansive presentation, while others find the stage narrow beside more refined headphones. EQ and the choice of music noticeably affect that impression.
Pros: Sound quality, Comfort during long use
Cons: Carry case quality, Included accessories
Soundstage impressions are mixed. Some hear a notably open or wider-than-expected presentation, while others find it close, narrow, or only average for closed-back headphones.
Pros: Battery, Active noise cancellation
Cons: Bass performance, Carry case quality
Soundstage feedback was mixed, ranging from surprisingly spacious to narrower than the Momentum 4.
Pros: Sound quality, Overall recommendation
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Microphone quality for calls
Soundstage ranged from surprisingly wide and dynamic to compact, intimate, or under-imaged depending on the reviewer.
Pros: Battery, Overall recommendation
Cons: Active noise cancellation, Noise isolation (passive)