Audeze Mobius: Love at First Listen
Here’s how the Audeze Mobius Headphones stand up after one year of continuous use.
Audeze entered the gaming peripherals market in 2018 with the high-end gaming headphones Audeze Mobius. At first listen, the Mobius sound is crisp and clear. The 3D audio transports gamers to a whole other dimension of immersive gaming. But how does Mobius hold up after one year?
Audeze Mobius Box Contents
Detachable Microphone
USB-C to USB-C cable
USB-A to USB-C cable
Analog 3.5mm cable
Quick Start Guide
User Guide and Warranty
Travel Bag
Audeze Mobius Specifications
Wired USB, 3.5mm AUX, and Wireless Bluetooth Connections
Planar magnetic drivers for audiophile-grade cinematic sound
Full 3D emulation with wired USB support for popular surround sound modes (7.1/5.1)
1000 times/second integrated head tracking
Anatomy calibration to tailor the sound to the user
Mobius integrates Waves NX technology for real-time onboard 3D processing
Discord Certified
Compatible with PC, Mac, Xbox One/Series, PlayStation 4/5, and Mobile Devices
First Impression
The Audeze Mobius is a gaming headset for adult gamers who refuse to sacrifice either audio quality or style. The exterior design is sophisticated, modern, and simplistic enough to work with any gaming setup.
Mobius is very comfortable and snug, with memory foam ear cups and headbands. For gamers with a larger head, the memory foam may take a little time to adjust to your head’s parameters. They’re fairly lightweight because of their plastic base but are very sturdy and well-constructed.
Audeze is the first brand to use planar magnetic drivers for a gaming headset, using magnetic fields to generate sounds more accurately. And this technology is what sets the audio bar incredibly high for gaming headphones. There are gaming headphones that sound great. And there’s the Audeze experience. And it’s not just gaming that’s elevated with Mobius, but the music becomes even more pleasurable through these headphones.
Buttons and Functions
On the left earcup, Mobius has separate control buttons for power, microphone mute, headset volume, microphone volume, and 3D audio. Hold the power button for three seconds to power Mobius on. Double tap the power button to toggle through different modes: Bluetooth, USB, and audio jack.
To calibrate your headset for perfect 3D sound, look straight ahead and press the 3D button to center your headset. Hold the 3D button to toggle through the 3D modes— 3D manual and 3D auto.
While listening to music, you can press the headset volume wheel and then scroll up or down to skip songs. The microphone volume wheel toggles through equalizer preset default, flat, footsteps, ballistics, music, racing, RPG, and warm.
Audeze Mobius One Year Later
After one year, Mobius still provides an unmatched immersive gaming experience. Hearing the direction footsteps are coming from, hearing subtle sounds that normally go unnoticed, and being able to detect the direction more accurately from which Genji is spamming “I need healing” in Overwatch—create such a valuable audio gaming experience. In The Division and The Division 2, you can hear action taking place blocks away in such a realistic way. If you didn’t appreciate in-game audio before, the Mobius experience will bring sound appreciation to the forefront.
The detachable mic still sounds the same as on the first day of use. The mic quality holds up to Audeze’s reputation as a designer of some of the best audio equipment in the game.
Mobius, Penrose, LCD-GX, and the newly designed Maxwell are Audeze’s gaming headphone lineup. The Penrose is made specifically for consoles, while Mobius and LCD-GX are made specifically for PC. Maxwell has a headset design for each console and PC.
