# Antennas Direct ClearStream 2MAX

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/antennas-direct-clearstream-2max
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/tv-antennas
- Placement: #6 of 16 in TV Antennas, B tier
- Brand: Antennas Direct
- LP on this board: 554
- Last researched: 2026-09-17T08:45:40.316Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
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## Verdict

Digital Trends-recommended outdoor-capable mid-ranger. Solid, but the Bowtie matches or beats it for less in most attic installs.

## For

- Outdoor-capable mid-range option in the ClearStream line
- Recommended in Digital Trends' best HDTV antenna list
- Named among Consumer Reports' best HDTV antennas in its 2026 testing
- Simple dedicated dipole elements with nothing exotic to fail
- Indoor/outdoor/attic flexibility

## Against

- The 8-Element Bowtie matches or beats it for less in most attic installs
- Costs meaningfully more than the indoor picks for a use case fewer buyers have

## Evidence

Backed by one cited source so far

Limited coverage: fewer than two distinct outlets are cited for this placement. Read it as a weaker reading than a product with broad coverage.

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Qz | qz.com | C | https://qz.com/best-tv-antennas-consumer-reports | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Channel Master FLATenna 35 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/channel-master-flatenna-35 |
| 2 | Antennas Direct 8-Element Bowtie | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/antennas-direct-8-element-bowtie |
| 3 | Antennas Direct ClearStream Eclipse | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/antennas-direct-clearstream-eclipse |
| 4 | Mohu Leaf | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/mohu-leaf |
| 5 | Mohu Gateway Plus | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/mohu-gateway-plus |
| 7 | Philips Rabbit Ears Indoor TV Antenna SDV8201B/27 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/philips-rabbit-ears-indoor-tv-antenna-sdv8201b-27 |
| 8 | Antennas Direct ClearStream 2V | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/antennas-direct-clearstream-2v |
| 9 | Televes DiNova Boss Mix | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/televes-dinova-boss-mix |
| 10 | Best Buy Essentials Thin Indoor HDTV Antenna | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/best-buy-essentials-thin-indoor-hdtv-antenna |
| 11 | Winegard Elite 7550 | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/winegard-elite-7550 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/tv-antennas.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

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- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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