Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) giving 0 therefore "diluting" the noise.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
Sony WF 1000XM4 too have ANC which makes either of the earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. Each work with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro ✓
The Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that reduces background sounds well as preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both Sony WF 1000XM4, and Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro have passive noise reduction this implies that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM4
6mm
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro 10.6mm
The Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro have a unit size of 10.6mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size determines the sound made by the earbuds.
Sony WF 1000XM4 driver unit is 6mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro by 4.6mm
, a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
20Hz
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro 20Hz
The Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio component generates low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Sony WF 1000XM4's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM4
40000Hz
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro 40000Hz
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device generates high recognizable frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF 1000XM4's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Sony WF 1000XM4
105dB/mW
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro 92dB/mW
SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, in decibels, dB, Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's measurement is 92dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Sony WF 1000XM4's sound pressure level measurement is 105dB/mW. How loud a device is can be considered differently by separate people, so we need to have a way of getting a standard measurement of sound level expressed in numerical terms.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM4
✓
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro ✗
The Sony WF 1000XM4 have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help produce music at quite a high SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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