Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and after generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX too have ANC making both earbuds ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the mode that you prefer for commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) stay well in place, creating a sound covering that tones down background noise well as preventing the device music from leaking out .
Both Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX, and Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have passive noise reduction which implies that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
11mm
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 9.2mm
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have a unit size of 11mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, its size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX driver unit is 9.2mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) by 1.8mm
, a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
10hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20hz
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s lowest frequency is at 10Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) make sound with a juicier bass than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
Highest Frequency
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
20,000hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20,000hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✗
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help produce music at quite a high sound pressure level, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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