Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
ANC makes use of advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
Audio Technica ATH TWX9 have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
Nothing Ear 1 too have Active Noise Cancellation making either of the earbuds ideal for flights and rush hour commutes. Each work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that suits your commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
Audio Technica ATH TWX9 sit well in place, creating a sound covering that tones down your environment noise and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both Nothing Ear 1, and Audio Technica ATH TWX9 have passive noise reduction this implies that they tone down ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
5.8mm
Nothing Ear 1 11.6mm
The Audio Technica ATH TWX9 have a unit size of 5.8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, the unit size dictates the loudness of the device.
Nothing Ear 1 driver unit is 11.6mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Audio Technica ATH TWX9 by 5.8mm
, 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 can generate louder sound, but this does not imply that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
20Hz
Nothing Ear 1 20Hz
The Audio Technica ATH TWX9's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal while at it.
Nothing Ear 1's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
40000Hz
Nothing Ear 1 20000Hz
Audio Technica ATH TWX9's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio component produces high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Nothing Ear 1's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
Audio Technica ATH TWX9 generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Nothing Ear 1
Sound Pressure Level
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
102dB/mW
Nothing Ear 1 ✗
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, Audio Technica ATH TWX9's measurement is 102dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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