Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero thus "diluting" the noise.
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
The Audio Technica ATH TWX9 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the earbuds ideal for plane rides and rush hour travels. The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX and Audio Technica ATH TWX9 operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX sit tightly in place, creating a sound seal that reduces your environment sounds while preventing the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both Audio Technica ATH TWX9, and Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have passive noise reduction which means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
5.8mm
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 9.2mm
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX have a unit size of 9.2mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, the unit size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Audio Technica ATH TWX9 driver unit is 5.8mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX by 3.4mm
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
20Hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20Hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Audio Technica ATH TWX9's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
40000Hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20000Hz
The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component makes high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Audio Technica ATH TWX9's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this implies that
Audio Technica ATH TWX9 produce a clearer and crispier treble than the Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX
Sound Pressure Level
Audio Technica ATH TWX9
102dB/mW
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✗
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, 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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