Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to actively cancel noise. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (inverted noise) to make 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The Beats Studio Buds have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
The Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC making both earbuds ideal for flights and morning travels. Each operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the setting that suits your travel or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✓
Beats Studio Buds sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that tones down your environment noise and also prevents the device sound from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that they reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
Beats Studio Buds 8.2mm
Beats Studio Buds have a unit size of 8.2mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the earbuds, the unit size corellates with the sound made by the earbuds.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Beats Studio Buds by 3.2mm
, 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 yes, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
Beats Studio Buds 20Hz
The Beats Studio Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
Beats Studio Buds 20000Hz
The Beats Studio Buds's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device produces high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this implies that
Sony LinkBuds S can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Beats Studio Buds
Sound Pressure Level
Sony LinkBuds S
✗
Beats Studio Buds 100.5dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, Beats Studio Buds's measurement is 100.5dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✗
Sony LinkBuds S 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 SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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