Has Active Noise Cancellation (Anc)
1More SonoFlow
✓
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 outside (noise from your surrounding) and adding -1 inside (counter sound within the device) to make zero hence "diluting" the noise.
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 allow you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the volume to overcome background noise.
1More SonoFlow too have active noise cancellation making both devices ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. Each may work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the setting, mode, or noise cancellation type that suits your commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
1More SonoFlow
✓
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 ✓
Passive Noise Cancellation uses well-designed ear cups to seal out unwanted noise. This is used for both in-ear earphones and over-ear headphones where the headphone itself will keep surrounding noise out.
The Creative Zen Hybrid 2 sits tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that reduces background noise and prevents your music from leaking out.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that also the 1More SonoFlow isolates you from ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Lowest Frequency
1More SonoFlow
20Hz
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 20Hz
Low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component reproduces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. Creative Zen Hybrid 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, the lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.
1More SonoFlow's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
1More SonoFlow
20,000Hz
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 20,000Hz
High frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component reproduces high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on the way through. Creative Zen Hybrid 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, the higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.
1More SonoFlow's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal treble
Driver Unit Size
1More SonoFlow
40mm
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 40mm
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the headphone. Creative Zen Hybrid 2 driver unit is 40mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful and can produce better bass.
1More SonoFlow driver unit is 40mm in diameter,
making both 1More SonoFlow, and Creative Zen Hybrid 2 similar in how loud their sound gets
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty reproducing high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better sound.
Impedance
1More SonoFlow
32Ohms
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 ✗
Defined as the device's resistance to the electromagnetic current, as electricity flows through a wire, it faces electrical resistance that counters the flow of current. The resistance of a conductor is measured in ohms. 1More SonoFlow's impedance is 32Ohms, the lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
1More SonoFlow
✗
Creative Zen Hybrid 2 ✓
Neodymium magnets when used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help produce music at quite a high sound pressure level, SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux. The Creative Zen Hybrid 2 have this type of magnet.
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