Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
FiiO FW5
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✓
ANC uses advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
FiiO FW5 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
The Beats Studio Buds too have ANC which makes either of the earbuds ideal for flights and morning travels. The FiiO FW5 and Beats Studio Buds work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for commute or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
FiiO FW5
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✓
FiiO FW5 sit well in place, creating an acoustic covering that tones down background noise well as preventing the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both Beats Studio Buds, and FiiO FW5 have passive noise reduction this implies that both limit ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
FiiO FW5
10mm
Beats Studio Buds 8.2mm
FiiO FW5 driver unit is 10mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the loudness of the device.
Beats Studio Buds driver unit is 8.2mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of FiiO FW5 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 mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
FiiO FW5
20hz
Beats Studio Buds 20hz
FiiO FW5's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Beats Studio Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
FiiO FW5
20,000hz
Beats Studio Buds 20,000hz
FiiO FW5's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well an audio device produces high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Beats Studio Buds's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this implies that
both devices can generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
FiiO FW5
108db/mw
Beats Studio Buds 100.5db/mw
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, FiiO FW5's measurement is 108dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Beats Studio Buds's sound pressure level measurement is 100.5dB/mW. How loud something is can be perceived differently by separate people, so we need to have a way of getting an objective measurement of sound level expressed in numerical terms.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
FiiO FW5
✓
Beats Studio Buds ✗
The FiiO FW5 have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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