Has Active Noise Cancellation (Anc)
JBL Tour ONE M2
✓
Focal Bathys ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise 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 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
Focal Bathys 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.
JBL Tour ONE M2 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 you prefer for commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Tour ONE M2
✓
Focal Bathys ✓
Passive Noise Cancellation uses well-designed ear cups to seal out environment noise. This is used for both in-ear earphones and over-ear headphones where the headphone itself will keep surrounding noise out.
The Focal Bathys 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 JBL Tour ONE M2 isolates you from ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Tour ONE M2
10Hz
Focal Bathys 15Hz
Low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device reproduces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. Focal Bathys's lowest frequency is at 15Hz, the lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.
JBL Tour ONE M2's lowest frequency is at 10Hz, this means that
Focal Bathys got a juicier bass than the JBL Tour ONE M2
Highest Frequency
JBL Tour ONE M2
40000Hz
Focal Bathys 22000Hz
High frequency response measures if and how well an audio component reproduces high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. Focal Bathys's highest frequency is at 22000Hz, the higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.
JBL Tour ONE M2's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
JBL Tour ONE M2 got a clearer and crispier treble than the Focal Bathys
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Tour ONE M2
95dB/mW
Focal Bathys ✗
Sound pressure is the average variation in atmospheric pressure caused by the sound, the sound level .i.e how loud something is can be perceived differently by different people so we need to have a way of getting an objective measurement of sound level expressed in numerical terms.
The sound pressure level, SPL, is the pressure level of a sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Tour ONE M2's measurement is 95dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Tour ONE M2
40mm
Focal Bathys 40mm
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the headphone. Focal Bathys driver unit is 40mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful and can produce better bass.
JBL Tour ONE M2 driver unit is 40mm in diameter,
making both JBL Tour ONE M2, and Focal Bathys similar in how loud their sound gets
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty reproducing high frequencies so yes, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better sound.
Impedance
JBL Tour ONE M2
32Ohms
Focal Bathys ✗
Impedance is 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. JBL Tour ONE M2's impedance is 32Ohms, the lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
JBL Tour ONE M2
✗
Focal Bathys ✓
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 sound pressure level, SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux. The Focal Bathys have this type of magnet.
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