Has Active Noise Cancellation (Anc)
Sony WH 1000XM5
✓
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 generates a mirror signal 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 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.
Sony WH 1000XM5 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
Sony WH 1000XM5
✓
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 Sony WH 1000XM5 isolates you from ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WH 1000XM5
4Hz
Focal Bathys 15Hz
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. Focal Bathys's lowest frequency is at 15Hz, the lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.
Sony WH 1000XM5's lowest frequency is at 4Hz, this implies that
Focal Bathys got a juicier bass than the Sony WH 1000XM5
Highest Frequency
Sony WH 1000XM5
40000Hz
Focal Bathys 22000Hz
High frequency response measures if and how well an audio device reproduces high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal on the way through. Focal Bathys's highest frequency is at 22000Hz, the higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.
Sony WH 1000XM5's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony WH 1000XM5 got a clearer and crispier treble than the Focal Bathys
Sound Pressure Level
Sony WH 1000XM5
102dB/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 the means to get 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, Sony WH 1000XM5's measurement is 102dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WH 1000XM5
30mm
Focal Bathys 40mm
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker 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.
Sony WH 1000XM5 driver unit is 30mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Focal Bathys by 10mm
, 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 yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better sound.
Impedance
Sony WH 1000XM5
48Ohms
Focal Bathys ✗
Defined as the device's resistance to the electromagnetic current, when electricity flows through a wire, it faces electrical resistance that counters the flow of current. The resistance of a wire is measured in ohms. Sony WH 1000XM5's impedance is 48Ohms, the lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WH 1000XM5
✓
Focal Bathys ✓
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 Focal Bathys have this type of magnet.
Sony WH 1000XM5 have it too, devices with neodymium magnets are lighter and more powerful than those which use ferrite magnets. It is also known that they have more bass and clear high notes.
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