Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Jabra Elite 5
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero hence "diluting" the noise.
The Jabra Elite 5 have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds.
The JBL Live Free 2 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning travels. The Jabra Elite 5 and JBL Live Free 2 work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the setting that suits your travel or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Jabra Elite 5
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
The Jabra Elite 5 sit tightly in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down background noise and also prevents the earbuds music from leaking out .
Both JBL Live Free 2, and Jabra Elite 5 have passive noise reduction this means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Jabra Elite 5
6mm
JBL Live Free 2 11mm
Jabra Elite 5 have a unit size of 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the sound produced by the earbuds.
JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Jabra Elite 5 by 5mm
, many people have a misconception 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 are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Jabra Elite 5
20Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20Hz
The Jabra Elite 5's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Jabra Elite 5
20000Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20000Hz
Jabra Elite 5's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio component produces high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Jabra Elite 5
✗
JBL Live Free 2 102dB/mW
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Live Free 2's measurement is 102dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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