Has Active Noise Cancellation (Anc)
JBL Live 460NC
✓
Beats Studio3 Wireless ✓
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 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Live 460NC 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.
Beats Studio3 Wireless 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
JBL Live 460NC
✓
Beats Studio3 Wireless ✓
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 JBL Live 460NC 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 Beats Studio3 Wireless isolates you from ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Live 460NC
20Hz
Beats Studio3 Wireless 20Hz
Low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component reproduces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. JBL Live 460NC's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, the lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.
Beats Studio3 Wireless's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Live 460NC
20,000Hz
Beats Studio3 Wireless 20,000Hz
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. JBL Live 460NC's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, the higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.
Beats Studio3 Wireless's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Live 460NC
96dB/mW
Beats Studio3 Wireless 114dB/mW
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 Live 460NC's measurement is 96dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Beats Studio3 Wireless's sound pressure level measurement is 114dB/mW.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Live 460NC
40mm
Beats Studio3 Wireless 40mm
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the headphone. JBL Live 460NC driver unit is 40mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful and can produce better bass.
Beats Studio3 Wireless driver unit is 40mm in diameter,
making both Beats Studio3 Wireless, and JBL Live 460NC 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 yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better sound.
Impedance
JBL Live 460NC
32Ohms
Beats Studio3 Wireless 32Ohms
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 wire is measured in ohms. JBL Live 460NC's impedance is 32Ohms, the lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.
Beats Studio3 Wireless's impedance is 32Ohms. The impedance of earbuds is the electrical resistance of the driver unit present on the inside.
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