Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses advanced kind of tech to actively counter noise. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Live Free 2 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.
Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC which makes either of the devices ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
The JBL Live Free 2 stay well in place, this creates a sound covering that reduces background sounds and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which implies that both reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
JBL Live Free 2 11mm
The JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, its size determines the sound made by the device.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of JBL Live Free 2 by 6mm
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20Hz
The JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio component generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20000Hz
JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio device makes high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony LinkBuds S can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Live Free 2
Sound Pressure Level
Sony LinkBuds S
✗
JBL Live Free 2 102dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, 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.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✗
Sony LinkBuds S have neodymium magnets, if used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help generate music at quite a high SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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