Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 thus "diluting" the noise.
JBL Live Free 2 have ANC allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
Sony LinkBuds S too have Active Noise Cancellation making both earbuds ideal for flights and rush hour travels. The JBL Live Free 2 and Sony LinkBuds S work with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
The JBL Live Free 2 sit well in place, creating a sound seal that tones down your environment noise and also prevents the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both Sony LinkBuds S, and JBL Live Free 2 have passive noise reduction this means that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
JBL Live Free 2 11mm
JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the sound produced 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
, 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 yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20Hz
JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio component generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
JBL Live Free 2 20000Hz
The JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well an audio device generates high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this implies 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 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.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✗
Sony LinkBuds S have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds 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, using high magnetic flux.
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