Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
ANC uses advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Tour Pro 2 have ANC enabling 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.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro too have ANC which makes either of the devices ideal for plane rides and morning travels. The JBL Tour Pro 2 and Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for travel or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down your environment noise and also prevents the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that both tone down ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
10.6mm
JBL Tour Pro 2 10mm
The JBL Tour Pro 2 have a unit size of 10mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the loudness of the earbuds.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro driver unit is 10.6mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Tour Pro 2 by 0.6mm
, 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 yes, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
20Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20Hz
The JBL Tour Pro 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal while at it.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
40,000Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20,000Hz
The JBL Tour Pro 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this implies that
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro produce a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Tour Pro 2
Sound Pressure Level
Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro
92dB/mW
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✗
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, in decibels, dB, Anker Soundcore Liberty 3 Pro's measurement is 92dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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