Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Live Free 2
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation makes use of advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (inverted noise) to make 0 thus "diluting" the noise.
JBL Tour Pro 2 have Active Noise Cancellation allowing 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.
JBL Live Free 2 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both devices ideal for flights and rush hour commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that suits your commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Live Free 2
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
The JBL Tour Pro 2 sit tightly in place, creating a sound covering that reduces background noise and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both JBL Live Free 2, and JBL Tour Pro 2 have passive noise reduction this implies that both reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Live Free 2
11mm
JBL Tour Pro 2 10mm
The JBL Tour Pro 2 driver unit is 10mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the loudness of the earbuds.
JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Tour Pro 2 by 1mm
, as many tend to believe 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 mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Live Free 2
20Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20Hz
The JBL Tour Pro 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal on its way through.
JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Live Free 2
20000Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20000Hz
The JBL Tour Pro 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates high audible frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.
JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Live Free 2
102dB/mW
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✗
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level 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.
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