Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The JBL Tour Pro 2 have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
The Sony LinkBuds S too have Active Noise Cancellation making both earbuds ideal for plane rides and rush hour travels. The JBL Tour Pro 2 and Sony LinkBuds S operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that suits your commute or that suites your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
The JBL Tour Pro 2 sit tightly in place, creating a sound seal that reduces your environment noise while preventing the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both Sony LinkBuds S, and JBL Tour Pro 2 have passive noise reduction this means that both limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
JBL Tour Pro 2 10mm
JBL Tour Pro 2 driver unit is 10mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the sound produced by the earbuds.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of JBL Tour Pro 2 by 5mm
, 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 it's true that, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component produces 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
40,000Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20,000Hz
The JBL Tour Pro 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio component makes high audible frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this implies that
Sony LinkBuds S generate a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Tour Pro 2
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