Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Tune 230NC
✓
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live ✓
Active noise cancellation makes use of more advanced kind of tech to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and generates a mirror signal to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) then producing -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The JBL Tune 230NC have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live too have ANC making both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that suits your travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Tune 230NC
✓
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live ✗
JBL Tune 230NC stay tightly in place, creating an acoustic covering that reduces background sounds and also prevents the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Tune 230NC
6mm
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live 12mm
JBL Tune 230NC driver unit is 6mm 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, the unit size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live driver unit is 12mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Tune 230NC by 6mm
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Tune 230NC
20hz
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live 20hz
The JBL Tune 230NC's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Tune 230NC
20,000hz
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live 20,000hz
The JBL Tune 230NC's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio component makes high recognizable frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices can generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Tune 230NC
105db/mw
Samsung Galaxy Buds Live ✗
SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Tune 230NC's measurement is 105dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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