Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✓
JBL Wave Beam ✓
ANC makes use of advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) then producing -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
The JBL Wave Beam have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background noise.
The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 too have ANC making both devices ideal for plane rides and morning travels. The JBL Wave Beam and Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the setting that you prefer for commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✓
JBL Wave Beam ✓
The JBL Wave Beam sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that reduces your environment noise and also prevents the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this means that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
9.3mm
JBL Wave Beam 8mm
The JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, the unit size determines the loudness of the device.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Beam by 1.3mm
, 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 mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
20Hz
JBL Wave Beam 20Hz
The JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
20,000Hz
JBL Wave Beam 20,000Hz
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device generates high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✗
JBL Wave Beam 100dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Wave Beam's measurement is 100dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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