Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Beam
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
ANC utilises more advanced technology to actively counter noise. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 therefore "diluting" the noise.
JBL Wave Beam have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
Nothing Ear 1 too have ANC which makes both devices ideal for plane rides and morning travels. Each work with different noise cancellation types, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your commute or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Beam
✓
Nothing Ear 1 ✓
JBL Wave Beam stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down background noise and also prevents the device sound from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this means that both tone down ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Beam
8mm
Nothing Ear 1 11.6mm
JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm 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 loudness of the earbuds.
Nothing Ear 1 driver unit is 11.6mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Beam by 3.6mm
, as many tend to believe 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 imply that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20hz
Nothing Ear 1 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.
Nothing Ear 1's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20,000hz
Nothing Ear 1 20,000hz
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device generates high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal while at it.
Nothing Ear 1's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Beam
100db/mw
Nothing Ear 1 ✗
SPL, is the level of pressure of sound, 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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