Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Beam
✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (inverted noise) giving zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background sounds.
OnePlus Buds Z2 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the earbuds ideal for flights and morning travels. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that you prefer for travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Beam
✓
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✓
The JBL Wave Beam sit well in place, creating an acoustic seal that reduces background noise while preventing the device sound from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this implies that both reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Beam
8mm
OnePlus Buds Z2 11mm
The JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the loudness of the device.
OnePlus Buds Z2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Beam by 3mm
, 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 are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20hz
OnePlus Buds Z2 20hz
JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
OnePlus Buds Z2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20,000hz
OnePlus Buds Z2 20,000hz
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component generates high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
OnePlus Buds Z2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Beam
100db/mw
OnePlus Buds Z2 ✗
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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