Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Beam
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after generates a mirror signal to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Beam have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
The Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC making either of the earbuds ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the mode that suits your commute or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Beam
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
The JBL Wave Beam stay well in place, this creates an acoustic covering that tones down background noise and also prevents the earbuds music from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which implies that both tone down ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Beam
8mm
Sony LinkBuds S 5mm
The JBL Wave Beam driver unit is 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, its size dictates the sound made by the device.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of JBL Wave Beam by 3mm
, a common assumption 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 deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20hz
Sony LinkBuds S 20hz
JBL Wave Beam's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device generates low recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Beam
20,000hz
Sony LinkBuds S 40,000hz
The JBL Wave Beam's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio device makes high recognizable frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, this implies that
Sony LinkBuds S can produce a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Wave Beam
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Beam
100db/mw
Sony LinkBuds S ✗
SPL, is the level of pressure 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.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
JBL Wave Beam
✗
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
Sony LinkBuds S have neodymium magnets, if used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help produce music at quite a high SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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