Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 ✓
ANC makes use of advanced kind of tech to actively cancel noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero thus "diluting" the noise.
The JBL Wave Buds have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 too have ANC making both earbuds ideal for plane rides and rush hour travels. The JBL Wave Buds and Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 ✓
JBL Wave Buds stay well in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces background noise well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that both reduce ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Buds
8mm
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 9.3mm
JBL Wave Buds driver unit is 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the earbuds, its size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Buds 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 indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20Hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 20Hz
JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20,000Hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 20,000Hz
JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Buds
100dB/mW
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 ✗
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Wave Buds'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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