Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and generates a mirror signal to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Buds have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation types, pick the noise cancellation type that you prefer for travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
JBL Wave Buds sit well in place, this creates an acoustic 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 this implies that they reduce ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Buds
8mm
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 9.3mm
The JBL Wave Buds have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, the unit size determines the loudness of the earbuds.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Buds by 1.3mm
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing high frequencies so yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20hz
The JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20,000hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20,000hz
The JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device makes high audible frequencies and if it makes any adjustments to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Buds
100db/mw
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✗
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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