Jbl Wave Buds Vs. Marshall Minor Iii Review In Detail

Ingress Protection (Ip) Rating

JBL Wave Buds IP54

Marshall Minor III IPX4

IP ratings refer to the rank of protection offered by a casing, against solids and liquids. The letters 'IP' are followed by two values The first value represents protection against solids say dust, while the second refers to resistance against liquids (sweat).

Scoring IP54, the JBL Wave Buds's rating for solids indicates that ingress of dust is not totally prevented but dust does not enter in harmful quantities to interfere with the correct operation or impair safety, and of liquids that they can withstand low pressure spray similar to that of a shower head when tilted at 180° for 10 minutes.

Compared to the JBL Wave Buds, Marshall Minor III have a rating of IPX4 meaning that no data available to specify a protection rating and that of liquids is that, they both have the same rating against liquids

Weight

JBL Wave Buds 9g

Marshall Minor III 8g

JBL Wave Buds have a weight of 9g . We prefer a lower weight best for the reason that lighter devices are easier to transport.

The Marshall Minor III, at 8g are lighter than the JBL Wave Buds by -1g

Has No Wires Or Cables

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

For a device to be true wireless it should have no wires linking any part of the device together, JBL Wave Buds are true wireless for this case since they don't have cables. This is an important distinction since wireless earbuds have cables connecting the pair of earbuds .

Marshall Minor III also is true wireless because it has no wires linking the two earbuds together.

Sweat Resistance

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

JBL Wave Buds are resistant to sweat

Marshall Minor III's resistance to sweat makes both devices good for use during long-distance running, marathons, cardio sweat workouts , etc

Has Stereo Speakers

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✓

JBL Wave Buds have stereo speakers, what this means is that JBL Wave Buds's speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better listening experience.

The Marshall Minor III also have stereo speakers

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Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

Active noise cancellation makes use of advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and after generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) and producing -1 (inverted noise) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.

The JBL Wave Buds have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue since you don't have to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background sounds.

Has Passive Noise Reduction

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

The JBL Wave Buds sit well in place, creating an acoustic covering that reduces your environment noise well as preventing the device sound from leaking out at the same.

Driver Unit Size

JBL Wave Buds 8mm

Marshall Minor III 12mm

The 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 produces sound in the earbuds, its size corellates with the sound produced by the earbuds.

Marshall Minor III driver unit is 12mm in diameter, making them have a larger driver unit than that of JBL Wave Buds by 4mm , 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 imply that they produce better quality sound.

Lowest Frequency

JBL Wave Buds 20Hz

Marshall Minor III 20Hz

JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low recognizable frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.

Marshall Minor III's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that both devices can produce equal bass

Highest Frequency

JBL Wave Buds 20,000Hz

Marshall Minor III 20,000Hz

The JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device makes high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.

Marshall Minor III's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that both devices produce equal treble

Sound Pressure Level

JBL Wave Buds 100dB/mW

Marshall Minor III ✗

SPL, 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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Battery Life

JBL Wave Buds 8hours

Marshall Minor III 5hours

The JBL Wave Buds's battery life is 8 hours, these last longer than 5 hours of listening which is considered average for a single charge. A device's battery life is commonly given by the manufacturer, and with longer battery life, you get to use it for longer and have to charge the device less often.

Marshall Minor III's battery life is less than that of JBL Wave Buds by 3 hours . Each time you recharge your device, they get a little less listening time. The effect is not noticeable at first, but over time, your wireless earbuds will have shorter listening time.

Battery Life Of Charging Case

JBL Wave Buds 24hours

Marshall Minor III 25hours

The battery life of the charging case is given by the manufacturer, and JBL Wave Buds's case has a full charge of 24 hours. A charging case with more battery hours allows you to recharge your earbuds on the go several times before having to recharge the case itself.

Marshall Minor III's charging case has a battery life of 25 hours, more than that of JBL Wave Buds by 1 hours

Charge Time

JBL Wave Buds 2hours

Marshall Minor III 1.5hours

It takes 2 hours to fully charge the JBL Wave Buds's battery. It is highly adivsable to charge fully the battery before using the earbuds when they have been in storage for extended periods.

Marshall Minor III takes 1.5 hours to fully charge the battery, less than that of JBL Wave Buds by 0.5 hours

Has Wireless Charging

JBL Wave Buds ✗

Marshall Minor III ✓

Marshall Minor III, the device supports wireless charging. To charge the device, you just put down on a supported charging pad.

Has A Battery Level Indicator

JBL Wave Buds ✓

JBL Wave Buds ✗

Marshall Minor III ✓

The Marshall Minor III support APTX HD, an audio codec for Bluetooth devices that are developed by Qualcomm. It supports high-quality 24-bit audio (at a bit rate of 576kbps).

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Number Of Microphones

JBL Wave Buds 2only

Marshall Minor III 2only

The JBL Wave Buds have 2 microphones.

The Marshall Minor III microphones are 2, equal to that of the JBL Wave Buds . More microphones record better sound quality and help the earbuds to filter out background sounds.

Has A Noise-Canceling Microphone

JBL Wave Buds ✓

Marshall Minor III ✗

The JBL Wave Buds use a noise-canceling microphone, these microphones are designed to filter out noise from the earbuds' sound.

Mic Sensitivity

JBL Wave Buds -38dBV/Pa

Category	Features	JBL Wave Buds	Marshall Minor III
DESIGN	ingress protection (ip) rating	IP54	IPX4
	weight	9g	8g
	has no wires or cables	✓	✓
	sweat resistance	✓	✓
	has stereo speakers	✓	✓
SOUND QUALITY	has active noise cancellation (noise control)	✓	✗
	has passive noise reduction	✓	✗
	driver unit size	8mm	12mm
	lowest frequency	20Hz	20Hz
	highest frequency	20,000Hz	20,000Hz
	sound pressure level	100dB/mW	✗
POWER	battery life	8hours	5hours
	battery life of charging case	24hours	25hours
	charge time	2hours	1.5hours
	has wireless charging	✗	✓
	has a battery level indicator	✓	✓
CONNECTIVITY	has usb type-c	✓	✓
	bluetooth version	v5.2	v5.2
	maximum bluetooth range	10meters	10meters
	has aac	✓	✗
	has aptx adaptive	✓	✗
	has aptx hd	✗	✓
MICROPHONE	number of microphones	2only	2only
	has a noise-canceling microphone	✓	✗
	mic sensitivity	-38dBV/Pa	✗
EXTRAS	has ambient sound mode	✓	✗
	has in/on-ear detection	✓	✓
	has find earbuds feature	✓	✗
	supports fast charging	✓	✓
	multipoint count	2only	✗
	has a mute function	✓	✓
	control panel placed on a device	✓	✓
	has voice prompts	✓	✓
	travel bag is included	✓	✓
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