Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) then adding -1 (inverted noise) giving 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
JBL Wave Buds have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC making either of the devices ideal for plane rides and rush hour commutes. The JBL Wave Buds and Sony LinkBuds S operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the setting that suits your travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
The JBL Wave Buds sit tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that reduces background sounds while preventing the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that both tone down ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Buds
8mm
Sony LinkBuds S 5mm
The JBL Wave Buds driver unit is 8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the device, 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 Buds 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 yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20Hz
Sony LinkBuds S 20Hz
The JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20000Hz
Sony LinkBuds S 40000Hz
JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device generates high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony LinkBuds S generate a clearer and crispier treble than the JBL Wave Buds
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Buds
100dB/mW
Sony LinkBuds S ✗
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, 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.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
JBL Wave Buds
✗
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
The Sony LinkBuds S have neodymium magnets, when used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high sound pressure level, using high magnetic flux.
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