Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Sony WF C500 ✗
Active noise cancellation makes use of advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving 0 therefore "diluting" the noise.
JBL Wave Buds have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
JBL Wave Buds
✓
Sony WF C500 ✓
JBL Wave Buds stay well in place, this creates an acoustic covering that tones down background noise well as preventing the earbuds sound from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which implies that they limit ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
JBL Wave Buds
8mm
Sony WF C500 5.8mm
The JBL Wave Buds have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size determines the sound made by the device.
Sony WF C500 driver unit is 5.8mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of JBL Wave Buds by 2.2mm
, 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 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
Sony WF C500 20Hz
The JBL Wave Buds's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component generates low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF C500's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
JBL Wave Buds
20000Hz
Sony WF C500 20000Hz
The JBL Wave Buds's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response shows how well a particular audio device produces high recognizable frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Sony WF C500's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
JBL Wave Buds
100dB/mW
Sony WF C500 ✗
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 WF C500 ✓
Sony WF C500 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 SPL, using high magnetic flux.
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