Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✓
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC ✓
Active noise cancellation uses advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it studies the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) then producing -1 (inverted noise) to make 0 hence "diluting" the noise.
The JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
The Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. The JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 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
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✓
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC ✓
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC stay well in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces background sounds well as preventing the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this means that both reduce ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
9.3mm
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 8mm
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 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 makes sound in the earbuds, the unit size dictates the sound produced by the device.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2 driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC by 1.3mm
, many people have a misconception that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
20Hz
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 20Hz
The JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
20,000Hz
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 20,000Hz
The JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well a particular audio component makes high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this implies that
both devices generate equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds 2
✗
JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC 110dB/mW
The sound pressure level, is the pressure level of sound, in decibels, dB, JLab Audio Epic Air Sport ANC's measurement is 110dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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