Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JLab Go Air ✗
Active noise cancellation utilises more advanced kind of tech to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (noise) and adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero thus "diluting" the noise.
Sony LinkBuds S have ANC 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.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JLab Go Air ✓
JLab Go Air stay well in place, creating a sound seal that reduces background sounds while preventing the earbuds music from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that they limit ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
JLab Go Air 8mm
The JLab Go Air have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the device.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of JLab Go Air by 3mm
, a common assumption that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty producing 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
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
JLab Go Air 20Hz
JLab Go Air's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an 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 produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
JLab Go Air 20000Hz
The JLab Go Air's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio component produces high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony LinkBuds S can generate a clearer and crispier treble than the JLab Go Air
Sound Pressure Level
Sony LinkBuds S
✗
JLab Go Air 103dB/mW
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, in decibels, dB, JLab Go Air's measurement is 103dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
JLab Go Air ✓
JLab Go Air have neodymium magnets, if 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, with the use of high magnetic flux.
Sony LinkBuds S have it too, devices with these magnets are lighter and more powerful than those which use ferrite magnets. It is also known that they produce more bass and clearer high notes.
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