Has Active Noise Cancellation (Anc)
Master & Dynamic MW65
✓
Sennheiser HD 560S ✗
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced technology to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and then inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 outside (noise from your surrounding) and adding -1 inside (counter sound within the device) to make 0 resulting in a reduced level of noise.
Master & Dynamic MW65 allow you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the volume to overcome background noise.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Master & Dynamic MW65
✓
Sennheiser HD 560S ✓
Passive Noise Cancellation uses well-designed ear cups to seal out unwanted noise. This is used for both in-ear earphones and over-ear headphones where the headphone itself will keep surrounding noise out.
The Master & Dynamic MW65 sits tightly in place, creating an acoustic seal that reduces background noise and prevents your music from leaking out.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that also the Sennheiser HD 560S isolates you from ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Lowest Frequency
Master & Dynamic MW65
20Hz
Sennheiser HD 560S 6Hz
Low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device reproduces low audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it. Master & Dynamic MW65's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, the lower the low-frequency response, the stronger and juicier the bass.
Sennheiser HD 560S's lowest frequency is at 6Hz, this implies that
Master & Dynamic MW65 got a juicier bass than the Sennheiser HD 560S
Highest Frequency
Master & Dynamic MW65
20000Hz
Sennheiser HD 560S 38000Hz
High frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component reproduces high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal while at it. Master & Dynamic MW65's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, the higher the high-frequency response, the clearer and crispier the treble.
Sennheiser HD 560S's highest frequency is at 38000Hz, this means that
Sennheiser HD 560S got a clearer and crispier treble than the Master & Dynamic MW65
Sound Pressure Level
Master & Dynamic MW65
✗
Sennheiser HD 560S 110dB/mW
Sound pressure is the average variation in atmospheric pressure caused by the sound, the sound level .i.e how loud something is can be perceived differently by different people so we need to have a way of getting an objective measurement of sound level expressed in numerical terms.
The sound pressure level, SPL, is the pressure level of a sound, measured in decibels, dB, Sennheiser HD 560S's measurement is 110dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Driver Unit Size
Master & Dynamic MW65
40mm
Sennheiser HD 560S 38mm
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, its size dictates the loudness of the headphone. Master & Dynamic MW65 driver unit is 40mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful and can produce better bass.
Sennheiser HD 560S driver unit is 38mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Master & Dynamic MW65 by 2mm
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers usually have difficulty reproducing high frequencies so it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better sound.
Impedance
Master & Dynamic MW65
32Ohms
Sennheiser HD 560S 120Ohms
Defined as the device's resistance to the electromagnetic current, when electricity flows through a conductor, it experiences electrical resistance that counters the flow of current. The resistance of a wire is measured in ohms. Master & Dynamic MW65's impedance is 32Ohms, the lower the impedance, the easier it is to get higher volume and requires less power.
Sennheiser HD 560S's impedance is 120Ohms. The impedance of earbuds is the electrical resistance of the driver unit present on the inside.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Master & Dynamic MW65
✓
Sennheiser HD 560S ✗
Neodymium magnets when used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help produce music at quite a high sound pressure level, SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux. The Master & Dynamic MW65 have this type of magnet.
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