Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
OnePlus Buds Z2
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation uses more advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then generates a mirror signal to cancel it out. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (noise) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) giving zero which results in a reduced level of noise.
The OnePlus Buds Z2 have ANC allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the device volume to overcome background noise.
The JBL Live Free 2 too have Active Noise Cancellation making both earbuds ideal for flights and rush hour travels. The OnePlus Buds Z2 and JBL Live Free 2 work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the mode that you prefer for commute or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
OnePlus Buds Z2
✓
JBL Live Free 2 ✓
The OnePlus Buds Z2 sit tightly in place, this creates an acoustic seal that tones down background sounds and also prevents the earbuds voice audio from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this implies that both reduce ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
OnePlus Buds Z2
11mm
JBL Live Free 2 11mm
The OnePlus Buds Z2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that makes sound in the earbuds, the unit size corellates with the loudness of the device.
JBL Live Free 2 driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making both devices similar in how loud their sound can get
, 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 yeah, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
OnePlus Buds Z2
20hz
JBL Live Free 2 20hz
The OnePlus Buds Z2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device generates low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal on its way through.
JBL Live Free 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
OnePlus Buds Z2
20,000hz
JBL Live Free 2 20,000hz
The OnePlus Buds Z2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well an audio component generates high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal on its way through.
JBL Live Free 2's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
OnePlus Buds Z2
✗
JBL Live Free 2 102db/mw
The sound pressure level, is the level of pressure of sound, measured in decibels, dB, JBL Live Free 2's measurement is 102dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
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