Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
ANC utilises advanced technology to actively counter noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) and producing -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 thus "diluting" the noise.
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have Active Noise Cancellation allowing you to listen at lower volume levels, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to overcome background noise.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and rush hour commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your travel or that enhances your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 stay well in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces background noise and also prevents the earbuds music from leaking out at the same.
Both Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX, and Sony WF 1000XM3 have passive noise reduction which implies that both reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 9.2mm
The Sony WF 1000XM3 driver unit is 6mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size determines the loudness of the device.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX driver unit is 9.2mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 3.2mm
, many people have a misconception 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 are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not imply that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device produces low frequencies that can be heard, and if it alters the signal while at it.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX 20000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio component generates high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this means that
both devices generate equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay EX ✗
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, when used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help produce music at quite a high sound pressure level, using high magnetic flux.
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