Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced technology to actively counter noise. ANC works when, 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 (noise) and adding -1 (inverted noise) giving zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
The Sony WF 1000XM3 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 overcome background sounds.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes either of the devices ideal for flights and rush hour commutes. The Sony WF 1000XM3 and Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II operate with different noise cancellation settings, pick the setting that you prefer for travel or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✓
The Sony WF 1000XM3 sit well in place, creating an acoustic covering that reduces your environment sounds and also prevents the device music from leaking out at the same.
Both Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II, and Sony WF 1000XM3 have passive noise reduction this means that both reduce ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 9.3mm
Sony WF 1000XM3 have a unit size of 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the loudness of the device.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II driver unit is 9.3mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 3.3mm
, 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 it's true that, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not mean that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well a particular audio device generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20,000hz
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II 20,000hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component makes high human frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II's highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
both devices generate equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Bose QuietComfort Earbuds II ✗
Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, when used in earbuds produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output while using less power. They can help produce music at quite a high SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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