Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL LIVE 300 ✗
Active noise cancellation uses advanced technology to actively cancel noise. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 hence "diluting" the noise.
Sony WF 1000XM3 have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue since you don't need to crank up the device volume to outcompete background sounds.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL LIVE 300 ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 sit tightly in place, this creates a sound seal that reduces your environment noise and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction this means that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
JBL LIVE 300 5.8mm
The Sony WF 1000XM3 driver unit is 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size dictates the sound produced by the earbuds.
JBL LIVE 300 driver unit is 5.8mm in diameter,
which implies that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 0.2mm
, 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 yes, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
JBL LIVE 300 20Hz
The Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
JBL LIVE 300's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
JBL LIVE 300 20000Hz
The Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio device generates high human frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal while at it.
JBL LIVE 300's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal treble
Sound Pressure Level
Sony WF 1000XM3
✗
JBL LIVE 300 95dB/mW
SPL, is the pressure level of sound, in decibels, dB, JBL LIVE 300's measurement is 95dB/mW. Devices with a higher sound pressure level are generally louder when supplied with any given audio source.
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL LIVE 300 ✗
Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, when used in audio devices produce a higher sensitivity and substantial sound output using less power to do so. They can help generate music at quite a high sound pressure level, with the use of high magnetic flux.
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