Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
Active noise cancellation utilises advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it listens to the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and after inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (inverted noise) giving 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
Sony WF 1000XM3 have ANC enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears as you don't need to crank up the earbuds volume to outcompete background noise.
JBL Tour Pro 2 too have ANC which makes either of the earbuds ideal for plane rides and morning commutes. Each work with different noise cancellation modes, pick the noise cancellation type that suits your travel or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 sit tightly in place, this creates a sound covering that tones down your environment sounds and also prevents the device voice audio from leaking out at the same.
Both JBL Tour Pro 2, and Sony WF 1000XM3 have passive noise reduction this means that both reduce ambient noise without using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
JBL Tour Pro 2 10mm
Sony WF 1000XM3 have a unit size of 6mm in diameter, bigger drivers are more powerful, and can produce better bass.
The driver unit is the component that produces sound in the earbuds, the unit size corellates with the loudness of the device.
JBL Tour Pro 2 driver unit is 10mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 4mm
, as many tend to believe that driver units of a bigger size automatically produce better sound quality.
However, large drivers find it difficult to produce 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 Tour Pro 2 20Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component generates low frequencies that can be heard, and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
JBL Tour Pro 2's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
JBL Tour Pro 2 20000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio device makes high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
JBL Tour Pro 2's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices can generate equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
JBL Tour Pro 2 ✗
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, if 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 SPL, with the use of high magnetic flux.
A Review By Comparison Of The Sony Wf 1000Xm3 Vs. Jbl Wave Buds
A Review By Comparison Of The Oneplus Buds Pro 2 Vs. Sony Wf 1000Xm3