Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
ANC makes use of advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and generates a mirror signal to counter it. Simply put, it's like having +1 (noise) and producing -1 (inverted noise) giving zero resulting in a reduced level of noise.
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have Active Noise Cancellation 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 overcome background noise.
The Sony LinkBuds S too have ANC which makes both earbuds ideal for flights and morning commutes. Each operate with different noise cancellation modes, pick the setting that suits your commute or that enhances your relaxation time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 stay tightly in place, this creates an acoustic covering that tones down your environment sounds and also prevents the device sound from leaking out at the same.
Both Sony LinkBuds S, and Sony WF 1000XM3 have passive noise reduction which means that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Sony LinkBuds S 5mm
The Sony WF 1000XM3 driver unit is 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that makes sound in the earbuds, its size determines the sound produced by the earbuds.
Sony LinkBuds S driver unit is 5mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 1mm
, a common assumption 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 deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
Sony LinkBuds S 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 makes any changes to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
Sony LinkBuds S 40000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well an audio component produces high audible frequencies and if it adjustments to the signal on its way through.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this implies that
Sony LinkBuds S generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Sony WF 1000XM3
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony LinkBuds S ✓
Sony WF 1000XM3 have neodymium magnets, if 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, using high magnetic flux.
Sony LinkBuds S too have it, devices with neodymium magnets are lighter and more powerful . It is also known that they have more bass and clearer high notes.
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