Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony WF C500 ✗
ANC utilises advanced technology to reduce ambient sounds. ANC works when, it studies the sound pattern of incoming noise and after inverts the soundwaves to cancel it out. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (noise) then adding -1 (counter sound by the device) to make 0 which results in a reduced level of noise.
Sony WF 1000XM3 have ANC enabling you to listen at lower volume levels, causing less ear fatigue as you don't have to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony WF C500 ✓
The Sony WF 1000XM3 stay tightly in place, this creates a sound seal that tones down your environment sounds well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out .
Both of these devices have passive noise reduction which means that they limit ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony WF 1000XM3
6mm
Sony WF C500 5.8mm
The Sony WF 1000XM3 have a unit size of 6mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
A driver unit is the component that produces sound in the device, the unit size dictates the sound made by the device.
Sony WF C500 driver unit is 5.8mm in diameter,
which means that they have a smaller driver unit than that of Sony WF 1000XM3 by 0.2mm
, 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 it's true that, larger drivers can generate louder sound, but this does not mean that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20Hz
Sony WF C500 20Hz
The 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 on its way through.
Sony WF C500's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this implies that
both devices can make sound with equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony WF 1000XM3
20000Hz
Sony WF C500 20000Hz
Sony WF 1000XM3's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response indicates how well an audio device makes high audible frequencies and if it makes any changes to the signal on its way through.
Sony WF C500's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, this implies that
both devices produce equal treble
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony WF 1000XM3
✓
Sony WF C500 ✓
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.
Sony WF C500 have it too, devices with these magnets are lighter and more powerful than those which use ferrite magnets. It is also known that they have more bass and clearer high notes.
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