Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Sony WF C500 ✗
ANC makes use of more advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. How it works, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern of incoming noise and then generates a mirror signal to counter it. In simple terms, it's like having +1 (sound from your surrounding) and adding -1 (inverted noise) to make zero therefore "diluting" the noise.
The Sony LinkBuds S have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, causing less ear fatigue as you don't need to crank up the device volume to overcome background sounds.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Sony WF C500 ✓
Sony WF C500 sit tightly in place, creating a sound covering that reduces background sounds well as preventing the earbuds voice audio from leaking out .
Both Sony LinkBuds S, and Sony WF C500 have passive noise reduction which implies that they limit ambient noise without using ANC to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Sony LinkBuds S
5mm
Sony WF C500 5.8mm
The Sony WF C500 driver unit is 5.8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, therefor producing better bass.
The driver unit is basically a mini speaker that produces sound in the device, the unit size dictates 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 C500 by 0.8mm
, many people have a misconception 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 imply that they deliver better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
20Hz
Sony WF C500 20Hz
The Sony WF C500's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, low-frequency response inidcates how well an audio device produces low audible frequencies and if it alters the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's lowest frequency is at 20Hz, this means that
both devices can produce equal bass
Highest Frequency
Sony LinkBuds S
40000Hz
Sony WF C500 20000Hz
The Sony WF C500's highest frequency is at 20000Hz, high-frequency response measures if and how well a particular audio component produces high audible frequencies and if it changes to the signal while at it.
Sony LinkBuds S's highest frequency is at 40000Hz, this means that
Sony LinkBuds S generate a clearer and crispier treble than the Sony WF C500
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Sony LinkBuds S
✓
Sony WF C500 ✓
Sony WF C500 have neodymium magnets, when 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 sound pressure level, with the use of high magnetic flux.
Sony LinkBuds S have it too, devices with neodymium 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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