Has Active Noise Cancellation (Noise Control)
Technics EAH AZ60M2
✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
ANC makes use of more advanced kind of tech to reduce unwanted ambient sounds. ANC works when, it detects and analyzes the sound pattern outside and inside the earbud and then inverts the soundwaves to counter it. In simple terms, it's like taking +1 (sound from your surrounding) then producing -1 (inverted noise) giving zero hence "diluting" the noise.
Technics EAH AZ60M2 have Active Noise Cancellation enabling you to listen at lower levels of volume, good for your ears since you don't have to crank up the device volume to outcompete background noise.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) too have Active Noise Cancellation which makes both earbuds ideal for plane rides and rush hour travels. Each work with different noise cancellation types, pick the mode that suits your travel or that suites your chill time.
Has Passive Noise Reduction
Technics EAH AZ60M2
✓
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
Technics EAH AZ60M2 sit tightly in place, creating an acoustic covering that tones down your environment sounds while preventing the device sound from leaking out at the same.
Both Apple AirPods (3rd Gen), and Technics EAH AZ60M2 have passive noise reduction which means that they limit ambient noise instead of actively using technology to cancel it out.
Driver Unit Size
Technics EAH AZ60M2
8mm
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 11mm
The Technics EAH AZ60M2 have a unit size of 8mm in diameter, the bigger the unit the more powerful, and can produce better bass.
A driver unit is the component that makes sound in the device, its size corellates with the loudness of the earbuds.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) driver unit is 11mm in diameter,
making them have a larger driver unit than that of Technics EAH AZ60M2 by 3mm
, 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 yeah, larger drivers are capable of generating louder sound, but this does not indicate that they produce better quality sound.
Lowest Frequency
Technics EAH AZ60M2
20hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 10hz
Technics EAH AZ60M2'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 while at it.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s lowest frequency is at 10Hz, this means that
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) can produce a juicier bass than the Technics EAH AZ60M2
Highest Frequency
Technics EAH AZ60M2
40,000hz
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) 20,000hz
The Technics EAH AZ60M2's highest frequency is at 40,000Hz, high-frequency response tells how well a particular audio component produces high human frequencies and if it changes to the signal while at it.
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)'s highest frequency is at 20,000Hz, this means that
Technics EAH AZ60M2 produce a clearer and crispier treble than the Apple AirPods (3rd Gen)
Has A Neodymium Magnet
Technics EAH AZ60M2
✗
Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) ✓
The Apple AirPods (3rd Gen) have neodymium magnets, when used in earbuds 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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