True Wireless
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+
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$140
Full review dataCambridge Audio Melomania 1+ vs Cambridge Audio Melomania A100: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ vs Cambridge Audio Melomania A100, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
86Outstanding
$99
Full review dataScore breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 leads on 7 of 7 measures.
- Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+
- Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
HearWiki score
-
86
Sound
-
9.0
Noise cancelling
-
7.8
Battery
-
8.5
Calls
-
8.0
Value
-
9.6
Price (USD)
$140
$99
Generation & platform
The scores rank quality. This is the other question: is the newer one actually newer technology, or the same platform in a new shell?
New platform
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 (2025) against Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ (2021). The Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.0, Top codec aptX Lossless against aptX and ANC type Adaptive against None. It also adds Wireless charging, Transparency mode, Custom EQ and Companion app.
- Melomania 1+2021
- Melomania A10020254 yr newer
What differsMelomania 1+Melomania A100
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 5.4
- Top codec
- aptX
- aptX Lossless
- ANC type
- None
- Adaptive
- Wireless charging
- No
- Yes
- Transparency mode
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: USB-C, Water resistance.
Specifications
Melomania 1+Melomania A100
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $140
- $99
- HearWiki score
- Not scored
- 86
- Released
- 2021
- 2025
- Availability
- Discontinued
- Sold new
- Driver
- 5.8 mm driver
- 10 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 5.8 mm
- 10 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- -
- 25 Ω
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- 5.4
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC
- Multipoint pairing
- -
- Yes
- Latency
- 70 ms
- -
- Wireless range
- 10 m
- -
- Battery life
- 9 h
- 11 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- -
- 6.5 h
- Battery incl. case
- 50 h
- 39 h
- Full charge time
- 120 min
- 66 min
- Quick charge
- 15 min → 1 h
- 10 min → 3.2 h
- Wireless charging
- No
- Yes
- Active noise cancelling
- No
- Yes
- ANC type
- none
- adaptive
- Transparency mode
- No
- Yes
- Companion app
- No
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- No
- Yes
- Wear detection
- No
- No
- Controls
- buttons
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Google Assistant, Siri
- Google Assistant, Siri
- Weight
- 4.6 g
- 9.4 g
- Case weight
- 37 g
- 38.7 g
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX5
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- -
- silicone
- Microphones
- -
- 6
- Microphone type
- MEMS
- -
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- Yes
- Call NR technology
- cVc
- -
What reviewers said
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+
The Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ deliver detailed audio with 5.8mm graphene drivers, focusing on sound quality over extra features. They offer a long 50-hour total battery life with the case and IPX5 water resistance, making them a reliable choice for everyday listening without active noise cancellation.
- Pro:Detailed and faithful sound reproduction
- Pro:Long battery life with the charging case
- Pro:IPX5 water resistance for workouts
- Con:No active noise cancellation
- Con:No transparency mode
- Con:No app support for customization
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
The Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 are true wireless earbuds that deliver a versatile feature set at a mid-range price. They combine adaptive active noise cancellation with high-resolution wireless audio support, including LDAC and aptX Lossless, along with a comfortable, water-resistant design. With a lengthy total battery life and convenient extras like wireless charging and multipoint, they aim to be a well-rounded daily companion.
- Pro:Excellent codec support including LDAC and aptX Lossless
- Pro:Adaptive ANC and transparency mode for flexible listening
- Pro:Long total battery life with wireless charging case
- Con:Battery life drops significantly with ANC enabled
- Con:Touch controls may take time to master
- Con:No mention of ear tips or fit accessories in specs
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