
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 vs Enacfire F1: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 vs Enacfire F1, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
Score breakdown
Each axis is a 0–10 blend of what reviewers scored, not a lab measurement.
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 leads on 6 of 7 measures.
- Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
- Enacfire F1
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?
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 (2025) against Enacfire F1 (2020). 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.
- Melomania A10020255 yr newer
- F12020
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.0
- Top codec
- aptX Lossless
- aptX
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- None
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- No
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX8
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C.
Specifications
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $99
- $60
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2020
- Availability
- Sold new
- Discontinued
- Driver
- 10 mm dynamic
- 6 mm dynamic
- Driver type
- dynamic
- dynamic
- Driver size
- 10 mm
- 6 mm
- Drivers per side
- 1
- 1
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- Impedance
- 25 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.0
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, aptX
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Wireless range
- -
- 10 m
- Battery life
- 11 h
- 8 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 6.5 h
- -
- Battery incl. case
- 39 h
- 208 h
- Full charge time
- 66 min
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 3.2 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- No
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- No
- ANC type
- adaptive
- none
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- No
- Companion app
- Yes
- No
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Google Assistant, Siri
- -
- Weight
- 9.4 g
- 4.6 g
- Case weight
- 38.7 g
- -
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX8
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- silicone
- -
- Microphones
- 6
- 1
- Call noise reduction
- Yes
- -
What reviewers said
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
Enacfire F1
The Enacfire F1 true wireless earbuds deliver a remarkably long total battery life of up to 208 hours thanks to a large 2600mAh charging case, with 8 hours per charge. They support aptX, AAC, and SBC codecs for versatile audio, and boast an IPX8 waterproof rating, making them suitable for intense workouts. Touch controls and Bluetooth 5.0 with multipoint connectivity round out the feature set, though they lack active noise cancellation and app support.
- Pro:Exceptional total battery life with the charging case
- Pro:Strong IPX8 waterproof rating for swimming or heavy rain
- Pro:Supports aptX and AAC codecs for better wireless audio
- Con:No active noise cancellation or transparency mode
- Con:No companion app for EQ or firmware updates
- Con:Only one microphone per earbud may limit call quality
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