True Wireless
Cambridge Audio Melomania A100
86Outstanding
$99
Full review dataCambridge Audio Melomania A100 vs Nuarl mini3: which should you buy?
Specs, scores and condensed review verdicts for the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 vs Nuarl mini3, side by side. Where a product has no HearWiki score yet, not enough reviews have been aggregated to rate it.
True Wireless
Nuarl mini3
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$110
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 A100
- Nuarl mini3
HearWiki score
86
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Sound
9.0
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Noise cancelling
7.8
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Battery
8.5
-
Calls
8.0
-
Value
9.6
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Price (USD)
$99
$110
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 Nuarl mini3 (2024). The Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 is the newer platform here: Bluetooth 5.4 against 5.2, Top codec aptX Lossless against aptX Adaptive and ANC type Adaptive against Feed-forward. It also adds Water resistance IPX5 against IPX4.
- Melomania A10020251 yr newer
- mini32024
What differsMelomania A100mini3
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- Top codec
- aptX Lossless
- aptX Adaptive
- ANC type
- Adaptive
- Feed-forward
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX4
Platform
Everyday features
Level on: Multipoint pairing, USB-C, Transparency mode, Companion app.
Specifications
Melomania A100mini3
- Type
- True Wireless
- True Wireless
- Price (USD)
- $99
- $110
- HearWiki score
- 86
- Not scored
- Released
- 2025
- 2024
- 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
- -
- Frequency response
- 20 Hz - 20 kHz
- -
- Impedance
- 25 Ω
- -
- Bluetooth
- 5.4
- 5.2
- Codecs
- SBC, AAC, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LDAC
- SBC, AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive
- Multipoint pairing
- Yes
- Yes
- Battery life
- 11 h
- 8 h
- Battery life (ANC on)
- 6.5 h
- 6 h
- Battery incl. case
- 39 h
- 32 h
- Full charge time
- 66 min
- 90 min
- Quick charge
- 10 min → 3.2 h
- -
- Wireless charging
- Yes
- -
- Active noise cancelling
- Yes
- Yes
- ANC type
- adaptive
- feedforward
- Transparency mode
- Yes
- Yes
- Companion app
- Yes
- Yes
- Custom EQ
- Yes
- -
- Wear detection
- No
- -
- Controls
- touch
- touch
- Voice assistant
- Google Assistant, Siri
- -
- Weight
- 9.4 g
- 4.5 g
- Case weight
- 38.7 g
- 36 g
- Water resistance
- IPX5
- IPX4
- USB-C
- Yes
- Yes
- Pad material
- silicone
- -
- Microphones
- 6
- 2
- 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
Nuarl mini3
The NUARL mini3 are compact true wireless earbuds featuring a 6mm dynamic driver, active noise cancellation, and a transparency mode for ambient awareness. They offer multipoint connectivity, IPX4 water resistance, and up to 8 hours of playback per charge, with the case extending total listening time to 32 hours.
- Pro:Compact and lightweight design (4.5g per earbud)
- Pro:Supports aptX Adaptive for high-quality wireless audio
- Pro:Multipoint connection allows pairing with two devices
- Con:Battery life drops to 6 hours with ANC enabled
- Con:No wireless charging capability mentioned
- Con:Feedforward ANC may not block low-frequency noise as effectively as hybrid systems
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