Cambridge Audio could be onto a winner with the Melomania Touch wireless earbuds.
Cambridge Audio has a lot to live up to when it comes to its latest wireless earbuds, the Melomania Touch. The Cambridge Audio Melomania Touch build on the success of the Melomania 1 – which are high up in our list of the best true wireless earbuds – giving them “intuitive touch controls, stunning sound performance, and world-class battery life”. Over a year after their release, and we’re still enamored with the original Melomania 1 earbuds – so can the heritage audio brand improve on near-perfection? Well, we’ll need to spend a little more time with the Melomania Touch to be sure, but based on our initial tests, it looks like Cambridge Audio has done it again. The Cambridge Audio Melomania are available to buy now, having launched on January 1, 2021. They’ll cost you $149.95 / £129.95 (about AU$200), which is a little pricier than their predecessors, which cost $129.99 / £119.95 upon their release in 2019. It’s worth noting that, if you are hoping to save some money, the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 are often quite heavily discounted now that they’re a little older. Saying that, the newer earbuds aren’t particularly expensive, sitting smack-bang in the mid-range of the wireless earbuds price scale; cheaper than the Apple AirPods Pro, but not as budget-friendly as super-cheaper models like the JLab Go Air. The Cambridge Audio Melomania Touch come with a completely different design to their predecessors, eschewing the bullet-style build for housings that fill the outer part of your ear, with ear fins to keep them in place. It’s a welcome change, and they certainly felt secure when we tested them. They’re light too, weighing only 6g, and a choice of silicone ear tips and ear fins means you should be able to find a comfortable fit. They come with a slick, pebble-shaped charging case, which you can top up via its USB-C port. The Cambridge Audio Melomania Touch also come with an IPX4 water-resistance rating, which means they should withstand a little sweat or rain if you use them for working out. Another feature that’s handy for working out is a new Transparency mode; it works by feeding in outside ambient noises so you can be aware of your surroundings while still enjoying music at the same time.
