Cambridge Audio has introduced one other successor to its inaugural and two-time What Hello-Fi? Award-winning Melomania 1 true wi-fi headphones.
The Melomania 1+ true wi-fi headphones promise to take the efficiency of their older sibling up a stage, by including app management, customisable EQ settings and the British audio agency’s modern Excessive Efficiency Audio Mode – as seen within the latest Melomania Touch.
These accustomed to Cambridge Audio’s first ever – and actually somewhat splendid – stab at true wireless headphones will notice the placing resemblance. Right here, the upgrades are exhausting to identify, however then once more, magnificence is at all times within the element.
Gone is the ‘stone’ gray colourway of the unique Melomania 1 in favour of a contemporary white end (black can be out there, under) with blue lettering, and also you now get a USB-C quick charging port and a number of ear suggestions to make sure a safe match, together with each medium and huge reminiscence foam choices.
As with the unique design, every earbud weighs simply 4.6g and boasts IPX5 certification in opposition to rain and sweat, plus 5.8mm graphene-enhanced drivers and Bluetooth 5.0 (to assist each AAC and aptX audio codecs). And like its predecessor, the Melomania 1+ boasts 9 hours of battery life on a single cost plus 4 further costs from the case, which provides as much as a formidable 45 hours of whole playtime.
Presumably the most important improve to be gained with the brand new iteration, although, is assist for the free Melomania app – out there for Android and iOS units – and thus the power to customize the EQ settings, verify the battery stage of every earbud, find misplaced earbuds on a map and obtain firmware updates.
It additionally implies that the Melomania 1+ earphones now profit from the inclusion of Cambridge Audio’s Excessive Efficiency Audio Mode, tech that makes use of the identical hi-fi grade amplification discovered within the firm’s famend CX vary of stereo amplifiers.
We have but to listen to the way it sounds inside this design, but it surely’s actually an intriguing proposition – particularly when you think about that the value is de facto somewhat cheap.
The Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ is accessible now, in black or a brand new white end, to buy immediately from Cambridge Audio, Amazon or Richer Sounds, for £119.95 (€129.95 / $139.95).
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