Cambridge Audio Melomania P100

Great pricing and package ; Superb battery life ; Distinctive looks

Other premium headphones more comfortable ; Noise-cancelling can have small glitches

Cambridge Audio's first set of over-ears marks an accomplished start – the Melomania P100 is priced really competitively. But that's not to the compromise of sound quality – as these over-ears also sound great. There's superb battery life, too. The...

Energetic, informative and convincing sound ; Excellent specification ; Epic battery life

ANC can be bettered ; No proprietary spatial audio ; Case is a touch large

It’s not as if you’re short of choice where wireless, active noise-cancelling over-ear headphones selling for between $250 / £200 / AU$390 and $350 / £300 / AU$590 are concerned. But you can, and honestly should, add this aggressively priced, lavishly...

Solid sounding with plenty of detail ; Quality build ; Ample features and outstanding battery life

Rivals offer more noise-cancelling modes ; Going up against outstanding rivals

Clear, weighty audio ; Impressive noise cancellation and transparency ; Class-leading battery life ; Versatile connectivity

Some audio artifacts at low volumes with noise cancellation on ; Default EQ requires tweaking

Cambridge Audio's Melomania P100 headphones offer great sound quality, respectable noise cancellation, and a classy design at a substantially lower price than top-end competitors.

Fantastic design and look ; Premium build and materials ; Eaay to use ; Simple app that provides a good EQ ; Flat and nearly spot on to original artist sound as you can get at this price point ; Stellar battery life ; The price is amazing for this quality

Maybe the only con, and this is a stretch, would be that the headband could be a bit softer.

The Cambridge Audio Melomania P100 are punching far above their weight class and they’re landing solid punches. If you’re looking for similar headphones from Sennheiser, Bose, Sony, Master & Dynamic, Bang & Olufsen, or Apple. Consider the Cambridge...