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'Actually, no I can't hear you Clem Fandango’: these excellent ANC headphones are hugely discounted and yes, you get the voice of Matt Berry

Cambridge Audio's excellent upgraded Melomania headphones are the bargain of Prime Day.

techradar.comJune 26, 20264 Min Read
'Actually, no I can't hear you Clem Fandango’: these excellent ANC headphones are hugely discounted and yes, you get the voice of Matt Berry
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Even though I think these cans deserve more online column inches, I'm going to be fairly brief since Amazon Prime Day ends at midnight — and I get it, you don't have much time to learn about them. That said, I do need you to know about it, so give me maybe four minutes of your time? You won't regret it.

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I think if you have heard of them, the Cambridge Melomania P100 SE perhaps got a slightly bad rep on their release. Why? Oh, purely because they were a fairly minor update on the original — and excellent — P100, to add some DynamEQ software (a slightly more V-shaped, optional sound profile in addition to the beautifully integrated hi-fi listen the originals already came with), a cushier headband, and a new colourway.

But all of that is water under the bridge. All you need to know is: they're excellent, they have all of the key features you're going to want, they're comfortable — and I know this because my other half has had them for nearly a year now, and wears them every single day — and they're only £169 (was £249) at Amazon.

I cannot tell you the full value this represents. But as TechRadar's Audio Editor, I'm going to try, so let me start out by saying that these headphones have stood the test of time. My other half plays tennis and football, plus he cycles and surfs regularly, albeit not always in headphones (to be clear, there's no IP rating here, so don't head into the sea with these headphones) and so they're been in a few sweaty bags without issue.

And the sound? It's really, really good. But that's not actually why I gave them to him: we're both huge fans of What We Do in the Shadows and Toast of London, you see. And if you select 'Southwark' in the voice prompts menu, you get Matt Berry's outstanding voice prompts to update you on battery life, noise cancellation profiles and so on…

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These are the newest, upgraded P100 cans (squishier headband and DynamEQ toggle, on top of the already-great ANC and supreme sound Cambridge is revered for). Even at full price I thought they were phenomenal value, so much so that I gave a set to my other half, and he's never stopped wearing them. At this price (i.e. cheaper than I've ever found to date), I think they're a steal. Did I mention that you get Matt Berry on voice prompts?View Deal

An image of Cambridge Audio headphones on a desk, with a very handsome man on a laptop in the background He is wearing an excellent 'Yeah You' T-shirt his fiance bought him

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See, there they are, on his desk right now! We've got the fan on and the curtains closed (working from home in a heatwave, aren't we?) but soon, he'll put them back on and continue with his listening — which, if I know him, will be Public Service Broadcasting's Every Valley on a day such as this ("Retro? GO! Fido? GO!").

Not after cans this Prime Day? That's OK! My colleague Rowan has written about the corresponding, Matt Berry-enhanced earbuds from the brand, and I'll link a little Prime Day deal block below. Also, I've got a roundup of the best earbuds and headphones deals still live this Prime Day, which might help you out.

But for me, the over-ears are too good at this price to consider buds. If I could simply scream 'BAT!' and flap my wings over to an Amazon warehouse — although (whisper it) the deal's also live at Richer Sounds, if you prefer — and nab myself a pair so I didn't have to keep stealing his, I would.

Again, Prime Day ends tonight, at midnight (when Laszlo Cravensworth and the vampires of Staten Island all come out to eat, of course) so don't say I didn't warn you…

For a pair of earbuds with surprising noise cancelling and a lengthy battery life, sub-£80 is quite a bargain. According to Amazon's listing, this is the lowest price for the Melomania earbuds in the last 30 days, and though the pricing history isn't available right now, it leads me to believe that this is as good as it's going to get this Prime Day. View Deal

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