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Customer Review
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2024
I bought these a few months ago to replace my failing Melomania 1+ buds, which are now sadly discontinued so I couldn't replace them like for like. Did a bit of Googling and settled on these. I probably wouldn't have spent so much all in one go on a set of buds, but spread over five months, I felt I could justify it, or return them if I thought they weren't worth the money.
The sound quality really is amazing. I thought the Melomania were pretty good, but these blow them away. Crisp trebles, excellent mid-range and warm bass. Not a hint of distortion unless you push the EQ up to really silly levels. I've used these a lot over the past few months and everything I've listened to sounds great. They fit nicely in my ears and feel well put together.
No pairing issues so far (the Melomania would sometimes take two or three attempts) and the range is pretty good. We have a fairly large open-plan office at work and I can walk all around this without needing to carry my phone. I've yet to have the signal drop once. I also like that if you're only using one bud (I often do this at work so I can hear the phone/boss shouting at me}, it automatically goes into mono mode.
The case is a little larger than the Melomania one, but it looks neat and is well made. I've had no charging issues at all - the Melomania buds sometimes wouldn't charge unless they were seated exactly in the case, wheras these snap magnetically into place - and the case seems to hold plenty of charge. I've not come near to the case running out of juice yet.
I wasn't expecting great things from the noise cancelling, but it's okay. Not great, but okay. When wearing these in a noisy environment, there's noticeably less background noise than with the Melomania.
The supplied software isn't great. Seems to have a lot of 'features' that I'll never use but it's a necessary evil, I suppose. Not that I've ever had cause to dive into it beyond the initial setup. Everything just works and if I need to adjust the EQ, I do so via the Poweramp player on my phone. I also have Sony headphones for home use which uses the same software and it's never once got confused between the two.
All in all, very glad I bought these! As for whether they're worth £250, that would probably depend on why you're buying them. If you have a very cheap pair of buds or, like me, you need to replace a half decent set that's broken, then I'd say yes. If you already have a good set, then it's debatable. These will probably sound a bit better, but that's a a lot of money to spend for a relatively small improvement.
The sound quality really is amazing. I thought the Melomania were pretty good, but these blow them away. Crisp trebles, excellent mid-range and warm bass. Not a hint of distortion unless you push the EQ up to really silly levels. I've used these a lot over the past few months and everything I've listened to sounds great. They fit nicely in my ears and feel well put together.
No pairing issues so far (the Melomania would sometimes take two or three attempts) and the range is pretty good. We have a fairly large open-plan office at work and I can walk all around this without needing to carry my phone. I've yet to have the signal drop once. I also like that if you're only using one bud (I often do this at work so I can hear the phone/boss shouting at me}, it automatically goes into mono mode.
The case is a little larger than the Melomania one, but it looks neat and is well made. I've had no charging issues at all - the Melomania buds sometimes wouldn't charge unless they were seated exactly in the case, wheras these snap magnetically into place - and the case seems to hold plenty of charge. I've not come near to the case running out of juice yet.
I wasn't expecting great things from the noise cancelling, but it's okay. Not great, but okay. When wearing these in a noisy environment, there's noticeably less background noise than with the Melomania.
The supplied software isn't great. Seems to have a lot of 'features' that I'll never use but it's a necessary evil, I suppose. Not that I've ever had cause to dive into it beyond the initial setup. Everything just works and if I need to adjust the EQ, I do so via the Poweramp player on my phone. I also have Sony headphones for home use which uses the same software and it's never once got confused between the two.
All in all, very glad I bought these! As for whether they're worth £250, that would probably depend on why you're buying them. If you have a very cheap pair of buds or, like me, you need to replace a half decent set that's broken, then I'd say yes. If you already have a good set, then it's debatable. These will probably sound a bit better, but that's a a lot of money to spend for a relatively small improvement.
