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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Style
    2. Comfort
    3. Controls
    4. Breathability
    5. Portability
    6. Case
    7. Build Quality
    8. Stability
    9. Headshots 1
    10. Headshots 2
    11. Top
    12. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Sound Profile
    2. Frequency Response Consistency
    3. Raw Frequency Response
    4. Bass Accuracy
    5. Mid Accuracy
    6. Treble Accuracy
    7. Peaks/Dips
    8. Imaging
    9. Passive Soundstage
    10. Virtual Soundstage
    11. Weighted Harmonic Distortion
    12. Test Settings
  6. Isolation
    1. Noise Isolation
    2. Leakage
  7. Microphone
    1. Microphone Style
    2. Recording Quality
    3. Noise Handling
  8. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. App Support
  9. Connectivity
    1. Bluetooth
    2. Non-Bluetooth Wireless
    3. Wired
    4. PC / PS4 Compatibility
    5. Xbox One Compatibility
    6. Base/Dock
  10. Comments

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless vs Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless

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Variants

  • MOMENTUM True Wireless (Black)
  • Melomania 1 (Black)
  • Melomania 1 (Stone)

Our Verdict

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless

Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless

The Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless and the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless are two fairly similarly performing true wireless headphones. The Cambridge Audio provide a better-balanced sound profile; it is, however, still on the dark side. The Cambridge Audio also have a very good passive noise isolation and are great for blocking out higher-frequency noises. They also have about twice the battery life of the Sennheiser on a single charge, which is great, and you can also use one earbud while the other is charging. On the other hand, the Sennheiser feel better made and their touch-sensitive control scheme is responsive and easy-to-use. They also support the aptX-LL codec and app that lets you EQ them, which Cambridge Audio is lacking.

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Main Differences for

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.9
7.2

Battery 
 

4.9
7.2

Noise Isolation 
 

7.8
8.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture 2  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Design Picture 2
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Design Picture 2

Type  

In-ear
In-ear

Enclosure  

Closed-Back
Closed-Back

Wireless  

Truly Wireless
Truly Wireless

Transducer  

Dynamic
Dynamic

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Comfort 
 

6.5
6.5

Comfort Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Comfort Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Comfort Picture

Weight  

0.03 lbs
0.02 lbs

Clamping Force 
 

0 lbs
0 lbs

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Controls 
 

7.3
6.6

Controls Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Controls Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Controls Picture

OS Compatibility 
 

Not OS specific
Not OS specific

Ease Of Use  

Good
Decent

Feedback  

Good
Good

Call/Music Control  

Yes
Yes

Volume Control  

Yes
Yes

Microphone Control  

No
No

Channel Mixing 
 

No
No

Noise Cancelling Control  

No
No

Talk-Through 
 

On/Off
No

Additional Controls  

No
Voice Assistant

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Breathability 
 

9.2
9.2

Breathability After Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Breathability After Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Breathability After Picture

Avg.Temp.Difference  

0.8 °C
0.8 °C

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Portability 
 

9.2
9.6

Portability Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Portability Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Portability Picture

 

1"
1"

 

1.7"
1"

 

1.6"
0.5"

Volume  

2.7 in³
1 in³

Transmitter Required  

No
No

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Case 
 

8.0
8.0

Case Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Case Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Case Picture

Type  

Hard case
Hard case

 

3.1"
2.3"

 

1.8"
2"

 

1.4"
0.9"

Volume  

7.8 in³
3.9 in³

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Build Quality 
 

8.0
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Build Quality Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Build Quality Picture

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Stability 
 

7.5
7.5

Stability Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Stability Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Stability Picture

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Headshots 1  

Angled Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Angled Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Angled Picture

Side Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Side Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Side Picture

Headshots 2  

Front Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Front Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Front Picture

Rear Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Rear Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Rear Picture

Top  

Top Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Top Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Top Picture

In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless In The Box Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless In The Box Picture

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Sound

Sound Profile 
 

Frequency Response  

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Bass Amount 
 

2.62 dB
0.28 dB

Treble Amount 
 

-3.71 dB
-3.03 dB

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Frequency Response Consistency 
 

9.1
9.8

Consistency L  

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Consistency R  

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Avg. Std. Deviation 
 

0.18 dB
0.05 dB

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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw FR L  

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Raw FR R  

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Bass Accuracy 
 

7.7
8.1

Bass  

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Std. Err. 
 

3.17 dB
2.73 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

10 Hz
10 Hz

Low-Bass 
 

1.6 dB
-1.31 dB

Mid-Bass 
 

3.4 dB
1.71 dB

High-Bass 
 

4.57 dB
4.53 dB

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Mid Accuracy 
 

8.7
8.3

Mid  

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Std. Err. 
 

1.72 dB
2.23 dB

Low-Mid 
 

2.65 dB
3.53 dB

Mid-Mid 
 

-0.49 dB
-0.45 dB

High-Mid 
 

-0.14 dB
-0.03 dB

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Treble Accuracy 
 

4.5
5.8

Treble  

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Std. Err. 
 

7.35 dB
5.62 dB

Low-Treble 
 

-7.86 dB
-3.62 dB

Mid-Treble 
 

-2.54 dB
-3.12 dB

High-Treble 
 

-3.53 dB
-2.3 dB

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Peaks/Dips 
 

7.1
7.3

Peaks/Dips Graph  

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Peaks 
 

1.65 dB
1.52 dB

Dips 
 

2.28 dB
1.99 dB

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Imaging 
 

8.9
9.0

Group Delay  

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Phase Response  

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Weighted Group Delay 
 

0.13
0.09

Weighted Amplitude Mismatch 
 

0.74
0.58

Weighted Frequency Mismatch 
 

1.52
1.1

Weighted Phase Mismatch 
 

1.97
5.03

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Passive Soundstage 
 

0.5
0.3

PRTF  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless PRTF
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless PRTF

PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Size (Avg.) 
 

N/A
N/A

PRTF Distance 
 

N/A
N/A

Openness 
 

2.2
1.4

Acoustic Space Excitation 
 

0.1
0.1

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Virtual Soundstage 
 

0.0
0.0

Virtual Soundstage  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Virtual Soundstage
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Virtual Soundstage

Head Modeling 
 

No
No

Speaker Modeling 
 

No
No

Room Ambience 
 

No
No

Head Tracking 
 

No
No

Virtual Surround 
 

No
No App

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Weighted Harmonic Distortion 
 

7.8
7.6

Weighted Harmonic Distortion  

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WHD @ 90 
 

0.305
0.302

WHD @ 100 
 

0.110
0.143

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Test Settings 
 

Firmware 
 

Unknown
Unknown

Power 
 

On
On

Connection 
 

Unknown
Bluetooth 4.0

Codec 
 

SBC, 16-bit, 48kHz
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz

EQ 
 

Default
No EQ

ANC 
 

No ANC
No ANC

Tip/Pad 
 

Silicone (small)
Silicone (small)

Microphone 
 

Integrated
Integrated

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Isolation

Noise Isolation 
 

7.8
8.6

Noise Isolation  

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Isolation Audio 
 

Overall Attenuation 
 

-26.23 dB
-30.3 dB

Noise Cancelling  

No
No

Bass 
 

-8.16 dB
-14.2 dB

Mid 
 

-21.69 dB
-22.77 dB

Treble 
 

-49.94 dB
-54.4 dB

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Leakage 
 

9.9
10

Leakage  

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Leakage Audio 
 

Overall Leakage @ 1ft 
 

21.62 dB
21.28 dB

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Microphone

Microphone Style 
 

Integrated 
 

Yes
Yes

In-Line 
 

No
No

Boom 
 

No
No

Detachable Boom 
 

No
No

Mic  

Yes
Yes

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Recording Quality 
 

5.1
5.9

Microphone Frequency Response  

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Recorded Speech 
 

LFE 
 

403.18 Hz
364.41 Hz

FR Std. Dev. 
 

7.36 dB
3.74 dB

HFE 
 

3,568.48 Hz
2,347.53 Hz

Weighted THD 
 

11.168
0.761

Gain 
 

23.82 dB
18.22 dB

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Noise Handling 
 

6.2
6.0

SpNR  

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Speech + Pink Noise  

Speech + Subway Noise  

SpNR 
 

15.12 dB
11.06 dB

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Active Features

Battery 
 

4.9
7.2

Battery Type 
 

Rechargable
Rechargable

Continuous Battery Life 
 

3.7 hrs
6.2 hrs

Additional Charges 
 

2.0
4.0

Total Battery Life 
 

11.1 hrs
31 hrs

Charge Time 
 

1.2 hrs
1.5 hrs

Power-Saving Feature 
 

No
Auto-Off Timer

Audio While Charging 
 

No
Yes

Passive Playback 
 

No
No

Charging Port  

USB-C
micro-USB

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App Support 
 

6.5
0.0

App Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless App Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless App Picture

App Name  

Sennheiser Smart Control
No App

iOS  

Yes
No

Android  

Yes
No

macOS  

No
No

Windows  

No
No

Equalizer 
 

Graphic
No

ANC Control 
 

No
No

Mic Control  

No
No

Room Effects 
 

No
No

Playback Control 
 

No
No

Button Mapping  

No
No

Surround Support 
 

No
No

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Connectivity

Bluetooth 
 

6.7
6.6

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.0

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
No

NFC Pairing 
 

No
No

Line Of Sight Range 
 

176 ft
154 ft

PC Latency (SBC) 
 

206 ms
344 ms

PC Latency (aptX) 
 

189 ms
319 ms

PC Latency (aptX HD) 
 

N/A
N/A

PC Latency (aptX-LL) 
 

72 ms
N/A

iOS Latency 
 

444 ms
143 ms

Android Latency 
 

176 ms
114 ms

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Non-Bluetooth Wireless 
 

0.0
0.0

Non-BT Line Of Sight Range 
 

N/A
N/A

Non-BT Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Wired 
 

0.0
0.0

Cable Picture  

Sennheiser MOMENTUM True Wireless Cable Picture
Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 Truly Wireless Cable Picture

Analog Audio 
 

No
No

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Detachable  

No
No

Length  

N/A
N/A

Connection  

No Wired Option
No Wired Option

Analog/USB Audio Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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PC / PS4 Compatibility 
 

PC/PS4 Analog 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Wired USB 
 

No
No

PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Xbox One Compatibility 
 

Xbox One Analog 
 

No
No

Xbox One Wired USB 
 

No
No

Xbox One Non-BT Wireless 
 

No
No

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Base/Dock 
 

2.2
2.2

Type 
 

Charging Case
Charging Case

USB Input 
 

No
No

Line In 
 

No
No

Line Out 
 

No
No

Optical Input 
 

No
No

RCA Input 
 

No
No

Dock Charging 
 

Yes
Yes

Power Supply 
 

USB-C
USB

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