Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 vs Panasonic RZ-S500W NC

The Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 was loved by reviewers at Tom's Guide, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best wireless earbuds 2023: Our top picks for every budget" roundup where it was named its "No ANC, but a great-sounding earbud for less than $100", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Moving on to the Panasonic RZ-S500W NC: it has done really well in a number of roundups done by sources that perform objective and reliable testing, including The Independent, creativebloq.com, and What Hi-Fi? - it won the "Best: Wireless earbuds for budget noise cancellation" title from The Independent, "Ranked 2 out of 12" from creativebloq.com, and "Ranked 3 out of 16" from What Hi-Fi?. That points towards it being a cut above most of its competitors.

For a direct Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 vs. Panasonic RZ-S500W NC comparison, we took a look at sources that tested both and found that the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 got reviewed better by TrustedReviews, T3, Techradar, and Headfonics, whereas the reviewers at SoundGuys preferred the Panasonic RZ-S500W NC. Reviewers at What Hi-Fi? and PCmag haven't shown a preference for either.

We also took a look at which sources liked these two products the most. We found that the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 received its best, 10, rating from What Hi-Fi?, while the Panasonic RZ-S500W NC got its highest score of 10 from What Hi-Fi?.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1 earned an average review score of 8.8 out of 10 points and the Panasonic RZ-S500W NC received an average of 8.0, compared to the 7.3 average of Noise-Cancelling Earphones in general.