There are lots of great headphones offers among the best Prime Day deals this year, and we've highlighted top Prime Day headphones deals all with over 40% off… but the ones I'd spend my money on actually don't have such a big discount, though their quality and some money off makes them the golden bargain in my book.
They're Cambridge Audio's Melomania 1+, which are now £99.95 at Amazon UK (instead of £129.95) (opens in new tab). These true wireless in-ear buds just won 'Best Value Headphones' at the T3 Awards 2021, because they offer astounding and accurate sound for such a great price, and are really comfortable to wear.
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In our full Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ review, we said "If you don’t want to spend huge amounts of cash on a pair of wireless earbuds, and you are someone who really cares about audio quality, then you won’t get much better than the Cambridge Audio Melomania 1+ … What makes them so good? Incredible audio reproduction, a long-lasting battery and a sleek in-depth app that gives you tonnes of control over the sound." They immediately found their way to the top of our best cheap headphones (opens in new tab) guide.
There are plenty of cheaper wireless earbuds available right now, and if you were tempted by the Sennheiser CX 400BT for £79 (saving £90) (opens in new tab) then I wouldn't blame you one bit. But the Melomania are the buds for me.
Partly it's down to the size of the case – I really prefer buds with a smaller case that doesn't bulge out in your pocket, and Cambridge Audio has kept its case slimline when competitors tend to let the size run away with them a bit.
Partly it's the long battery life and app that comes with lots of useful extra features, including sound adjustment.
But mostly it's the audio quality. They're powerful without feeling overblown. Delicate without feeling thin. As our review says: "You can hear every detail in music with instruments while electronic beats sounded undistorted and dramatic. Across all genres, the music was balanced, coming across as the artist intended."
That's why, even though there are deals to be had that look like bigger bargains, the Melomania 1+ are the smart place to put your earbuds money to my mind.
(opens in new tab)Amazon Prime Day alternative sales
- Argos.co.uk (opens in new tab)– cheap Lego, toys, phones and more
- AO.com (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)– huge sale on electrical appliances
- Currys.co.uk (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)– Epic deals! Up to 40% off 100s of items
- Dell.co.uk (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)– big savings on laptops and desktop PCs
- eBay.co.uk (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)– up to 70% off in the eBay Outlet
- Very.co.uk (opens in new tab) – deals on electricals, fashion and home
- Lovehoney.co.uk (opens in new tab) – discounted sex toys and lingerie
- Goldsmiths.co.uk (opens in new tab) – savings on watches and jewellery
- John Lewis (opens in new tab) – great savings plus the John Lewis guarantee
- Le Creuset (opens in new tab) – premium cookware gets tasty discounts
- Nike (opens in new tab) – new sneakers at sneaky low prices
- ASOS (opens in new tab) – big savings on clothes
- Schuh (opens in new tab) – save big on shoes, boots and trainers
- The White Company (opens in new tab) – quality bedding at reduced prices
- Simba (opens in new tab) – save big on mattresses and sleep bundles
