Remember earbuds with stems? I sure do – and, to be fair, they've gone nowhere. Apple's AirPods 4 remain huge sellers, while Nothing's Ear (2) shows that the shape is still a stalwart in the tech industry.
Still, most of the best earbuds at the higher end of the market have abandoned such a design for more rounded shapes. That means when I see a stem like that on the Cambridge Audio Melomania A100, I don't really have to ask what price bracket it comes from.
