Best Prime Day headphone deals: Boost the savings with deals on AirPods, Bose, Sony and more
Amazon’s October Prime Day event is just around the corner. It’s officially called ‘Prime Big Deal Days’ and you’ll find spectacular bargains on everything Amazon sells (and that’s it). Although the main days are October 8 and 9, CNET’s bounty hunters are already finding some really nice early Prime Day deals, especially on headphones and earbuds that are worth checking out.
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If you want to share the gift of great sound this upcoming holiday season, scroll down to see the best deals we could find. Check back later if you don’t see anything you like at the moment, as we will update this overview regularly. Want to save even more on Prime Day? You can earn a $150 Amazon gift card instantly upon approval of a Prime Visa card, and Prime members earn up to 5% cash back on Amazon purchases.
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Prime Day earbud deals
The AirPods Pro 2 are a fan favorite for good reason. They offer excellent sound quality, with active noise cancellation, an adaptive transparency mode and spatial audio – all powered by Apple’s H2 chip.
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Some of our favorite budget wireless earbuds can be yours right now at a big discount, but make sure you enter the discount code EAP3CNET and cut the coupon on the page at check out to get the best price. This deal is exclusive to Prime members. Non-Prime members can get this for an extra $6.
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Apple’s just-released AirPods 4 are already seeing savings at Amazon, albeit with a slight $10 discount. Still, it’s nice to save on such a new Apple product. Please note that the ANC-equipped version is currently full price.
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Prime Day Headphone Deals
Apple AirPods Max are usually more expensive, but now you can save $120 on these premium headphones. Best paired with an Apple device due to its spatial audio virtual surround for iPhones and iPads and multipoint Bluetooth, allowing you to automatically switch between iOS devices. The best discount applies to the pink model in the photo, although other colors are $100 off. Note that this is the Lightning-equipped model, not the just-released USB-C model (but other than that connector and some new shades, they’re exactly the same).
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These are one of the few true Beats headphones available for purchase right now. The Beats Studio3, despite being a little dated, are one of our favorite headphones for their fast charging, Apple compatibility and beautifully simple design.
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Prime Day headphone deals for workouts
A decent price for our favorite bone conduction headphones for running. Our testing has shown that they are lightweight and sound great, while still leaving your ears free to hear the outside world.
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What is Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days Sale?
Amazon’s Prime Day event in October is officially called “Prime Big Deal Days,” but the shopping extravaganza essentially functions as a second Amazon Prime Day event ahead of the holiday season. If you’ve never shopped a Prime Day sale before, you might be wondering what exactly it entails, so here’s a quick explanation. It’s a two-day Amazon sale that offers exclusive savings to Amazon Prime subscribers with limited-time offers, flash deals, and rock-bottom prices. It’s a rare opportunity to score Black Friday-level prices outside of November, so it’s usually worth shopping.
When is Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days event?
It’s Amazon’s Prime Big Deal days October 8 and 9 this year. Although the sale still has about four days to go, you can take advantage of some early deals now. Generally, the deals end at midnight on October 9. Some deals may last longer than the designated times of the sale event.
How do Prime Big Deal Days compare to Prime Day in July?
There are many similarities between the two sales. Many of the same deals will return during the October sale, especially on Amazon’s own devices like Blink and Ring home security devices, Fire TVs and tablets, Echo devices, and more.
The main difference has to do with the timing of the sale. Because Prime Day falls in summer in July, there is more focus on back-to-school and outdoor deals. This includes school supplies, grills, lawn mowers and more. During Prime Day in October, we’ll see more deals geared toward the upcoming holidays, like kitchenware for a Thanksgiving meal or toys and games for kids for Christmas.
Are headphone deals available before Prime Day?
Amazon’s October Prime Day officially starts on October 8, but you don’t have to wait until then to score a great deal on headphones and earbuds. As you’ll see above, many major brands such as Apple, Bose, Sony and Anker discount their audio equipment prior to the event itself.
How we pick the best Prime Day headphone deals
Many of us here at CNET have been covering retail events for more than five years, including Black Friday, Prime Day, Memorial Day and countless other retail events. In that time, we’ve learned how to find the best deals among a sea of thousands of superficial offers and scams, and we only come across the best offers from trusted retailers. We look for real discounts, quality ratings and remaining sale time when choosing headphone deals to show you.
- Real discounts mean real savings. We check the price history of products on sale so we know when there is an inflated list price rather than an actual discount.
- Quality assessments and testing are super important for any product. A discount isn’t worth it if it results in a bad product experience, no matter how much you saved.
- The remaining selling time is also important. Some offers are only valid for a short time or may be limited in supply. If that is the case, we will let you know in advance so that you do not renege on the deal later and be disappointed.
