Prime Day 2022 — aka Cyber Monday in July — is officially here, and there’s never been a better time to pick up a pair of premium headphones at an enormous discount. Over-ear headphones, on-ear headphones, and earbuds from several top-tier companies have dropped down to their lowest prices in months.
Good deals are great, but there are more reasons to pick up the headphones we’re recommending beyond saving a few bucks. The models we’re recommending have advanced technical features, like custom-designed processors that enable levels of audio quality and noise-cancellation that would have been impossible even a couple of years ago. Improvements in battery technology enable you to listen for longer stretches of time before you have to reach for a charging cable, even when listening on earbuds.
If you’ve been using the same pair of headphones for several years, upgrading to a new pair won’t be a surface-level change motivated by vanity. Companies have spent years iterating on features and tweaking the designs of their headphones for both performance and comfort, Prime Day just enables you to enjoy the fruits of those labors at a lower price than usual.
It doesn’t matter if you need headphones for relaxing at home, working out at the gym, or blocking unwanted sounds like the sound of an airplane’s engine, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. We’ve rounded up the best Prime Day headphone deals to save you the hassle of sifting through them yourself.
Just remember, if you want to take advantage of the best Prime Day 2022 deals, you need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber. You can sign up for a free 30-day trial if you haven’t tried the service yet.
Best Over-Ear Headphone Deals
Bose QuietComfort 45, $229 (Was $329)
Bose’s QuietComfort 45s are the ultimate pair of noise-canceling headphones for travelers, and they’re $100 off for Prime Day.
The QuietComfort 45s standout feature is called Active EQ, a setting that automatically adjusts the headphones’ sound as you switch tracks and change the volume. Active EQ ensures you always get the best possible sound each time you hit play. The over-ear headphones have multiple microphones, which filter outside noises before they reach your ear when the active noise-cancellation setting is enabled.
You can adjust this setting to let some outside sounds in if you’d like to be able to hear what’s going on around you, which is helpful if you’re wearing these headphones while walking around a busy street. Bose says the QuietComfort 45s get up to 24 hours of battery life per charge, and offer three hours of music playback when they’re charged for 15 minutes. This means you can listen to music on an entire international flight with several hours of juice to spare.
If you need a pair of over-ear headphones for travel, Bose’s QuietComfort 45s are our top Prime Day pick.
Sony WHCH710N, $68 (Was $148)
Sony WH-1000XM4, $228 (Was $348)
Sony WH-XB910N,$124 (Was $248)
Bose Noise-Cancelling Headphones 700, $269 (Was $379)
TREBLAB Z2, $71.97 (Was $119.97)
JBL Tune 710BT, $64.99 (Was $79.95)
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX, $350 (Was $499)
Sony WHCH710N, $68 (Was $149.99)
Bowers & Wilkins PX7, $279 (Was $399)
Technics Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones, $278.49 (Was $349)
Sennheiser RS 195, $399.95 (Was $499.95)
Sennheiser HD 660 S, $379.36 (Was $499.95)
Avantree Opera, $127.99 (Was $159.99)
Jabra Elite, $157.99 (Was $249.99)
Sony Wireless RF Headphone, $87.19 (Was $129.27)
Skullcandy Hesh 2, $41.99 (Was $54.98)
WYZE Headphones, $65,58 (Was $99.98)
Sennheiser HD 206, $25.99 (Was $39.95)
Best On-Ear Headphone Deals
Beats Solo3, $114.95 (Was $199.95)
The Beats Solo3 are the perfect Prime Day headphone deal for anyone who appreciates audio quality, but doesn’t want to carry around a bulky pair of headphones.
The Solo3s feature Apple’s W1 chip, which allows them to use a more power-efficient version of Bluetooth to connect to an iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The W1 also enables the Spatial Audio feature found on Apple’s AirPods earbuds and headphones, which allows you to hear select albums, TV shows, and movies in surround-sound.
They don’t support active noise-cancellation, but sacrificing that feature allows them to stay alive for up to 40 hours per charge. Beats says the Solo3s offer up to three hours of music playback when charged for just five minutes. Buttons built into the Solo3’s right ear cup allows you to adjust the volume of your music, or switch tracks. This is a helpful feature for those times when you don’t feel like fishing your phone out of your pocket.
On-ear headphones aren’t as popular as earbuds or over-ear pairs, but the Solo3’s extremely long battery life, support for Spatial Audio, and excellent price make them well worth a look.
Philips H6506, $49.99 (Was $99.99)
Marshall Major IV, $99.99 (Was $149.99)
Jabra Elite, $49.99 (Was $99.99)
Best Earbud Deals
Sony WF-1000XM4, $198 (Was $278)
We found over a dozen great Prime Day deals on earbuds, but none held a candle to the $80 discount on Sony’s WF-1000XM4s, which are the best noise-cancelling earbuds we’ve ever heard.
The WF-1000XM4s are so good at blocking unwanted noise that their performance should be compared with over-ear headphones instead of other earbuds. The WF-1000XM4s’ noise-cancellation performance is matched only by their exquisite audio quality, especially when listening to acoustic music or bass-heavy tracks.
This level of audio quality is possible because the WF-1000XM4s feature Sony’s proprietary V1 processor, which is able to analyze the audio you're listening to and noises from the world around you in real time. The V1 also enables a feature that automatically lowers the volume of your music when you’re speaking, so you don’t have to pull a bud out of your ear.
This custom chip gives these earbuds a leg up over its competition, and is power-efficient enough to allow the WF-1000XM4 to last up to five hours before needing to be recharged.
Sheathing the earbuds in their battery case for five minutes will get you up to 60 minutes of music playtime. If you’re on a flight, that quick-charge feature will come in handy.
If earbuds are your headphone style of choice, Sony’s WF-1000XM4s are guaranteed to be an upgrade over whatever you’re listening to music on now, and a great deal thanks to Prime Day.
Apple AirPods (Second Generation), $89.99 (Was $119.98)
AirPods Pro, $169.99 (Was $249)
Amazon Echo Buds, $69.99 ($119.99)
Sony WF-C500, $55 (Was $98)
Sony LinkBuds, $148 (Was $179.99)
Skullcandy Sesh Evo, $29.99 (Was $49.99)
Skullcandy Indy Evo, $39.99 (Was $69.99)
Skullcandy Dime, $19.49 (Was $26.99)
Marshall Minor III, $99.99 (Was $129.99)
TREBLAB X3, $55 (Was $69.97)
JBL Tune 225TWS, $44.95 (Was $79.95)
Bose Sport Earbuds, $149 (Was $179)
Bose SoundSport Wireless, $99 (Was $149)
Bose QuietComfort, $179 (Was $279)
Belkin SoundForm Move Plus, $44.99 (Was $69.99)
Belkin SoundForm Rise, $49.99 (Was $79.99)
Belkin SoundForm Play, $39.99 (Was $59.99)
Belkin SoundForm Freedom, $69.95 (Was $119.99)
Beats Fit Pro, $159.95 (Was $199.95)
Bowers & Wilkins PI5, $141 (Was $249)
Bowers & Wilkins PI7, $236 (Was $399)
Shokz OpenRun, $89.95 (Was $129,95)
AfterShokz Aeropex, $89.95 (Was $129.95)
AfterShokz Air, $69.95 (Was $99.95)
Sennheiser IE 80S BT, $121.65 (Was $499.95)
Sennheiser CX 350BT, $59 (Was $99.95)
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