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The end of the year is not often known as the best time to find good deals—Prime Day and Black Friday usually take the top spot for that. But I haven't seen such a wide variety of quality headphones at their lowest prices as they are today for the whole year of 2024 (according to price-tracking tools). You can find deals right now on flagship headphones, including many of the best headphones of 2024 like Beats, AirPods, Bose, and Sony headphones and earbuds for up to 51% off, making this one of the best sales of the years for headphones.
Open earbuds let you naturally hear your surroundings, a trend that more people seem to be getting into. However, they are notoriously known to have poor lows and bass. Not the Bose Ultra Open Earbuds, currently $229 (originally $299)—according to PCMag's review, you'll get rich lows and mids, and its open-ear design is perfect for safely wearing them outside while listening to your surroundings.
If you like ANC and deep powerful bass, consider the Sony ULT Wear, which are currently $128 (originally $199.99). According to PCMag's review, you'll get intense bass, quality ANC, and hands-free Alexa support.
Both of the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones and earbuds are currently at their lowest price ever. If you consider yourself an audiophile, these are the headphones or earbuds you want to go for. Their ANC is top-notch and does not affect their audio quality. You can get the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones for $278 (originally $399.99) and the WF-1000XM5 earbuds for $198 (originally $299.99).
As I explained in my earlier post, the Bose QuietComfort Ultra are the best headphones for ANC that you can buy right now. If you want to tune out the world around you completely, get these comfortable headphones for $329 (originally $429).
The Beats Solo 4 came out this year, and are a bargain for under $100. As PCMag explains in their review, they are not ANC and sit on top of your ear (as opposed to around them), and you'll be able to talk to Siri without using your hands, have personalized spatial audio to your ear shape, and an impressive 50 hours of run time. Get them for $99.99 (originally $199.95).
The Beats Studio Buds are on sale for $79.99 (originally $149.95), their lowest price ever, according to price-tracking tools. They have ANC, Spatial Audio on certain Apple Music tracks, and one-touch pairing for both iOS and Android devices. You can read more about them in PCMag's review.
The best headphones for Apple users, the AirPods Max, are seeing a new record low price of $379.99 (originally $549.99). If you've been waiting to splurge on the AirPods Max, this is the best moment to do so, beating both Prime Day and Black Friday prices. This Best Buy deal is only available until midnight tonight (Dec. 24), so get them while you can.
