The Best Black Friday Headphone Deals: Save on Apple, Sony, Bose (2024)

These transparent earbuds have been a favorite gift of ours for years, and they always go on sale for Black Friday. As of this writing, they’re only marked down to $150, but we’ve seen them drop as low as $120 in sales gone by.

These are the best wireless earbuds for athletes, full stop. And ahead of Black Friday, they dropped back to their lowest-ever price. For heavy sweaters who rely on high-quality audio and ANC to get in the zone, these earbuds won’t let you down.

If you have a gym membership or favorite running path, then you need a pair of buds that will stay in your ears. In our experience, Fit Pro buds offer a more secure fit than other wireless earbuds, not to mention sweat and water resistance.

Are you a sound nerd? Then add a pair of wired studio earphones to your Christmas list. Not only do these Shure buds have a cool transparent casing, but they provide deep bass and noise isolation for high-fidelity music listening.

For our friends who’ve never met an earbud they couldn’t lose, we offer up these sacrificial budget buds.

We expect these noise-cancelling buds to return to their lowest-ever price for Black Friday. Our testers promise these are currently the most comfortable earbuds you can buy. Combined with their considerable ANC abilities, these earbuds are worth buying even at full price.

The new AirPods Max headphones boast new colors, USB-C charging, and…that’s about it. But there’s no denying they’ve got style. With a retail price of $549, you can shave off a few dollars by shopping at Amazon or Best Buy. And if these new Apple cans drop below $500 for Black Friday, we’ll be shouting it from the digital mountaintops.

For October Prime Day, Amazon dropped $160 off the price of these stylish skin-tone headphones, and we expect a similar markdown come Black Friday. Price gougers loved the previous generation of these Kim K. headphones, but for now the new version is all stocked up. More than a pretty face, these headphones have adaptive ANC (is that AANC?) and easy connectivity for both iOS and Android users. Yes, we see you, green chat bubble people.

Pro tip: If you’re splurging on fancy Sony headphones, we actually recommend going with the previous-gen model, the excellent XM4 headphones. The newer XM5s don’t quite justify the price jump, especially when their little sisters are marked down below $250. Besides, that’s about as much as we can justify spending on headphones made primarily from plastic. You’re still getting elite active noise cancellation, stellar sound, and impressive battery life.

The new (and first) headphones from Sonos are a lot more tempting when they’re on sale. For fans of Sonos sound, these headphones feature premium materials, lossless high-fidelity listening, and active noise cancellation.

If we were buying headphones for a cool teen, these are the ones we’d pick. Not only do we love their vibe, but they have an unbeatable battery life and thumping bass.

Let’s be real: There’s nothing sexy about Sony’s budget headphones, but they do offer noise cancellation at a very wallet-friendly price. Keep them at the office or use them as your interem pair until you can splurge on the fancy XM5s.

For runners, bone conduction headphones pipe music into your ears without physically blocking them—it’s the magic of science…

Like the Sony XM5 headphones, we really wish these premium cans weren’t made from so much plastic. But the QuietComfort Ultra justify their high price tag for one simple reason, and it’s right there in the name. For extended wear on long flights (or long days at work), these headphones are supremely comfortable. They also pack Bose’s impressive spatial 3D audio and almost magical noise cancellation.

If you like to wear headphones while you lift weights, you’ll appreciate that we recently named these the [best wireless headphones](https://www.gq.com/story/best-wireless-headphones-for-working-out) for working out. Even if you don’t lift, bro, these noise-cancellers pack 40 hours of battery life and lossless audio via USB-C.

They may lack ANC, but they still offer enough bass to drown out most noises, not to mention a mighty 76 hours of battery and a folding design. Don’t keep it 100; keep it under $100.

These headphones haven’t quite caught on, and we don’t get it. They’re amost as good as the XM5s but half the price. These thumping cans were made for bass lovers, and they’re currently the king of the mid-range.

For PC and console gamers alike, Logitech’s pro gaming headset lets you go wireless, with a decent range if you need to step away from the screen. Plus, you can choose from wireless, Bluetooth, and 3.5mm audio connectivity.

For a more affordable gaming headset, you can’t go wrong with Razer’s budget headphones. They’re comfortable enough for long gaming sessions, and you can easily switch from high-speed WiFi and Bluetooth connection as you prefer. You can even remove the microphone when you just want to listen.