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Amazon has cut the price of Bose's QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) to $199, down from their $359 list price, marking a $160 discount. The headphones, a 2026 refresh of Bose's mainstream over-ear line, include Immersive Audio, improved ANC for glasses wearers, USB-C lossless audio, and multipoint Bluetooth.
Apple's new AirPods 5 bring active noise cancellation to both price tiers, a feature previously reserved for pricier configurations. Both versions also include Conversation Awareness, Live Translation, Spatial Audio and Siri features, with Apple claiming up to 50 percent better noise reduction than the AirPods 4's ANC thanks to a redesigned acoustic architecture.
An Android Authority writer says the OPPO Enco X4 true wireless earbuds solved a persistent fit problem he had with Google's Pixel Buds Pro 2. He notes the Pixel Buds Pro 2 eartips never created a secure seal for him, often requiring third-party eartip swaps to work properly, while he still credits the Pixel Buds Pro 2 for compact design, sound quality and live Gemini chat integration.
The CMF Buds 2 wireless earbuds are now priced at $29 on Amazon, a $20 cut from their $49 list price and a 41% discount. The deal matches the lowest price the earbuds have hit in several months.
Soundcore's Space 2 noise-canceling headphones are on sale across Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart in all three colors for $106.49, a $23 discount marking an all-time low price. The Space 2 succeeds the Space One, adding stronger noise cancellation for low-frequency sounds, improved sound accuracy, and longer battery life of up to 50 hours with ANC on or 70 hours with it off.
Anker's Soundcore Space 2 over-ear headphones, which launched in April, are now discounted to their lowest price yet, undercutting even their Prime Day sale. The headphones feature active noise cancellation, physical button controls, and battery life rated at 50 hours with ANC on and 70 hours with it off.
Bose has released the Noise Cancelling Wired Earbuds, priced at $99, marking its first wired earbuds in over a decade. The earbuds connect via USB-C rather than a 3.5mm jack, drawing power directly from the port to enable active noise cancellation without a separate battery pack.
B&H Photo is offering Sony's WH-1000XM6 noise-canceling headphones in silver for $328, a $130 discount, as part of its Deals of the Day promotion running through the rest of today. The price undercuts what Amazon and Best Buy have charged even during seasonal sales, including the recent Prime Day event.
Fairphone has released the Fairbuds 2, a redesigned stemmed earbud with a case 37 percent smaller than its predecessor. Battery life nearly doubles to 40 hours without noise cancellation, and the buds add bio-cellulose drivers, LDAC codec support, multipoint connectivity and a five-band EQ. The earbuds cost £99/€119 in the UK and Europe now, with a US launch at $119 on November 2nd.
During Prime Day, Amazon has discounted the AirPods Pro 3 by $70, bringing the price down to $179, close to its lowest ever on Amazon. The deal also includes significant savings on the AirPods Max 2, which are now $120 off across all five colors, and the AirPods 5 models are available at reduced prices, though not yet at holiday discounts.
Sonos has launched the Ace Ultra, an updated version of its over-ear headphones, keeping a similar design to the original Ace but with redesigned 40mm drivers, a 10-microphone array, and adaptive noise cancellation said to be up to twice as effective. The new model also offers up to 35 hours of battery life with ANC on, Bluetooth 6.0, user-replaceable batteries, expanded EQ options, and two new colors.
Google has released a Pixel Buds software update, version 6.144, bringing the previously announced Dynamic Active Noise Cancellation feature to the Pixel Buds Pro 2, which adjusts audio and ANC settings based on earbud fit in real time. The update also adds improvements to Live Translate, voice control, and sleep detection across the Pixel Buds Pro, Pro 2, and Buds 2a models, letting users start translation sessions with a touch gesture without taking out their phone.