# Early Black Friday headphone deals are live now

> Brands have finished launching new models for the year, and many are offering steep discounts on older generations and latest releases alike.
- Title: Early Black Friday headphone deals are live now · WIRED
- Summary: Brands have finished launching new models for the year, and many are offering steep discounts on older generations and latest releases alike.
- Keywords: black friday deals, headphones, wireless earbuds, over-ear headphones, apple airpods, bose, sony, google pixel buds, beats, WIRED
- Source: WIRED — https://wired.com/story/best-early-black-friday-headphone-deals-11-6-26
- Author: Harry Rabinowitz
- Published: 2025-11-28T07:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: black friday deals, headphones, wireless earbuds, over-ear headphones, apple airpods, bose, sony, google pixel buds, beats
## Now is the time to buy headphones
Brands have finished launching their latest models for the year, and many companies are offering great discounts on older generations or putting the latest models on sale for the first time.
## Apple AirPods Pro 3 at twenty percent off
Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for one hundred ninety-nine dollars, down from two hundred forty-nine dollars. They offer excellent active noise cancelling and transparency modes, plus seamless sync with Apple devices.
## Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds at twenty-three percent off
Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds are priced at two hundred twenty-nine dollars on Amazon, down from two hundred ninety-nine dollars.This is the lowest price since Black Friday twenty twenty-five for these class-leading active noise cancelling earbuds.
## Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 at twenty-six percent off
Google Pixel Buds Pro 2 are on sale for one hundred sixty-nine dollars, down from two hundred twenty-nine dollars.
## Bose QuietComfort Headphones at forty-five percent off
Bose QuietComfort Headphones second generation are on sale for one hundred ninety-nine dollars on Amazon, down from three hundred fifty-nine dollars.This is their lowest price ever, with exceedingly comfortable fit and stellar active noise cancelling.
## Sony WH-1000XM5 at fifty-four percent off
Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale for one hundred eighty-six dollars on Amazon, down from four hundred dollars. When they launched in twenty twenty-two, they were WIRED's top pick for over-ear headphones and remain excellent.
## Sony WH-1000XM6 at eighteen percent off
Sony WH-1000XM6 are on sale for three hundred seventy-eight dollars on Amazon, down from four hundred sixty dollars. This is WIRED's top over-ear headphone pick, with high comfort, superior sound quality, and great noise cancelling.
## AirPods Max 2 discounted but more cuts expected
AirPods Max 2 are on sale for four hundred forty-nine dollars on Amazon, down from five hundred forty-nine dollars.

> I do expect the price to dip further during Black Friday sales events, so I would add them to my cart and wait … for now.
## Key takeaway

Major headphone brands are offering significant discounts on wireless earbuds and over-ear models ahead of Black Friday, with deals ranging from 18 to 54 percent off.