The best headphones for Prime Day 2026: Record prices on AirPods, Sony XM6 headphones
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The best Prime Day deals:
Amazon’s twelfth annual Prime Day sale is live now through June 26. There are plenty of really good deals to be picked up this week (check out our active list). But the deals on headphones and earbuds are looking exceptionally good, even on Prime Day.
Amazon Prime Day is here: We’ve found 75+ deals on the likes of Apple, Sony, Kindle, and Lego
Other highlights from the second day of sales include record low prices on Apple AirPods Max 2, Bose QuietComfort headphones, Sony XM6 earbuds and headphones, last-generation XM5 headphones, and our two favorite open-back earbuds. Soundcore also has a strong selection of Prime Day deals, with the budget-friendly Space One headphones and P30i earbuds both hitting all-time low prices for Prime members.
On this page, you can find all the best Prime Day deals on headphones and earbuds. (Deals are marked with a strikethrough (they weren’t available at the time of writing, but may return later this week.) You can also visit our Prime Day 2026 hub for all the latest updates and price drops.
A great deal on headphones
$398
on Amazon
$459.99
Save $61.99
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In a head-to-head between the Sony XM5 vs XM6 headphones, I often recommend the XM5s, especially if you don’t mind folding the ear cups. And while the XM5s went down big on this Big Day, so did the XM6s. Get the latest iteration of Sony headphones for just $378 and save $81.99.
Read our full review of the Sony WH-1000XM6 headphones.
Lots of deals on headphones
The best deal on earbuds
$249
on Amazon
$299
Save $50
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The Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds are some of the best I’ve tried, but even at their retail prices, they’re a great investment. While the Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds aren’t quite up to snuff in terms of sound quality, they still have the best noise cancellation available, and they’re the most comfortable earbuds I’ve ever tried. For $249 (regularly $299), or about $17 less, they’re a deal to win this Big Day.
Read our full review of the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) earbuds.
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More deals on earbuds
The best deal for open-back earbuds
$179
on Amazon
$229.99
Save $50.99
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Bose was the almost undisputed champion of great-sounding earbuds – that is, until the Sony LinkBuds came along. In my head-to-head testing of the earbuds, I found that while the Bose Ultra Open buds are loud (an important feature for open earbuds), the clarity and sound detail of the Sony buds is superior to the Bose. Even though their price difference is only $20 this Big Day, the sub-$200 price point on Sony’s earbuds is hard to pass up.
Read our full Sony LinkBuds Clip review.
