#active-noise-cancelling

#active-noise-cancelling

You can either hold out until then to find some good tech deals for all your gift shopping needs, or if you look in the right places, you can find some great tech deals right now. Amazon happens to have the Beats Studio Buds earbuds on sale for almost half off right now. For a limited time, you can grab these noise-cancelling earbuds for a 47% discount, bringing the price down from $149 to just $79.

They're incredibly detailed, particularly for earbuds, regardless of your favorite genre. Our reviewer Ryan Waniata "had a lovely time letting the buds loose across [his] whole music library" and had high praise for the excellent dynamics and precision. If you're an audio nerd who wants every note to stand out and shine, these are a great pick, particularly without the high price barrier.

Unlike almost every other pair I've owned, dropping the charging case won't send the earbuds flying across the room. For my fellow clumsy humans, I'm happy to report that the Skullcandy Method 360 ANC (8/10, WIRED Review) are marked down at several retailers. I found the best price on the white (Bone) pair at Amazon, but some of the other colors are discounted too if you don't mind paying a little extra.

The AirPods Pro are about as ubiquitous as earbuds can get. Step outside your door, and you're almost certain to see people wearing them. For good reason, too. Their active noise cancelling (ANC) is excellent for the price, sound quality is great, and they're comfortable and convenient. If it ain't broke, why fix it? After all, messing with a winning formula just for the sake of change often ends up in disappointment.

Bose has announced a second-generation version of its QuietComfort Ultra wireless headphones it first introduced nearly two years ago. The name is the same, but the new Ultra finally adds support for listening to lossless audio over a USB-C cable, while still carrying forward the 2.5-millimeter analog headphone jack for those who don't always want to go wireless. Available for preorder starting today through Bose's online store, the second-generation QuietComfort Ultra is priced at $449 - a small price bump over the $429 originals.