The whole point of Amazon Prime Day is to save as much money as possible, right? Well, yes, but what if you're also trying to spend as little in the process – a sort of 'have your cake and eat it' kind of affair.
That's where this roundup comes in. Like a Texas ranger wrangling his unruly cattle, we've pulled together the best Prime Day deals under £100, all on products which are heavily discounted, enticingly cheap and, most importantly, stand up to scrutiny when tested to their limits.
It's a bargain bonanza down at the old What Hi-Fi? ranch. Yee-haw!
JBL Flip 6 Bluetooth speaker
The JBL Flip 7 has only stolen some of the Flip 6's thunder. The older model remains on the digital shelves, and as it's getting on a bit, prices are falling faster than Galileo's cannonballs.
For under £100, the Flip 6 is a steal. An IP67 rating makes it one of the most dust and waterproof speakers you can get, while 12 hours of potential playtime means it won't run out in a hurry and leave you stranded without sound.
It's a good sound, too. Punchy, precise and surprisingly powerful, it's an excellent burritto-shaped speaker for its size, only outstripped by the excellence of its successor. £70 is mesmerically good value – you really can't go wrong.
Sony WF-C700N wireless earbuds
Like the Flip 6 above, the Sony WF-C700N have been superseded by their successors, the new WF-C710N. And what does that mean, kids? That's right, it means lowering prices on outgoing stock.
That's an uncharitable way to describe the C700N. The budget noise-cancelling buds are back-to-back What Hi-Fi? Award-winners, not simply because they provide great performance, but because they offer the one thing we really look out for during our tests: value.
For the money you'll pay (now £55!), the sound is exceptional – punchy, potent and deeply musical. The buds' ANC has no right to be this good for under £100, while we still consider the C700N to be some of the best-fitting and aesthetically pleasing Sony buds around.
£55 isn't a risk, it's an absolute banker.
Sony WH-CH520 wireless headphones
We imagine the Sony WH-CH520 will be immensely popular this Prime Day. You want wireless headphones with proper pedigree – they're Sony cans, so tick that box – but you don't want to spend a lot to get it.
In terms of budget over-ear wireless headphones, few can match the CH520. They're the ones we'd recommend over their rivals, mainly because they're sonically superior to anything at this level.
They're also brilliantly made for the price, comfortable to wear over long periods (no guarantee at this price), and blessed with as much as 50 hours of playtime. To ask for more would be downright spoilt.
Amazon Echo Dot (5th Generation) smart speaker
The Echo Dot (5th Generation) is a lot of smart speaker for the money. In fact, it's a rather ridicuously good-value item, provided you're embedded into the Amazon ecosystem.
If you are, it makes total sense. Alexa integration is brilliant, marking Amazon's assistance as one of the best and brightest around, while music services such as Amazon Music, Spotify and Apple Music are integrated directly into your experience.
Plus, it sounds surprisingly good. To quote from our review, it's "quietly excellent on the audio front, providing a peppy, robust and often genuinely musical sound from a small unit at an even smaller price". Sold!
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming stick
The rather clunkily-named Amazon Fire Stick 4K Max really does do what it says on the tin: gives you a 4K streaming experience courtesy of Amazon's Fire TV platform. It's that simple!
Does it do 4K well? Yes, it does. To quote from our review, the stick "offers a lot to like in the picture department, namely a sharp and detailed picture". We'd like a little more clarity and colour, and better audio performance, but for this price, it's hard to complain.
Plus, you get support for HDR formats as diverse as HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, as well as Dolby Atmos sound. Nice.
Røde NTH-100 wired over-ear headphones
The Røde NTH-100 are some of the best-value wired headphones we've tested in the last few years. They might be some of the best-value wired headphones we've tested... full stop.
What's so impressive about the NTH-100 is how they strike the perfect sonic balance that's required at this level. Detailed and nuanced enough to have that 'studio' sound but with all of the life, dynamism and musicality to be used at home for pure pleasure, they're all the headphones you could ever need at this level.
We've been recommending them for a good few years as the best wired headphones at this price, and in all honesty, it will take something very special to beat them.
If you're serious about sound and don't want to stretch beyond £100, they're the only sensible choice.
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