Black Friday, the annual deals extravaganza, is here and has gone straight into overdrive, which means you can take advantage of great savings and, in some cases, the lowest prices on some amazing pairs of headphones.
Retailers like Amazon are awash with headphone deals, but it’s fair to say that a chunk of them aren’t really worth your time or energy, despite how the prices might look. The beauty of this live hub is that it only contains deals that we can really get behind, following our time testing and living with a wide range of headphones.
We might mention a pair or two that you should avoid, but we’ll always counter that with a comparative pair that we would recommend instead.
If you have any questions about any of the deals or products we’re recommending in this hub, jump over to our Black Friday 2025 Live Q&A, where you can chat directly with our experts. Check out the current best hi-fi deals below.
Black Friday quick links
- Amazon: browse all of today's best deals
- Best Black Friday headphones deals: AirPods, Bose, Sony and more
- B&W headphones: save up to £150
- Bluetooth speaker: 48% off five-star JBL
- Bose QC Ultra Earbuds: save £100
- Bose QC Ultra Headphones: £50 off already
- John Lewis: Black Friday headphones deals
- Richer Sounds: browse Black Friday headphones deals
- Sennheiser Momentum 4 Wireless: £165 at Amazon
- Sevenoaks: all the best headphones deals
- Sony budget headphones: now just £29
- Sony WH-1000XM6: their lowest price yet
- Technics: £50 off sparkling wireless earbuds
- Wireless earbuds: Award winners now £75
Meet the hi-fi team running this live page
We’ll be keeping tabs of all the big Black Friday deals with the best savings from now until the end of Cyber Monday on the 1st of December. Happy shopping!
Kash is in charge of all things hi-fi and audio (essentially, everything two-channel) at What Hi-Fi?. A nearly decade-and-a-half veteran, she’s reviewed everything from premium turntables to entry-level standmount speakers, and everything in between. She’ll be leading the charge finding the best deals on products we recommend across the full hi-fi spectrum this Black Friday.
Andy’s one of What Hi-Fi?’s most senior and long-standing team members and an expert on all things audio, from all-in-one music systems to DACs. He has a particular speciality with headphones, having reviewed nearly all of this year’s flagship wireless over-ears and earbuds. He’ll be hunting for the top savings on all the sets we recommend this Black Friday.
Harry is nearing his third year at What Hi-Fi?. He’s helped test everything from giant floorstanders to tiny Bluetooth speakers and more headphones than he cares to remember. As our senior staff writer, he’ll be on the constant hunt for all the top deals worth shouting about across the event.
James is the newest member of the hi-fi team. With a strong background in journalism and a love of music and the tech that makes it shine, he’ll be checking all the major retailers for the best audio savings over Black Friday.
Sonos Ace wireless headphones have hit a record low price, but...
This is an interesting one. You see, we tested the Sonos Ace wireless headphones back when they first launched back in June last year.
Back then, they cost £449, but thanks to Black Friday, they are now sitting at a record low price of £219. Now, on paper, this looks like a bit of a no-brainer.
However, the key criticisms in our three-star Sonos Ace review still stand – they just don't sound as entertaining or as musical as the class leaders, and both their noise-cancelling and call quality are only average.
The class leaders we are talking about include the Sony WH-1000XM5, which can be yours for £200. Despite the Sonos boasting better build quality and matching them on battery life, our money would still go on the Sonys.
Bargains on five-star headphones
We know that headphones fly off the online shelves during the Black Friday sales, and if you've been saving up all year to bag a bargain, you're in luck.
Sony has a raft of five-star headphones and wireless that are enjoying some great discounts, as are Bose, Bowers & Wilkins and Sennheiser, while there are some great deals on wired headphones, too.
Here's a selection of our favourite headphone deals right now:
The award-winning Sony WF-C710N wireless earbuds have fallen to their lowest-ever price and not on Amazon!
The Sony WF-C710N wireless earbuds are some of the best wireless ANC buds that we've tested for under £100. They're comfortable, great-sounding and offer decent noise cancellation for their price.
We tested them at £100 and thought they were excellent. Now, thanks to this Black Friday deal at Smart Home Sounds, they're more than 25% off our testing price. At £74, that's £1 less than Amazon is selling them for too.
If you're after a bargain on some high-performing, budget earbuds, this could be the deal you need.
Got a question?
Not sure which headphones to keep an eye on this Black Friday? Unsure about a specific detail about one pair you're tempted by? Or, keen to find out if it's the best you can get for your budget?
If you have any questions like the ones above, don't forget you can chat directly to our team of experts using our nifty new Black Friday Live Q&A! All you have to do is jump over to the page and pop your question in the Live Q&A tool at the bottom of the article.
From there, one of our reviewers and expert deal hunters will aim to get back to you with an answer as soon as possible!
The headphones of the year have dropped another £50 to their lowest price ever
Now here's a deal for you. The Sony WH-1000XM6 launched back in May and promptly picked up a five-star review from us. They then went on to win not only a What Hi-Fi? Award, but Product of the Year. And now they're cheaper than ever.
They've fallen by £100 in the Silver finish to £299 at Amazon. The Black and Midnight Blue finishes are discounted too, but cost £1 more.
That's still an epic deal, bringing them £50 cheaper than earlier in the week, and £29 less than their previous best price. Go go go!
In case you were wondering what makes them so great, our Sony WH-1000xM6 review points to their brilliance across the board. Not only do they sound wonderfully detailed, dynamic and musical, they also boast brilliant active noise-cancelling, call quality and levels of comfort.
If you're looking for a clear step up from budget headphones, these Sonys will deliver just that.
Read our full story: Stop everything! The headphones of the year have dropped another £50 to their lowest price ever
Seeking a Christmas stocking filler? These super-affordable Sony cans are at their lowest-ever price
We think this could this be the best – and cheapest – Black Friday wireless headphone deal of the year. It's certainly up there, and an absolute Godsend if you're seeking a cheap and cheerful stocking filler to delight anyone from your knee-high nephews up to your hard-to-buy-for aunt.
The Sony WH-CH520 are already our favourite super-budget wireless cans, and now they've plunged in price to just £29 at Amazon, you'll struggle to beat them for value. If you're looking for any cheap headphones to buy right now, these are the ones to get, whether for yourself or for a loved one.
Two stunning pairs of B&W headphones are heavily discounted – but which should you pick?
This isn't an easy decision to make: do you pick the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2 or Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S2e? Both five-star wireless over-ears are discounted this Black Friday, with the S2 dropping from £299 to £149 at John Lewis, and the S2e falling from £299 to £196 at John Lewis.
That's a tough choice. The discount for the older S2 is obviously substantially greater, and we suspect that once they're gone, they're gone for good. The S2e boast the same sort of feature set and, let's face it, a pretty similar design to the S2, but they're a step beyond what their de facto predecessors can manage thanks to their entertaining, lush signature. If you value sonic performance, it might be worth paying the extra £50 for the S2e.
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