Forget earbuds, for ANC headphones on a budget go for this Prime Day Bose deal

Bose Noise Cancelling 700: for when only the best ANC will do

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Amazon’s Prime Day Early Access sale is well into its second day of deals shenanigans – Prime Day 2, day 2, if you will – and withPrime Daydeals coming inthisthick and fast, it’s hard to keep up.Black Fridaymay be on the horizon, but I’m not sure any of us will need it after this…

With so manyPrime Day over-ear headphones and earbuds dealswashing up on the picturesque, sandy beach that is Prime Day, how do you know which is worthy of your precious coin?

Allow me to humbly suggest the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 (seeour reviewfor just how good they are) because right now, they are reduced to just$269or£179, meaning up to 40% of the MSRP stays right in your wallet!

The keen eyed will note it’s not aSonyproduct – although the all-new five-starWH-1000XM5headphones, unveiled in May 2022, are currently just$348in the US, or£295 in the UKand are just two of of the16 best Prime Day headphones deals live right now.

That is because I want to bring supreme quiet and calmness into your lives, in the shape of quality cans from the people who invented active noise cancellation: Bose.

Missed out on this deal? Don’t forget to see how the latestBose promo codescan help you.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700:$379$269 at AmazonSave 29%- These are fantastic and stylish noise-stopping headphones for this price. And the discount is superb – prior to today we’ve only seen them drop to $299. We love them: they look great, they’re comfortable, they sound excellent, and Bose’s noise cancellation is superb.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700:£299£179 at AmazonSave 40%- Again, excellent ANC headphones for this price. The discount listed by Amazon here is a bit misleading – they general cost between £200 and £250 – but this deal still excellent, because it’s nearly the cheapest they’ve ever been (they hit £169 once). And they’ve only been this cheap three times ever, for very limited periods. We love them: they look classy, they’re comfy, they sound excellent, and Bose’s noise cancellation is superb.

Let me be frank (yes, you can still be Garth): the 700s are in a category all of their own when it comes to ANC – I have heard it. At full whack, the bottom falls out the room and you’re living in your head. It is quite something.

Maybe you love ANC but you’re looking for earbuds in the Amazon Prime Day Early Access October sale? I wouldn’t. If you want truly awesome ANC, go for an over-ear design.

The brilliant Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 offer superb and highly adjustable noise nixing, plus great audio quality. Until now, they haven’t managed to  beat Sony’s equivalents in terms of battery life and price, but now they’ve achieved the latter they are a tempting proposition indeed.

Quick bit of history: the Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700 launched on June 30 2019, and were a bit of an experiment for Bose. Arriving in between editions of its famous QuietComfort line, the 700 featured a bold new design and a more intricate approach to noise cancellation controlling – and they remain a firm favorite among members of the TechRadar team today because of it.

Bose’s reputation for making some of thebest noise-cancelling headphoneswas cemented here (let’s not forget, the company pioneered the tech back in the 70s, to help pilots land airplanes) and that’s why they take a prime position in ourbest wireless headphonesguide.

And even though the newerBose QuietComfort 45are with us now, the 700 still trounce the QC 45 in most areas, for me. We love how controllable the noise cancellation is through the app – more controllable than the QC45, oddly – and we prefer the more modern design.

They don’t fold up into the headband – and I believe you shouldn’t care. These cans are for flights, working from a busy home, or any time you need good quality audio alongside excellent ANC. Remember, the newSennheiser Momentum 4 WirelessandBowers & Wilkins PX8do not fold either, and these are yet to feature in Amazon’s October Prime Day extravaganza…

My advice? If silence is golden in your home, this is the deal for you.

Not sure? Keep checking ourPrime Day live blogfor the deals as and when they drop.

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Becky became Audio Editor at TechRadar in 2024, but joined the team in 2022 as Senior Staff Writer, focusing on all things hi-fi. Before this, she spent three years at What Hi-Fi? testing and reviewing everything from wallet-friendly wireless earbuds to huge high-end sound systems. Prior to gaining her MA in Journalism in 2018, Becky freelanced as an arts critic alongside a 22-year career as a professional dancer and aerialist – any love of dance starts with a love of music. Becky has previously contributed to Stuff, FourFourTwo and The Stage. When not writing, she can still be found throwing shapes in a dance studio, these days with varying degrees of success.

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