12 expert-sourced deals on headphones and earbuds ahead of October Prime Day: Shop Beats, AirPods, and Sony
Mashable has identified twelve expert-vetted deals on headphones and earbuds available ahead of Amazon's October Prime Day sale. The discounts feature significant markdowns on popular brands such as Beats, Apple, and Nothing, with the Beats Studio Pro highlighted as the top offer. These early deals allow consumers to purchase audio equipment at reduced prices before the main 48-hour event begins on October 6.
- ▪The Beats Studio Pro headphones are currently discounted to $169.95, representing a savings of $130.04 from the original price.
- ▪Apple AirPods Pro 3 are listed as the best earbuds deal with a $50 reduction, bringing the price down to $199.
- ▪Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, also known as October Prime Day, is scheduled to run from October 6 to 7.
- ▪Additional discounts include the AirPods Max 2, which is down by $70, and various models from the brand Nothing.
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Home > Tech > Headphones 12 expert-sourced deals on headphones and earbuds ahead of October Prime Day: Shop Beats, AirPods, and Sony Standouts include Beats markdowns and discounted AirPods. By Bethany Allard Bethany Allard Lead Shopping Reporter Bethany Allard is a Los Angeles-based shopping reporter at Mashable covering beauty tech, dating, sex and relationships, and headphones. That basically means she puts her hair through a lot, scrolls through a lot of dating apps, and rotates through a lot of different headphones. In addition to testing out and rounding up the best products, she also covers deals for Mashable, paying an especially obsessive amount of attention to Apple deals and prices.
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