The Prime Day headphones deals actually worth your attention

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700: was £349.99, now £175 at Amazon (opens in new tab)

This is definitely the one to beat in my view. I've already written about why this is my top pick deal for Prime Day 2022 in a separate post.

These super over-ear headphones are half price, which is enough of a temptation to make me buy them over even Sony's WH-1000XM4 (opens in new tab) instead (plus the Sony cost much more!).

It's the superb active noise-cancelling (ANC) that really sells these Bose over-ears, along with great design and comfort, in a package that's really hard to rival. 

Sony WF-1000XM3: was £220, now £75.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab)

Despite being replaced by the XM4 model more recently, this is a great example of how Prime Day can highlight great products that are a generation older and deliver incredibly good value as a result.

You only need to look at the huge 65% off the original list price (the black finish will cost you more though) to know that this is a mega discount. 

But that's not to take anything away from these earphones' prestige: awarded a full five-star review upon release in 2019, T3 sees them as top-tier true wireless earbuds. 

Nothing Ear 1: was £99.99, now £59.99 at Amazon (opens in new tab)

Yes, you can buy earphones for even less than this. No, they probably won't be as good. I wanted to find a pair for approximately £50 that really deliver in terms of sound, design, and also feature active noise-cancelling (ANC). Nothing's Ear 1 earbuds tick all of those boxes. 

It's a canny discount for the upstart's first product (the Phone 1 was also unveiled to coincide with Prime Day – here's my first impressions of that phone) and they represent a great in-ear option for a small asking price. 

So avoid those unknown names and ultra-budget earbuds and take my advice: buy a pair of these from Nothing instead. You won't regret it – and neither will your bank balance!

Bang & Olufsen Beoplay HX: was £449, now £299 at Amazon (opens in new tab)
I pondered over this for some time, as if you're going to be forking out more cash than your average then you want the best of the best. I believe that's what B&O provides, in particular from a materials and build quality perspective. 

The Beoplay HX exude quality from the off: they look sublime, wear really well, and the sound quality is second to none. You'll get noise-cancelling tech, too, albeit not as powerful as from the likes of Bose or Sony, so if that's an issue for you then look back up to my top over-ear recommendation instead.