The 16 best earbuds early Prime Day deals: Noise-cancelling and open earbuds

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Amazon Prime Day is just days away, but deals on the best earbuds are already Prime Day-worthy.

The four-day sale's June 23 start feels more of a formality when the AirPods Pro 3 drop to a new record low price not once, but twice ahead of the sale's start (at the time of writing, there's limited stock available at Walmart for just $169, shaving $80 off the $249 list price).

Other notable buds, like the Sony XM6 earbuds, second-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds, and Nothing earbuds, are all on sale. Though many of these early deals are available to anyone, Prime member or not, some savings (like on the Nothing buds) are Prime exclusive.

Find all 16 of the best deals we rounded up ahead of Prime Day below.

Why we like it

Note: While I was writing this story, this deal sold out at Walmart. I'm keeping it as a top pick for now in case it comes back in stock, but my alternative pick for the best noise-cancelling earbuds deal is the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen).

The Apple AirPods Pro 3 dropped down to a record low price of $179 ahead of Prime Day, but now the price has dropped even lower before the sale's official start. According to the price tracker camelcamelcamel, the Pro 3 buds got down to $169 at Amazon, but at the time of writing, they're sold out. You can still find them at this record-low price and in stock at Walmart (making this the only non-Amazon deal to make our list), but the stock is low, so if you want to pick them up before Prime Day, you won't want to wait too long.

Read our full review of the Apple AirPods Pro 3.

More noise-cancelling earbuds deals

• CMF Buds Pro 2 — $37.05 $49 (save $11.95)

• soundcore by Anker Space A40 — $54.99 $79.99 (save $25)

• Nothing Ear (a) — $56 $79 (save $23)

• Beats Studio Buds + — $99.95 $169.95 (save $70)

• Samsung Galaxy Buds 3 FE — $109.99 $149.99 (save $40)

• Nothing Ear (3) — $128.25 $179 (save $50.75)

• Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 — $199.95 $249.99 (save $50.04)

• Technics EAH-AZ100 — $232.99 $299.99 (save $67)

• Bose QuietComfort Ultra Earbuds (2nd Gen) — $249 $299 (save $50)

• Sony WF-1000XM6 — $298 $329.99 (save $31.90)

• Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 — $449 $499 (save $50)

Best open earbuds deal

Why we like it

The Sony LinkBuds Clip give the ultra-popular Bose Ultra Open earbuds a run for their money. In my head-to-head testing of the two pairs of earbuds, I found that while the Bose buds generally lean louder, the Sony earbuds have a more detailed sound profile, making for an overall superior listening experience. They also have a longer battery life, delivering nine hours per charge, where the Bose earbuds deliver seven. With both earbuds on sale, there's only a dollar price discrepancy between the two, but if you don't anticipate using these earbuds in many noisy situations, the Sony earbuds are likely the way to go.

Read our full review of the Sony LinkBuds Clip.

More open earbuds deals

• EarFun Clip 2 — $63.99 $99.99 (save $36)

• Soundcore AeroFit 2 Pro — $149.99 $179.99 (save $30)

• Bose Ultra Open — $199 $299 (save $100)