Best Headphones Black Friday Deals 2026

The WH-1000XM6 is the pair we would buy for any phone. SoundGuys, What Hi-Fi and Expert Reviews all put it first among wireless headphones, and RTINGS named it its best noise-cancelling pair last year. SoundGuys praised Sony's app, multipoint works the same on iPhone and Android, and SoundGuys got more than 37 hours from a charge with noise cancelling on. Unlike the XM5, it folds again.

Skip it if you want to listen over a USB-C cable, which it does not support. Reviewers also found the bass a touch heavy until you adjust the EQ.

This is not a deal yet. At just under $400 it costs about $13 more than its 90-day average and about $30 more than its early-October low, and the listing we track was sold by a third-party seller, not Amazon, when we checked. We would wait for Black Friday week.

We chose Bose's new QuietComfort Headphones (2nd Gen) over the pricier QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen), which Amazon only offered as a third-party charger bundle above its usual price when we checked. SoundGuys suggests looking at this pair before paying for the Ultra anyway: it borrows the Ultra's Immersive Audio and lossless USB-C listening, and Engadget singled out its comfort. That makes it the one for long flights and anyone who wears headphones for hours at a stretch.

The trade-offs are a 24-hour battery, the shortest here apart from the AirPods Max 2, and no LDAC or aptX.

At about $360 from Amazon, it costs a few dollars more than its 90-day average. It sold for about $287 in mid-August, so Bose has shown it will cut the price.

Last generation's flagship remains the sensible way into Sony's top tier. The noise cancelling and call quality are close to the XM6, it has the same LDAC and multipoint support, and SoundGuys argued it is the easier buy of the two at sale prices. It suits anyone who wants the flagship experience and can live without the newer model's refinements.

The earcups do not fold inward, so the case takes more room in a bag than the XM6's.

The saving on the card is measured against a $400 list price it rarely sells for now. At about $265 from a third-party seller, it costs roughly what it has averaged over the past three months, though that is still about $135 less than the XM6. It fell to $198 in late June, and that is the price we would hold out for.

The Space 2 is where we would start with about $130 to spend. SoundGuys ran it for 53 hours with noise cancelling on and rated it among the most comfortable budget pairs it has tested. Gizmodo found its noise cancelling short of Bose's but strong for the money, and Tom's Guide found it better than the Space One. LDAC support is a bonus for Android owners.

Plan to spend two minutes in the app: the default tuning sounds boxy, and the transparency mode is not convincing. SoundGuys also found the earcups warm after an hour.

Right now it is not a deal. A third-party seller had it at about $9 over its 90-day average when we checked, and it dropped to about $106 as recently as October 19.

This is the clearest saving on the list as we checked it. At $128 from Amazon, the CH730N sits more than $45 under its 90-day average and matches its lowest price of the past year. Tom's Guide thought the $180 launch price was too high; this price answers that complaint.

Sony's 2026 budget pair keeps the flagships' app, 10-band EQ and multipoint, runs about 50 hours with noise cancelling on, and is the lightest pair here. What Hi-Fi names it its best budget noise-cancelling pair. SoundGuys and TechRadar both found the noise cancelling modest, though, so frequent flyers should spend the same money on the Space 2 instead. It suits offices, commutes and anyone who wants a light pair for all-day wear.

For iPhone owners who will pay for the best, this is it. SoundGuys measured stronger noise cancelling from the AirPods Max 2 than from anything else on its list, and Gizmodo put it level with Bose's best. It plays lossless audio over a USB-C cable, and switching between an iPhone, iPad and Mac takes no effort.

Android owners should skip it, because most of what you pay for disappears without an Apple device; the Sony WH-1000XM6 is the better buy. At 386 g it is the heaviest pair here, and 9to5Mac and AppleInsider both describe it as a modest update to the same design.

At $449 from Amazon it sits about $10 under its 90-day average, a small cut. It sold for $399 in late June.

The Momentum 5 is our pick for people who care most about sound and battery life. MusicTech gave it 9 out of 10, What Hi-Fi rates its sound among the best of the mainstream noise-cancelling pairs, and SoundGuys got more than 50 hours with noise cancelling on. A battery you can replace yourself is rare in this class. CGMagazine wore it through a five-hour flight without complaint.

Techwalla and Headfonics both found its noise cancelling a step behind Sony's and Bose's, so if blocking noise is the priority, the WH-1000XM6 is the better buy. The bass also sits well above neutral.

At just under $350 from Amazon, it is about $50 under its 90-day average and within a dollar of its lowest price of the past year. Amazon showed a delayed ship date when we checked, so gift buyers should look at the delivery estimate before ordering.