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Sony WH-1000XM5 halves to $199.99 in early Amazon sales

Early Black Friday pricing is already live at Amazon, and headphones are among the steepest cuts. Sony's WH-1000XM5 has dropped from $399.99 to $199.99, exactly half.

The audio shortlist

MacRumors lists six audio products in its roundup of third-party accessory deals. Prices below are the ones it reports.

  • Soundcore Boom 2 speaker: $99.99, down from $129.99.
  • Bose QuietComfort Headphones: $169.00, down from $359.00.
  • Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds: $199.99, down from $229.99.
  • Sony WH-1000XM5 noise-cancelling wireless headphones: $199.99, down from $399.99.
  • Sonos Ace headphones: $329.00, down from $349.00.
  • Sony WH-1000XM6 noise-cancelling wireless headphones: $378.00, down from $459.99.

The size of the cut varies a lot. The Bose headphones lose $190 and the XM5 loses $200. The Sonos Ace and Soundcore Sleep A30 are marked down by $20 and $30.

Two Sony headphones, two price points

Two Sony models appear side by side. The WH-1000XM5 sits at $199.99. The WH-1000XM6 costs $378.00, which is $81.99 under its previous $459.99 price but still far above the XM5 deal.

What else is on sale

The roundup is not only about sound. It also covers TVs and monitors, chargers, phone cases and screen protectors, home products and Mac accessories. A few examples: a 65-inch Roku Smart 4K TV at $498.00, down from $649.99, an Anker 3-Port 160W Prime Charger at $115.99 and an Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 at $119.99, down from $149.99.

MacRumors notes that it is an affiliate partner with some of the vendors and may receive a small payment when a reader buys through its links. The piece says the prices are available to purchase right now on Amazon, but it does not give an end date for any of them.

Source: MacRumors

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