The Bose Ultra Headphones just hit a record-low early Black Friday price, and I’d choose them over the Sony WH-1000XM6 – here’s why

We're barely halfway through November, and I've found a headphones deal I think is genuinely excellent, and probably worth grabbing instead of waiting until Black Friday. You can get the Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones for $299 (was $429) at Amazon right now, which is the joint-lowest price I've ever seen them – and it's on their coolest colors!

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Note that these aren't the newer Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones 2nd Gen that launched just a little while ago – these are the previous model, originally from 2024. But I recently re-tested this model against their successor – and against the Sony WH-1000XM6 and Sonos Ace and more – and I actually rate them as the #1 noise-cancelling headphones to buy right now… because you can find them at this price in the Black Friday deals.

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