The Soundcore Space One Active headphones are the best budget option on the market today. (Rick Broida/Yahoo Life)
Listen up: Our senior tech writer, Rick Broida, has spent the past two decades testing (and testing, and re-testing) hundreds of headphones. So, when he says a sub-$100 pair rivals some of the $400 headphone models, it's no hyperbole. When he tested some of the best headphones on the market, he named the Soundcore Space One Headphones the best budget option, praising their sound quality and noise-cancelling abilities. And this budget option just got even more budget friendly, currently matching a previous all-time low price of just $79.
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No, it's not a massive discount, but this bestseller is within a dollar of its all-time low (and it's retailed for as much as $20 in the past).
Ready to finally trade your fraying wired earbuds for a sleek pair of Apple AirPods? These second-gen top-sellers have hundreds of thousands of perfect ratings for a reason — well, multiple reasons: clear, rich sound quality, 24-hour battery life and the fact that you won't find yourself tangled up in cords if you accidentally fall asleep with them in. Apple is one of those brands that doesn't really need to have sales since their products are so in demand. That said, we'll take $49 off when we can!
"I've had a real problem with finding comfortable earbuds and for years have stuck to the one [pair of] corded earbuds that were comfortable and didn't fall out," wrote one Apple convert. "I thought it was finally time to try these as I transitioned to only having a cell phone. I was surprised at how comfortable they are. The sound quality is good, and the charge lasts a long time. I'm a believer!"
This compact, lightweight (under half a pound!) portable speaker is ideal for packing on trips, using at parties or playing music while you lounge on the patio. It easily connects to devices within 66 feet, and since it's waterproof, you can bring it to the beach or pool without worry.
This little gadget will give you an instant upgrade to the performance of your TV.
Never mind that it's a previous-generation model: iPads hold their value, and this iteration is one of the best tablets you can buy, period — especially at this heavily discounted price. A price break of $130 is significant, but that markdown is even more eye-catching when you consider this model comes with 64GB of storage. This is the absolute lowest price on record for the 9th Generation iPad — we highly recommend grabbing it while it's 40% off.
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Over-the-ear headphones are a fashion statement of sorts. Soundcore makes some of the most aesthetically pleasing ones on the market, but their quality rivals more trendy headphones (the AirPods Max and Sonos Ace, to name a couple) at a fraction of the cost. They made our list of the best wireless noise-cancelling headphones, with our Senior Tech Writer writing that they "sound perfectly good to my ears" and the "noise-cancelling exceeded my expectations given the price point."
Even at their usual $100 price, these Soundcore headphones are a steal. But, for only the second time in a year (the last time being four months ago), they've matched their all-time low of just $79.
If you're wondering whether $100 headphones can possibly rival ones costing three or four times as much, get ready for a surprise: It can. Soundcore's Space Ones offer sweet sound and robust ANC. On those merits alone, we'd have no qualms about recommending it.
Because unless you're an audiophile, you're not going to notice much of a difference between these and, say, the $400-plus Sonos Aces.
When reviewing these headphones, Broida flagged that the Soundcore companion app "is a model of simplicity: Everything is clearly labeled and logically organized."
"These 'phones can play for a whopping 55 hours on a charge, or 40 if you use ANC. Just five minutes of USB-C quick-charging nets you up to four additional hours," Broida mentioned. "Apple's $549 AirPods Max need to recharge after just 20 hours."
One of the standout features, according to Broida, was Easy Chat. "Cup your hand over the left earcup and the headphones quickly switch into transparency mode so you can converse more comfortably," he wrote in his review.
"I'm no audiophile; I just like listening to music and going about my business," Broida wrote. "Space Ones don't match the depth and richness offered by higher-end headphones like the Sonos Aces, but they sound perfectly good to my ears. And noise-cancelling exceeded my expectations given the price point."
Broida does note that, overall, they don't feel quite as high-end as other models he tested. "The build feels just a touch plasticky overall," he noted. "The volume and play/pause buttons on the right earcup are a good size and well-placed, but good luck remembering which of the two left-earcup buttons is for power and which is for toggling ANC modes."
he reviews quoted above reflect the most recent versions at the time of publication.
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