The Sony XM6 earbuds dropped to a record-low price for Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Save $31.99: Get the new Sony WF-1000XM6 earbuds for just $298 at Amazon, down $31.99 from their $329.99 list price. This deal, which is live as of March 25, saves you 10% total on the noise-cancelling earbuds.

As a professional headphones reviewer, I make sure to keep a sharp eye out for any audio deals during events like Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, especially for (ever-increasingly) expensive flagship models.

The sale runs from March 25 to 31, and while that may bring some temptation to wait for the best possible deals, Amazon’s already dropped what I anticipate will be one of the best earbuds deals of the sale: the discount on the Sony WF-1000XM6 that brings them down to $298.

If you just rolled your eyes, I get it. Yes, it’s only a $31.99 markdown, but it’s worth zooming out. These earbuds dropped just last month on Feb. 12, and though the upgrades weren’t revolutionary, they improved on what was already a really solid product in the XM5 earbuds. Honestly, it’s not a given that a product this new gets any discount at all, so it’s notable that the XM6 buds have dropped to their lowest price ever, and dipped under $300 for the first time.

In my review of the earbuds, I determined that, as expensive as they are, Sony justifies the price point by bringing to the table the most well-rounded earbuds on the market. The noise cancellation is on par with that of Bose (the usual leader in the ANC space), the sound is the best I’ve personally heard on a pair of earbuds (and is only improved with the app’s equalizer features), and the battery life runs for an impressive eight hours. And I say this as an ardent budget earbuds defender.

The only real feature of these earbuds that felt incongruent with their price point was that the touch controls took some getting used to — there’s a smaller surface area for activating them, so there was somewhat of a learning curve to using them. That said, they felt less obviously flawed than the $299 Bose QuietComfort Ultra 2 earbuds, and emerged as the clear winner for anyone looking for the best premium earbuds available.

If you’re not quite sold on them, you can also check out more discounted noise-cancelling and wireless earbuds available during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale.