Our Favorite High-End Earbuds Are Currently $80 Off

Whether it's to accompany a new device you got for the holidays or you're just overdue for an upgrade, the new year is an excellent time to invest in some top-tier headphones. And though many of the postholiday sales have begun to fade, we just spotted an excellent deal on the best sounding wireless earbuds of 2024. Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 buds are down to just $319 on Amazon right now, a dramatic 20% price cut that saves you $80.

In his initial review of the Bowers & Wilkins Pi8 buds, Executive Editor David Carnoy noted that they were "easily among the best-sounding earbuds out there." And in his roundup of the best wireless earbuds of 2024, Carnoy said, "The Pi8s are fantastic-sounding earbuds that also benefit from having a clearly improved design from the Pi7 S2 and Pi5 S2."

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Carnoy was also impressed by the improved ergonomics and active noise cancellation. Another feature he noted is the Bowers & Wilkins music app, available for iOS and Android, which lets you customize how you control your earbuds.

Note that as of this writing, all four color variants -- midnight blue, jade green, dove white and anthracite black -- are available at this discount. But Amazon stock can fluctuate quickly, so if your heart is set on a particular color, grab it while you can.

Read more: The Best Wireless Earbuds of 2024

Why this deal matters

These are regularly priced at close to $400, so scoring them for $319 takes a little sting out of the splurge. And because of the favorable reviews, if you're all about sound, these are the earbuds for you. We don't see a ton of deals on these particular buds, so now's the best time to buy.