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Prime Deals, New Headphones, and AI in Your Home: What to Buy — and What to Wait For — During October Big Deal Days
It’s October Big Deal Days (running through Oct. 9, 2025).
Prime Big Deal Days: How to buy headphones without buyer’s remorse
If you’ve ever bought headphones at a “too-good-to-miss” price and immediately regretted it, welcome to Prime Big Deal Days. With steep discounts on Sony, Bose, Apple, Sennheiser and budget brands, the sale can be a minefield — but there are clear wins if you know which specs to prioritize and when to pull the trigger.
How to Shop Headphones This Prime Day When New Audio Tech and Smart-Home AI Change the Rules
Discounts this Prime Day are juicy: AirPods 4 for about $119, Sony and Bose over-ear cans up to 70 percent off, and sub-$60 true wireless earbuds that actually sound fine. But price alone won’t make the right buy—new wireless codecs, multi-device needs, and AI-driven smart-home assistants are rewriting what “good” headphones mean.
Prime deals meet smarter homes: how AI assistants, October discounts, and new headphones change what you should buy now
This October’s Prime Big Deal Days brought two competing forces: steep discounts on headphones, tablets, and earbuds, and a wave of AI-powered assistants promising a smart home that actually understands you. Together, they reshape what to buy, when to wait, and which purchases will still work a year from now.