We're officially just one week away from Black Friday, which will take place on Friday, November 29 in 2024. As always, this week is the

Your playlist deserves better, and so do your ears. Apple’s second-generation AirPods Pro are on sale for $159.99 during Amazon’s Black Friday event. That’s $90 off their usual $249 price tag — enough savings to justify upgrading from that tangled mess of wired earbuds you’ve been clinging to since the early 2010s.

If you have Apple products, and you want a pair of earbuds, AirPods are the way to go. I highly recommend splurging on the Pros, especially when they're on sale.

The fourth-gen AirPods are out now — with slight audio quality and comfort improvements, plus the option to get them with active noise cancellation and a wireless charging case bearing its own speaker — but the third-gen AirPods are still rock solid for routine music,

While other over-ear headphones can get uncomfortable if you're sporting them over long periods of time, these babies are armed with memory foam ear pads and a breathable mesh headband. Honestly, they low key seem like they could double as earmuffs on ultra-chilly days, which is juuust the type of innovation we love to see.

While we periodically see AirPods dip in price throughout the year, the best time to buy is during the Black Friday and Cyber Monday time period. However, that also means they can be some of the first tech items to sell out,