My Favorite Amazon Deal of the Day: Sony WH-1000XM6 Headphones With a $30 Amazon Gift Card
The Sony WH-1000XM6 are the best premium headphones of 2025 , which I had the chance to review last month when they launched. And despite their recent release, Amazon is offering the XM6 headphones right now with a $30 Amazon gift card . The headphones retail for $448, but you’re unlikely to see these headphones drop in price anytime soon (it took six months for the XM5s to see their first discount on Amazon), even with Prime Day right around the corner . So if you’ve had your eye on the XM6, this is probably the best chance you’ll get for a while.
The XM6 headphones come three years after the XM5, the longest gap in the WH-1000XM series. The release was long-awaited, so I expected more than just Sony to change up their features and hardware, but they’re still the best premium headphones you can get in 2025 (so far).
The active noise cancellation (ANC) on the XM6 is impressive. I flew with them, and they managed to cancel out 90% of the noise on the plane (including crying babies and the constant noise of the plane). The LDAC codec makes the sound crystal clear for Android phones, but they use the same AAC codec as the regular AirPods. They have 12 microphones (four more than the XM5), and spatial audio, AI noise cancellation, adaptive sound control, and ambient sound are all much better than the XM5.
The XM6 can now be folded, making them much easier to carry in a backpack and making the case more compact. I like that you can charge and listen to the headphones at the same time. If you want the best premium headphones of 2025, take advantage of this deal while you can.