Amazon’s noise-cancelling Echo Buds are too cheap to ignore ahead of next week’s Prime Day event

Can a pair of 2021-released true wireless earbuds be considered a smart buy in (late) 2025? I think so… when they come with active noise cancellation, hands-free Alexa assistance, decent overall audio performance, and most of all, when they’re sold at a 71 percent (!!!) discount.

That’s currently the case for Amazon’s second-gen Echo Buds, at least if you happen to be a Prime member. These bad boys were originally priced at $119.99, and while they’ve clearly not been worth that much in a long time, it’s equally obvious that their value for your money is hard to beat right now at a whopping 85 bucks less than that.

Speaking of length, I should point out that the deeply discounted Amazon Echo Buds are guaranteed to deliver up to 5 hours of uninterrupted tunes (or 6.5 hours with ANC switched off), with the bundled charging case raising that number to as much as 19.5 hours (or 15 hours with ANC enabled).

That marketing promise is… a little misleading right now, but again, you have to adapt it to the massively reduced price, in which case you should find the sound perfectly acceptable. And no, I don’t think Amazon will offer a bigger Prime-exclusive discount next week. In fact, I’m ready to bet the house that won’t be the case. And I only own one tiny apartment together with the wife.

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