So far, we've seen the bulk of the deals at Amazon, with headphones and earbuds from Sony and Bose returning to record low prices. In addition to our top picks as of Nov. 11, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones and Bose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds, we're also seeing markdowns on brands like Apple, Beats, Jabra, and Google.

As the biggest Black Friday deals start to get going, it's now the best time of year for you to get a new pair of headphones. This is now my third Black Friday tracking Black Friday headphones deals, so I have a very good idea of the kinds of prices you should be paying for the best headphones around.

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,