AirPods Pro 2 are Apple’s premium in-ear headphones. As part of Amazon Prime Day this fall, they’ve just dropped in price so much that they’re currently available to Prime members for less than the latest regular AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation.

This is the best price Amazon has ever offered AirPods Pro 2, undercutting previous prices by around $20 and over £80 off the regular price of $249.

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With the current offer, the earbuds are being offered for just $168.99, which represents a 32% price reduction from the regular sticker price. What’s the catch?

Well, you do have to be an Amazon Prime member to get this deal, which means there’s no catch at all if you’re already a Prime member.

However, if you’re not, you’ll need to sign up, which costs $14.99 per month, or $139 per year. You may feel like this kind of diminishes the benefit of this low price, and you’d be right, except joining comes with a 30-day free trial, and you can cancel at any time.

Smart buyers join for free and can cancel before the 30 days are up. You can even cancel once you complete your purchase and still enjoy Prime benefits for the rest of the 30 days. And just to add to the service, you also get free delivery on over 300 million items, some of which are available to customers in the right locations with same-day delivery. Of course, Amazon hopes you don’t cancel, but you can.

As for the AirPods Pro 2, they come at a high price. After all, the new AirPods 4 with active noise cancellation cost $179, about $10 more than this price. Since they’re new, you won’t find any discounts on the new AirPods 4 yet, and that’s currently the case with the model with ANC on Amazon. The entry-level AirPods 4 are discounted from $129 to $119, an 8% price reduction.

But the thing is, while the noise cancellation on AirPods 4 with ANC is great, it’s much better on the AirPods Pro 2, which also has other advantages over AirPods 4. If you’re even thinking about spending $179 to AirPods 4, go for AirPods Pro 2, while you can pick them up for this price.

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