Bose needs no introduction. No one can dispute the fact that the Bose QuietComfort headphones have set the bar for noise cancellation and sound quality for years and years. For today only, Amazon is offering a 25% discount on the QuietComfort 45 active noise cancelling over-ear headphones, now only $249. This is a manufacturer's sale price that has trickled down to some merchants like Amazon, which also offers faster shipping. Comparatively speaking, that makes it a full $150 less expensive than the Sony WH1000XM5.

The Bose QuietComfort 45 is the newest model in the lineup and it's certainly about time, since the QC35 II was released way back in 2017. This is the first of the QuietComfort headphones to finally get rid of the legacy Micro USB connector in favor of USB Type-C. The QC45 boasts up to 24 hours of battery life on a single charge. It also supports quick charge, giving you 3 hours of playing after only 15 minutes of charging.

New to the QuietComfort 45 is its "Aware Mode". Unlike the traditional "Silent Mode" which activates noise cancellation and suppresses ambient noise, "Aware Mode" does the opposite. The microphone picks up ambient noises and amplifies them so that you can listen in on the outside world without having to take off your headphones.

The QuietComfort 45 also offers better noise cancellation compared to its predecessor. That's because the fit and material of the new earpads offer better passive noise isolation, which combined with the active noise cancellation, are more effective at blocking ambient sound than the QuietComfort 35.

If you haven't already invested in a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, you're missing out. Active noise cancelling is a miracle of science that works amazing well. The Bose QuietComfort 45 offers one of the best iterations of this this technology, and it is very well worth the money spent. If you're looking to buy a noise cancelling headphone right now, and you're budget conscious, there's no better option than this.