Skip to main content

Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Why trust us?

Dell slices prices on Bose SoundSport wireless headphones

Image used with permission by copyright holder

Dell has a fantastic offer on the table for anyone in the market for a set of Bose SoundSport or Bose SoundSport Wireless headphones. The SoundSport has been reduced from $100 to $50, and the SoundSport Wireless from $150 to $130.

These aren’t the most significant savings we’ve seen on a pair of headphones, but if you’ve had your heart set on the Bose SoundSport or SoundSport Wireless for a while and have been looking for an excuse to pull the trigger on either pair, here it is.

The Bose SoundSport and SoundSport Wireless are two fantastic sets of headphones that excel in a host of situations where a set of over-ear cans would be too intrusive — like bouncing between meetings or heading out on a run, for example.

Look after the cents, and the dollars will take care of themselves.

To be clear, we aren’t saying over-ear cans are bad. There are some circumstances, however, when they can be a bit of an inconvenience; stowing them while darting around town is tedious, for instance.

So, which is the better deal? Even though the Bose SoundSport get a bigger price reduction, the SoundSport Wireless is the better of the two from a convenience standpoint (audio is comparable). Why? Because they’re wireless, of course.

Wired Headphones:

Wireless Headphones:

It all comes down to personal preference, though. If charging up headphones isn’t your jam, go with the Bose SoundSport. But if you savor a no-strings-attached kind of relationship with your listening equipment, the SoundSport Wireless is for you.

Neither of the two are noise-canceling, so if that’s what you’re after, Amazon has a great deal on the Sony WH-1000XM3, which we named the best headphones of 2018 and awarded a coveted score of 9 out of 10 in our comprehensive review.

Not sure what makes a great set of headphones? Our buying guide will bring you up to speed on what to look for in over-ear, on-ear, and in-ear headphones, and touch on all the respective benefits and drawbacks to help you decide which is best for you.

Bargain hunters on the lookout for more unmissable deals should head over to our list of the best Memorial Day sales. We’ll be updating it from now through the end of the month, so make it your one-stop shop for all the latest savings.

Editors' Recommendations

Josh Levenson
Having spent half a decade writing about the latest AV, mobile and social news for some of the world’s largest…
Bose answers call for safety-minded buds with $200 new Sport Open Earbuds
Bose Sport Open Earbuds

Bose has just taken the wraps off its latest true wireless earbuds, the $200 Sport Open Earbuds, which feature a non-ear-obstructing design that lets in outside sounds instead of sealing off the ear canal. Pre-orders start today at Bose.com and BestBuy.com, and shipping begins mid-January.

The Sport Open Earbuds use Bose's OpenAudio technology, the same engineering the company used to create the Bose Frames Sunglasses, which let you hear music without the use of earbuds. Bose claims that the Sport Open Earbud enclosures contain a tiny dipole transducer that can deliver clear audio for the wearer, but that "cancels" out everywhere else.

Read more
AirPods Max vs. Sony WH-1000XM4 vs. Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700
A woman wearing the silver Apple AirPods Max.

There’s always been fierce competition over who makes the best noise-canceling headphones, and now that Apple has thrown its hat into the ring, there's one more heavyweight contender. Fans of high-end headphones rightfully want to know if the new AirPods Max beat out the two reigning champs in this category: Sony’s WH-1000XM4 and Bose’s Noise Canceling Headphones 700.

Since there’s only one way to find out, let’s get right to it with our three-way noise-canceling headphones comparison.

Read more
FCC filing reveals Bose Sport Open Earbuds with mini speakers
Bose Sport Open Earbuds FCC photo

A recent Federal Communications Commission (FCC) filing spotted by The Verge reveals plenty of photos of what appears to be a new kind of true wireless earbud from Bose -- one that eliminates the traditional in-ear design and replaces it with a small speaker held in place by an earhook. The documents refer to them as the Bose Sport Open Earbuds.

Unlike the company's most recent true wireless earbuds, the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds and Sport Earbuds, which use touch-based gestures for control, the Sport Open Earbuds feature small physical buttons on each bud. It's the same control scheme that Bose uses on its line of audio sunglasses, the Bose Frames. This makes sense: The Sport Open Earbuds and the Bose Frames both make use of small speakers that direct sound into your ears, without blocking off outside sounds with an ear canal-sealing silicone eartip.

Read more