Our favourite affordable Sony headphones are now insanely cheap in this unmissable pre-Xmas deal

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We love it when a manufacturer proves that you can get great sound and comfort from a pair of headphones without having to dig too deep into your back pocket – and that’s exactly what Sony did when it launched the WH-CH720N over-ear headphones.

Even at full price, we found them to be so talented that we bestowed a What Hi-Fi? Award upon them for the best wireless headphones in the budget category. But right now, JB Hi-Fi has slashed an insane AU$136 off their price, bringing them down to an Australian all time low of just AU$123. We really can’t think of any other pairs of headphones that can match this for price and performance.

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Delivering on the essentials of sound quality, build quality, active noise-cancellation and above all, price, the Sony WH-CH720N are in many ways the perfect pair of headphones for most people. They don’t scrimp on features either, with support for Sony’s DSEE sound upscaling tech and even its 360 Reality Audio spatial audio. Battery life is also excellent at 35 hours with ANC on or 50 hours with it off. There really isn’t a lot they don’t do well, and at this discounted price on JB Hi-Fi, they’re the very definition of a steal.

As we said in our Sony WH-CH720N review, “No shrinking violets, they imbue their musical cargo with heft and conviction, operating on the front foot in delivering an immediate, assertive sound with an emphasis on forceful, burly bass.” On the subject of that bass, we did find it could become a little overzealous at times, but Sony’s companion app lets you adjust the EQ to your heart’s content.

We did also find, as should be expected given the huge price disparity, that more premium pairs such as Sony’s own WH-1000XM5, are more effective at blocking out external noise with more powerful ANC technology, but we ultimately found that, for the money, “these affordable Sonys do an effective job of dampening, if not silencing completely, the rumble and swoosh of each passing car as it whizzes its way past on a busy nearby road.”

We could go on and on about how well we think they perform, but we think you should judge for yourself. Fortunately, you don’t need to spend much to find out, and perhaps the even better news is that JB Hi-Fi has discounted all three colours to the same price (we’re particular fans of the blue colour option). We’re not sure how long this deal will last, so we suggest jumping on it quickly, the CH720N will make a terrific Christmas gift.

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Max is a staff writer for What Hi-Fi?'s sister site, TechRadar, in Australia. But being the wonderful English guy he is, he helps out with content across a number of Future sites, including What Hi-Fi?. It wouldn't be his first exposure to the world of all things hi-fi and home cinema, as his first role in technology journalism was with What Hi-Fi? in the UK. Clearly he pined to return after making the move to Australia and the team have welcomed him back with arms wide open.