Sony‘s WH-CH720N noise-cancelling deal has landed the headphones at their lowest price ever, down 51% to $87.95 (from a list price of $179.99) on Amazon ahead of Prime Day. That’s a saving of $92.04 on a pair of headphones that already made a reasonable case for themselves at full whack.
At 6.7 ounces, the WH-CH720N are Sony’s lightest and slimmest wireless noise-cancelling headphones. They fold that low weight into a design that is genuinely intended for all-day wear, which matters more than it sounds when you’re commuting through town or stuck in an open-plan office from nine to five.
What the Sony WH-CH720N Noise-Cancelling Deal Gets You
The active noise cancellation (ANC) does a solid job on higher-frequency sounds, keyboards, chatter, the general hum of a busy street. It is less effective at blocking low-frequency sound, though that is a trade-off you would expect at this price point rather than a deficiency specific to these headphones. Two listening modes, ‘Adjustable Ambient Sound’ and ‘Adaptive Sound’, give you further control over how much of the outside world bleeds in.
Battery life reaches up to 35 hours with ANC switched on, and up to 50 hours with it off. A three-minute quick charge via USB-C delivers around an hour of playback, which is a genuinely useful feature if you pick them up off the desk and realise you forgot to plug them in the night before.
For calls, Sony states that beamforming microphones combined with AI noise reduction are designed to pick out voices and suppress background sound. The caveat, also from Sony, is that performance in very noisy or windy conditions will not match the company’s higher-end models. Manage expectations accordingly.
Multipoint Bluetooth is supported, so you can connect to two devices simultaneously (a phone and a laptop, say) without unplugging and re-pairing every time you switch between them.
A Few Things to Know Before You Buy
The WH-CH720N do not fold, and they do not come with a carrying case. If you want to throw a pair of headphones into a bag and not worry about them, that is worth considering. They are not especially fragile-looking, but without a case, they are more exposed than some rivals at this price.
Bass sits on the heavier side out of the box, which some listeners will like and others will not. The good news is that Sony’s EQ settings let you adjust the sound profile, so it is not a fixed characteristic you are stuck with. A few minutes in the settings and the balance shifts to wherever you want it.
Taken together, the WH-CH720N sit in a practical middle ground: not the last word in noise cancellation or audio quality, but a well-rounded pair of wireless headphones that cover the basics (long battery life, reliable everyday ANC, quick-charge convenience) without asking a great deal of your wallet at list price, let alone at this discount.
For context on where they fit in Sony’s own range, the WH-1000XM6, the company’s flagship wireless noise-cancelling headphones, is currently listed at $398.00 against a list price of $459.99, also as part of early Prime Day activity. The WH-CH720N at $87.95 is a different class of product aimed at a different buyer, but the gap between the two illustrates what the premium gets you if you decide you need it.
The $87.95 price represents an all-time low for the WH-CH720N on Amazon. If lightweight, long-battery noise-cancelling headphones for daily use are what you are after, that is the case for pulling the trigger now rather than waiting to see whether Prime Day itself goes lower. Also on offer in the same sale window: the Sonos Move 2 at $399.00, down from $499.00, for those with different priorities.
