These ‘unopened’ Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are on sale at a bargain price for a limited time

Are you in the market for a nice pair of high-end Bluetooth wireless headphones… available at a lower price than Apple’s somewhat divisive and decidedly outdated AirPods Max? It’s hard to think of a nicer option than the Sony WH-1000XM5, which are somehow both newer and cheaper than the recently discounted AirPods Max, not to mention objectively better in almost every major department.

Perhaps even more surprisingly, you can currently purchase “unopened” units for $279.99 a pair from Woot, and although this hot new deal does come with a… bit of an inconvenience, its appeal is pretty much unrivaled. You only have four more days (and counting) to snap up these cheaper-than-ever black-coated WH-1000XM5s through the official Woot app on your Android device or iPhone… as long as you can live with a 90-day seller warranty.

That’s quite a tough choice, we know, but the same can’t be said about the headphones themselves, which have virtually no real competition in terms of overall audio performance, active noise cancellation skills, battery life, voice call quality, and connectivity in the sub-$400 segment (let alone the sub-$300 bracket).