Though Prime Day doesn't kick off officially until July 16, Amazon is releasing early deals in the lead up to the sale, as it has in year's past. You're most likely to see the best and widest selection of headphone and earbud deals come the actual days of Prime Day, but early deals can help save you plenty of cash (and avoid chaos).

Of course, there are plenty of things to consider before you buy a new pair of noise cancelling headphones. For starters, you'll have to figure out what headphone form factor you want. Then, you'll have to think about the features that you want.

There are a lot of wireless headphones with active noise-cancellation. We’ve rounded up the best of the best. Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission.

While we have to wait for official deals to drop, a handful of editor-approved gadgets are already on sale, namely noise-canceling earbuds and headphones. Right now, you can take up to 34 percent off picks from Sony, Beats, and more.

Second-generation Apple AirPods are some of Apple's most popular headphones. They're more than 35% off right now.

Amazon Prime Day is on the horizon but there's plenty of sales you can already explore. One of the best early Prime Day deals currently running is a 17 percent discount on Apple's third-generation AirPods.