Best Black Friday 2022 speaker deals: The discounts are on!
(Pocket-lint) – Black Friday is usually a fantastic time to buy a new wireless speaker for your home, with deals to be had across a number of retailers and brands. For 2022, the event kicked off officially on 25 November, with Cyber Monday this week, on 28 November. In truth though, the deals started a while ago, with many kicking their Black Friday period off weeks in advance of the ‘official’ dates.
We’ll be checking the speaker deals across multiple retailers and keeping you up to date on the best discounts to be had right here. Below we have a roundup of some of the best deals with quick links to jump to the region you’re interested in. Best US speaker deals | Best UK speaker deals
Best Black Friday 2022 US speaker deals
All-new Echo Dot (5th gen) – 50% off
Amazon’s latest small Echo is the best-sounding Echo Dot yet, offering better bass, plus elevated mids and trebles.
It’s a great upgrade on the previous model and a no-brainer at £24.99.
All-new Echo Dot Kids – 50% off
Just like the regular model, the special Kids edition is half-price over Black Friday week and available in both Dragon and Owl designs. Down to just £29.99.
New Echo Dot with Clock – save £20
Like the new standard Echo Dot, this new model with Clock has upgraded sound and an upgraded LED display. It not only shows the time but also song titles and weather conditions.
Now down to £39.99.
Google Nest Audio speaker – save £50
Google updated its smart speakers with an attractive TicTac-shaped Nest Audio speaker this year. It’s a voice controlled room-filling speaker that comes in a handful of attractive pastel shades. Available now for £49.99.
Sonos One SL – save £40
The Sonos One SL is one of the company’s most affordable speakers, and with the Black Friday sales, it’s cheaper than ever.
Available for £159.99.
Bose SoundLink Revolve+ II – save £100
Bose’s SounLink Revolve series are fantastic Bluetooth speakers, and the second-generation Revolve Plus offers great 360-degree sound and 17 hours of battery life. Now just £229.
Google Nest Mini (2nd gen) – save 59%
Nest Mini is easily one of the most convenient, small smart speakers on the market, and with the second generation Google added more bass and a handy wall-mounting groove. At £19.99, it’s a steal.
Echo (4th gen) – save £50
Amazon isn’t just discounting it’s mini-sized Dot speakers this year, the full-sized Echo (4th gen) is also available with a 40 per cent saving.
It can be yours in charcoal, silver or blue for £49.99.
Best Black Friday 2022 UK speaker deals
Amazon Echo deals
All new Echo Dot (5th gen) – save 51%
As sure as day follows night, Amazon discounts its own products on Black Friday, and that includes the latest version of the popular Echo Dot with improved sound. Down to GBP26.99.
Echo Dot (3rd gen) – save GBP23
If you don’t need the newest Echo Dot, Amazon is also discounting the previous model to a really affordable price. Available now for just GBP16.99
Google Nest speaker deals
Google Nest Mini (2nd gen) – just GBP20
The 2nd gen mini improved on the first by adding more much-needed base and a handy wall-mount hook.
With a saving of more than GBP30 on its original price, it’s an absolute steal. Buy now for just GBP20.
Google Nest Audio – save GBP30
Google’s latest Nest Audio smart speaker is as pretty as it is useful. It comes in four great colours, and as part of the company’s early sales is now down to just GBP59.99.
Other wireless/Bluetooth speaker deals
Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A1 (2nd gen) – GBP60 off
The Beoplay A1 is one of our favourite Bluetooth speakers, and it’s always even easier to recommend during Black Friday.
The second generation currently has 20 per cent discount. Available in green, pink, black and silver for GBP179.
JBL Flip 5 – Down to GBP78
JBL Flip 5 is the smaller sibling of the Charge 5 and comes with up to 12 hours of battery life and a waterproof design. Plus, there are a number of colourways to choose from.
If you’re happy with black you can get one for GBP78.
LG Xboom 360 RP4 – Save GBP50
LG’s Xboom series is quite varied, but the 360 RP4 features a cone-shaped design and 360-degree sound. It’s quite a large unit, but features subtle 360-degree ambient lighting and a premium design. Available for GBP199.
JBL Boombox 2 – save GBP200
If you want big sound – and we mean really big – the JBL Boombox 2 delivers that in buckets.
It’s now nearly half its original price at just GBP249.
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Which retailers offer the best deals?
Black Friday isn’t limited to just Amazon, lots of retailers like to get involved. If nothing else, they’re driven by the necessity to compete with their rivals in order to get consumers to spend with them. We’ll be picking out and highlighting individual deals as they come in.
Or, if you’d rather, you can just head directly to the retailers themselves using our links below.
UK Black Friday 2022 retailers
Below are quick links straight to the speaker deals pages for the top retailers if you want to jump straight to what’s on offer and the discounts available at the respective retailers.
US Black Friday 2022 speaker retailers
You’ll find quick links below that will take you directly to the speaker deals at the various retailers so you’ll be able to see what offers and deals are available.
When will Black Friday sales start?
Black Friday itself lands on 25 November 2022 for this year’s main event, followed by Cyber Monday on 28 November. However, we’ve long gone past the point where retailers stick to those dates. Instead, black tag, or holiday sale events tend to start at least a week beforehand, sometimes right at the beginning of November, and will go on past Cyber Monday for at least another week.
Bluetooth speakers are always in and amongst the sales with a plethora of brands and models available at lower prices than usual. As with most tech, there’s usually no better time to pick one up than during the Black Friday season.
What speakers do we expect to get discounts?
Every year the sales land there’s always a familiar gaggle of names to pick from, and you can expect all the popular brands to have discounts available on all manner of wireless speakers. Whether it be battery powered speakers or corded smart speakers that need plugging into mains power.
One brand you’re almost certainly going to see in the Black Friday discounts is Ultimate Ears. Its range of wireless, portable speakers are among the most popular, and they’re almost always available cheaper over the holiday shopping season. Keep your eyes peeled for the Boom, Megaboom and Wonderboom, and you should see some tasty discounts.
We expect to see Bang & Olufsen in and amongst the deals, with the compact, round Beosound A1 leading the charge. It’s often discounted this time of year and is a truly brilliant battery powered smart speaker. Other models could also be included, like the Beosound Explore or the P2 portable speaker.
Bose is also usually featured in the deals with a few different models. We’ll often see discounts on the compact SoundLink Mini, cone-shaped SoundLink Revolve series as well as the much larger Home Speaker 300 and 500. With a lot of these things – like with most categories – you’ll often find the least popular colours discounted the most.
So if prices on the standard black models don’t seem all that exciting, have a look around for others.
Writing by Cam Bunton.