[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-soundcore-q20i-anc-headphones-drop-to-3997-at-amazon":10,"sections":41},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":22,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":30,"tags":31,"sources":36,"feedback":40,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":40,"total_tokens":40},12138,"soundcore-q20i-anc-headphones-drop-to-3997-at-amazon","Soundcore Q20i ANC Headphones Drop to $39.97 at Amazon","Anker's Soundcore Q20i noise-canceling headphones cost $30.02 less on Amazon, an early Black Friday markdown that applies to select colors only.","Amazon has cut the Soundcore by Anker Q20i headphones to $39.97 as of October 22, down from their $69.99 list price. That is $30.02 off, or about 43%.\n\nThe discount applies to select colors, not the whole lineup. It is one of several early Black Friday markdowns Amazon has started running ahead of November.\n\nThe Q20i is an over-ear pair with hybrid active noise canceling (ANC), where microphones pick up outside sound and the headphones generate counter-noise to cancel it. They can reduce up to 90% of outside noise, a ceiling rather than a typical result, and one we have not tested. A Transparency mode pipes ambient sound back in when you need to hear announcements or traffic.\n\nOther specs include 40mm dynamic drivers, which are the speaker elements that produce the sound. Battery life is 40 hours with ANC on and up to 60 hours with it off.\n\nThe price is the main story. Noise canceling at $39.97 is closer to an impulse buy than a considered purchase, and the battery numbers suit a long flight without a charger. Still, a 43% cut is measured against a list price, and the $69.99 tag was already modest for ANC headphones. No hands-on verdict on sound quality or the strength of the noise canceling accompanied the deal.\n\nNo end date was given for the markdown, and the color you want may not be among the discounted ones. Early deals sometimes get deeper closer to Black Friday itself, so a buyer who is not traveling soon has a reason to wait.","[\"headphones\",\"soundcore\",\"black-friday\",\"amazon-deals\"]","2026-10-22T12:09:16.000Z","2026-10-22T13:27:13.653Z","2026-10-22T13:27:15.687Z","published",null,[24],{"id":25,"reviewer":26,"round":27,"reason":28,"status":29},"editor-r1","editor",1,"Remove the repeated references to 'the source' (e.g. 'The source does not say when this one ends', 'the source offers no hands-on verdict'), which point to material the reader can't see; either name Mashable or just state what is and isn't known. Also fix the unsupported attribution 'Soundcore's own spec says' for the 90% noise-reduction claim, which came from Mashable's description rather than a Soundcore spec sheet. 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