I'm a lifelong audiophile, here's my pick of the best Black Friday gaming earbuds deals

The Sony PlayStation Pulse Explore cram a lot of great gaming features into their tiny frame. Not only do their planar magnetic drivers offer top-quality audio, they're compatible with the PS5's 3D Audio feature, they offer ANC and Sony's PlayStation Link feature lets you stream lossless audio from your console over Wi-Fi. And the $30 discount just makes them even more tempting.

UK price: was £183.56 now £149 at Amazon

If you're looking for a true bargain pair of gaming buds, this is the deal for you. The Turtle Beach Battle Buds are hardy, their mic is detachable – making them easier to use outside of gaming marathons too – and their price was already seriously reasonable. Throw in an extra $5 saving and they're very hard to find fault with.

UK price: £32.54 at Amazon

For anyone doing a lot of online gaming, the SteelSeries Tusq are well worth a look. You're unlikely to find any buds with a boom mic as high quality for this kind of money and they're far more portable than bulky headsets. And while the US has only seen a modest discount, in the UK you can save £12, which is a significant chunk off.

UK price: was £37.00 now £24.99 at Amazon

The Sony Inzone Buds offer polished mids and highs, their handy case gives them an epic 36-hour battery life and they rock active noise canceling. Couple that with a $30 discount and you can see why we've described them as 'the best gaming earbuds for PS5'.

UK price: was £179 now £129.99 at Amazon

These earbuds channel all that excellent Razer audio goodness into a tidy package that also offers excellent compatibility and, with this Xbox variant, cross-platform compatibility for all major devices. This is the lowest-ever price for the buds too so the value has never been better!

UK price: was £149.99 now £112.28 at Amazon (PlayStation edition)