The best deals you can get ahead of Amazon’s October Prime Day sale

In case you missed the news, Amazon recently announced a second Prime Day event for the fall. The two-day deal blitz, dubbed Prime Big Deal Days once again, will run from October 8th through the 9th, offering Prime subscribers a chance to save on all sorts of tech ahead of Black Friday. It's still a few weeks away, but in typical fashion, Amazon has already rolled out a selection of early deals and discounts.

Admittedly, there aren't that many gadgets on sale yet - and we'll likely start to see better deals trickle in as we get closer to the event - but we've still managed to dig up a few solid deals, particularly for those already embedded in the Amazon ecosystem. These include sizable discounts on the new Echo Hub and Amazon's latest Echo Show 8, as well as Fire tablets, streaming devices, mesh routers, and more.

Below, we've rounded the best discounts currently available ahead of Prime Big Deal Days. We'll be updating this guide as more deals drop, so be sure to bookmark this page and keep checking back in the run-up to October.

The best speaker deals

Sony SRS-XB100 $38$6037% off$38$38$6037% offSony's adorable SRS-XB100 speaker offers USB-C charging, a built-in strap, and great sound for the price, rendering it a terrific travel speaker or home office companion. Read our review.$38 at Amazon$40 at Best Buy$40 at Sony

Echo Pop (with Sengled smart color bulb)$25$6058% off$25$25$6058% offAmazon's Echo Pop is an Alexa-enabled smart speaker that offers a unique semisphere form factor and can function as an Eero mesh Wi-Fi extender. Read our review.$25 at Amazon (white)$25 at Amazon (purple)$25 at Amazon (blue)

Amazon is selling the fifth-gen Echo Dot with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb in blue, black, and white for $34.99 ($34.99 off), which is $7 shy of the bundle's all-time low. The Alexa-enabled smart speaker can be used as a Wi-Fi extender for Eero mesh networks like the Echo Pop, though it delivers richer sound and more bass. It also features a few more advanced sensors, including a temperature sensor and an ultrasound motion detector that can detect when you enter a room. Read our review.You can buy the new Echo Spot with a Sengled smart bulb for $79.99 ($20 off) at Amazon, which means you're effectively getting the bulb for free. The Spot works well as a bedside alarm clock and features a 2.83-inch display, which can showcase the time, weather, music playback, and other info. You can also use it to carry out a range of Alexa-enabled tasks like Amazon's larger smart displays, but keep in mind it lacks a camera. Read our review.Amazon is also currently selling the fourth-gen Echo in blue and white with an 800-lumen Sengled smart bulb for $64.99 ($54.99 off). Despite its age, the smart speaker still manages to deliver more robust sound than any of Amazon's entry-level speakers. Plus, unlike the Pop and the latest Echo Dot, the standard Echo can double as a smart home hub with Zigbee support. Read our review.