The Gvyugke Captain 780 headset is a sub-$40 wireless headset that supports 2.5GHz RF via a USB Dongle, Bluetooth and even standard TRSS analog via an included cable for things like an Xbox controller, or just standard earphone/headphone use. I bought it (at full price) and really put it through it’s paces, both behind the scenes and during a livestream. If you’re looking for a decent wireless streaming headset on a budget, this one seems awesome. Check out the very short review above and more thoughts below the paid Amazon affiliate link:
Gvyugke Captain 780 2.4Ghz + Bluetooth Wireless Headset
Here’s the full story: Whenever I stream games, I normally use a cheap, wired Sades USB headset I bought years ago. Sadly, the earpieces have disintegrated over time, so I thought it was time to get a new one. I saw via the Amazon Creator Connections page, there was a cheap wireless headset on promotion, so I thought this was the perfect excuse to give it a try, even though I normally don’t have the budget for “extra” stuff like this.
While I don’t really do online gaming with the Xbox, PlayStation or Switch, the headset is advertised for that purpose. For me personally, I wanted it to use with my livestreams via OBS, or occasionally connect via Bluetooth to my phone. Both worked perfectly, although the sound was a bit quiet. This wasn’t a problem in OBS, as I just added the built-in Gain plugin and it sounded great. For cellphone use, you may have issues if you’re in a loud room, but in a normal room I had no problems having a phone conversation, or joining someone else’s stream via Discord (they just raised the volume on their end).
The sound quality was good overall, especially when you consider the price. I mean, the mic isn’t going to replace a dedicated studio mic, but as you can hear in the video above, it performed respectably and sounded great with the standard post-processing plugins you’d find in quality videos and livestreams.
Same with the earpieces themselves – You’re not going to throw away a home theater in place of these and you’re probably not going to use them to mix an album, but I think they performed far better than I expected for the price. So, as always, keep realistic expectations…and if you consider the price point, you’ll probably be just as impressed as I was.
One other thing that’s really important for streamers: I tried connecting the USB charge cable mid-stream and the headphones started charging with no interference added to the mic or headset. This is something I’ve run into before and one of the reasons I held onto the wired ones for so long. Cause be honest, even with the good battery life these have, you know at some point you’re going to forget to charge them. And now that I know that won’t be a problem, this will be my go-to headset for all my gaming livestreams going forward, as well as any livestreams where I have a guest on. No more guest echo in the audio!!!! I’ll be able to walk around the lab, hear my guest and talk at the same time with no issues.
