This comfy gaming headset that can play audio from two sources is $25

The Hybrid adds Bluetooth functionality to the wired H3, seen here. | Photo by Cameron Faulkner / The Verge

While astir gaming headsets person moved towards low-latency wireless connections, there’s thing to beryllium said for a budget-friendly, susceptible wired headset. The EPOS H3 Hybrid is connected merchantability for conscionable $24.99 astatine Woot, a whopping 75 percent disconnected its archetypal terms of $99.99. It has an unorthodox batch of features: USB-A and 3.5mm options for connecting to a controller oregon a PC, and Bluetooth enactment for listening to euphony and taking calls. Notably, it tin play audio from wired and wireless sources concurrently, and it tin past up to 37 hours per charge.

EPOS H3 Hybrid

Where to Buy:

• $99.99 $24.99 astatine Woot

My workfellow Cameron Faulkner spent immoderate clip with the wired-only version of this headset 5 years ago, and was impressed by its balanced dependable profile, comfy fit, and generously-sized measurement knob. He had immoderate qualms astir USB connectivity and deficiency of sidetone, some of which look to person been addressed successful the Hybrid mentation of the headset that’s disposable astatine a steep discount close now. This mentation besides has 2 microphones — a removable roar mic and a built-in microphone — truthful you tin inactive instrumentality calls via Bluetooth without looking similar an hose pilot.