YNGMIKEYJ
Worst $300 Ever Spent.
2 Updates (March 14): First, I finally got to the point of trying to figure out what was going on that I've legit left it unplugged since the time of my last update and while the mic I am using is worse, at least my friends can hear me the entire time and I'm not fighting with it daily to work. Second, for Elgato. My ticket number is 2008830043. My order number should be in the ticket thread, just not including here unless asked to reduces the chances of someone else claiming my order as theirs. Update: Figured I'd just keep updating this every single time I have a mic issue. This is 2 days in a row where I've fought tooth and nail to get this mic to work and it's still not working. Just dies immediately after joining any call, loading up a game, or just exisiting. I'd like to start off by saying that I am a massive Corsair fan. My case, fans, and RAM are all Corsair, so I am not pleased with this entire situation. I purchased the $300 Elgato Streaming Mic Bundle because I heard how great it was. IT IS THE WORST $300 EVER SPENT! I legit cannot go more than a week without my friends starting to complain about mic issues and then for 3 weeks after it's literally constant issues. This isn't one off either. IT HAPPENS EVERY MONTH! I reached out to tech support for help and they wanted me to send my mic back and then they'd send me a replacement. I asked what I should do for the unknown period of time until the replacement got here and they said, "You could just buy a rental, once it gets to you, you ship it back, and then you will be refunded." I told them I don't really have money to do that and I'm not waiting an unknown period of time to talk with my friends. They seemed extremely unbothered by this. I wish I could refund this product because it is legit the worst thing I've purchased. Why spend $300 on a mic setup when I could spend $30 on a crappy mic and get a better result? I even tried the new Wave Link 3 software in hopes it'd fix it, and nope. It started doing it again after a week. I even tried unplugging everything except my mouse and keyboard and it still didn't work. Truly wish I just had my $300 back so I could go buy a different mic.
Response from ElgatoMar 8, 2026
Is it possible to share some additional information about your support ticket, so that I might be able to look into this further for you?


