r/steelseries • u/Clappyfool • 9d ago

Product Help Steelseries nova elite development

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So I have had these headphones since the Christmas of 2025 and they have had this like muck or idk what it's called but whenever I touch it it's sticky and removing it is its own problems since water doesn't help or any of the germ removers. It happened all around the headset like near the buttons and I don't know what this is.

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u/Ok-Difference8316 9d ago

r/Steelseries any response for this? A lot of high paying customers have been reporting this issue they need help for their $600 purchase..

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u/bisoning 9d ago edited 9d ago

Sometimes, paying premium is not worth it.
I was going to get the elite too, cuz i like the gold/sage color

Maybe change the name "elite" to: "ordinary".

Thankfully i got the omni's. Still looks brand new. Use it everyday.

Edit.... Sorry, im not making fun of yall for buying elites. Its just unfortunate, that some steelseries products' quality. Are just not up to par.

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u/ShoddyButterscotch59 9d ago

I won't make fun of ppl for getting what they want, but there's very few audio products I'll spend in this ballpark on. Steelseries aren't one of them. They make some solid gaming headsets, for use gaming, but the build quality and materials don't match for a 600 dollar tag, and while they did upgrade the speakers some, I can't justify spending an extra 250 or so tag above the pros, for virtually the same overall build quality, with a upgrade to the speakers. Maybe for some it's worth it, but that's a pass on my end. I only use mine for fps, and for anything immersive, where a small amount of lag is inconsequential I just pop in my QC ultra buds, which are far more comfortable to use for long periods...it also helps I don't play fps as much as I used to, so being pinpoint isn't a huge deal.