Overclock.net › Forums › Components › Sound Cards and Computer Audio › Sony MDR-V6 for gaming?
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Sony MDR-V6 for gaming?

post #1 of 9
11/11/12 at 10:15am
Thread Starter 
I'm looking for nice headphones with a little more bass and better sound overall then my current gamecom 367 headset. I looked through a lot of headphones and the Sony MDR-V6 appeals to me because its consistent positive reviews and durable build quality. What I wanted to know was if they were viable for gaming or not. Anyone have any experience with them?

I'm looking to spend less the $100 and I would put myself in the category of gamer that wants accurate directional sound but also wants some bass for music and action in the game (not basshead headphones though).

The list I was considering thus far:

Superlux 668B
Superlux 681
Samson SR850
Audio-Technica ATH-M30
Creative Aurvana Live
Monoprice Premium Hi-Fi DJ Style Over-the-Ear Pro
Panasonic RP-HTF600-S
AKG Acoustics K-240 Semi Open Studio Headphones

Sony MDR-V6

Thanks for your help!
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 9
11/11/12 at 10:20am
  • Joined: Feb 2010
  • Location: bay area
  • Posts: 1,157
  • Rep: 60 (Unique: 53)
  • Trader Rating: 4
  • Folding Team Rank: 2,401
  •  
    Name Team Rank Points / Jun Work Units / Jun
    daydream99 2,401 291,572 / 0 794 / 0
     
  • Select All Posts By This User
MDv6 are monitor headphones, which means they are meant to reproduce sound as accurately as possible. This is not good for gaming, especially since you place an emphasis on bass. For $25, I suggest the hd 202, it has punchy bass but not to the point where it's muddy.
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #3 of 9
11/11/12 at 12:25pm
Thread Starter 
Ok fair enough. But what about something in a little bit higher of a tier? I want bass but also good headphones for music. I'm upgrading over my gamecom and I want something that will really blow it away. Im sure the 202 is better but will it destroy it?
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 9
11/11/12 at 12:28pm
Samson SR850
2nd Gig
(24 items)
 
Sayonara
(20 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H NVIDIA EVGA GTX 670FTW 8GB G.Skill Sniper 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Samsung 830 OCZ Vertex 2 Samsung Spinpoint F3 Noctua NH-D14 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Dell Ultrasharp u2410 Samsung 2333SW Logitech G15 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX850 CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Logitech G300 Razer Goliathus Extended Speed Edition 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon AVR-1912 Objective DAC+Objective 2 Amp Infinity Primus P153 by Harmon Kardon Bowers & Wilkins 685 
AudioAudioAudioOther
HiFiMAN HE-500 Shure SE535 Limited Edition Audio Technica AD700  NZXT Sleeved 2M LED Strip 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Asus M4A79T Deluxe NVIDIA GTX 670 FTW OCZ Platinum 4GB 1600 DDR3 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
OCZ Vertex 2 90GB & Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Scythe MUGEN-2 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Dell UltraSharp u2410 & Samsung 2333SW 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech G15 OCZ GameXStream 700w HAF 932 Advanced Logitech G300 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon AVR-1912 Harman Kardon Infinity Primus P153  HIFIMAN HE-400 Vsonic GR07 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Shure SE-535 Limited Edition Beyerdynamic DT880 ODAC/Objective 2 Amplfiier Audio Technica AD700 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
2nd Gig
(24 items)
 
Sayonara
(20 items)
  		 
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Intel i5 3570k @ 4.5GHz Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H NVIDIA EVGA GTX 670FTW 8GB G.Skill Sniper 
Hard DriveHard DriveHard DriveCooling
Samsung 830 OCZ Vertex 2 Samsung Spinpoint F3 Noctua NH-D14 
OSMonitorMonitorKeyboard
Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Dell Ultrasharp u2410 Samsung 2333SW Logitech G15 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Corsair AX850 CoolerMaster HAF 932 Advanced Logitech G300 Razer Goliathus Extended Speed Edition 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon AVR-1912 Objective DAC+Objective 2 Amp Infinity Primus P153 by Harmon Kardon Bowers & Wilkins 685 
AudioAudioAudioOther
HiFiMAN HE-500 Shure SE535 Limited Edition Audio Technica AD700  NZXT Sleeved 2M LED Strip 
View all
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Asus M4A79T Deluxe NVIDIA GTX 670 FTW OCZ Platinum 4GB 1600 DDR3 
Hard DriveCoolingOSMonitor
OCZ Vertex 2 90GB & Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Scythe MUGEN-2 Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Dell UltraSharp u2410 & Samsung 2333SW 
KeyboardPowerCaseMouse
Logitech G15 OCZ GameXStream 700w HAF 932 Advanced Logitech G300 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Denon AVR-1912 Harman Kardon Infinity Primus P153  HIFIMAN HE-400 Vsonic GR07 
AudioAudioAudioAudio
Shure SE-535 Limited Edition Beyerdynamic DT880 ODAC/Objective 2 Amplfiier Audio Technica AD700 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #5 of 9
11/11/12 at 1:19pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Simca View Post

Samson SR850
Yeah the Samson is great for everything.
Sad melody but a strong beat.
(15 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom II X4 810 RS780 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Samsung  
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green Windows 7 64 bit Gateway 16:9 Razer Blackwidow 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Rocketfish 500W Power Supply Gateway DX series OEM case Razer Deathadder Razer Goliathus Speed Edition 
AudioAudio
beyerdynamic DT770 Pro-80 Asus XONAR DG 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Sad melody but a strong beat.
(15 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
AMD Phenom II X4 810 RS780 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 Samsung  
Hard DriveOSMonitorKeyboard
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Green Windows 7 64 bit Gateway 16:9 Razer Blackwidow 
PowerCaseMouseMouse Pad
Rocketfish 500W Power Supply Gateway DX series OEM case Razer Deathadder Razer Goliathus Speed Edition 
AudioAudio
beyerdynamic DT770 Pro-80 Asus XONAR DG 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #6 of 9
11/11/12 at 2:08pm
  • Joined: Feb 2010
  • Location: bay area
  • Posts: 1,157
  • Rep: 60 (Unique: 53)
  • Trader Rating: 4
  • Folding Team Rank: 2,401
  •  
    Name Team Rank Points / Jun Work Units / Jun
    daydream99 2,401 291,572 / 0 794 / 0
     
  • Select All Posts By This User
Sr850s are excellent, but semi open. Sound will leak, but that's a small price to pay for the fantastic soundstage which helps in games.. Also consider the Sony Xb700. They're very bassy
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #7 of 9
11/12/12 at 10:46am
Thread Starter 
What about the superlux 668B? I heard they are very similar to the SR850. They are also like 13 bucks cheaper than SR850 and have a detacheable cord.

I was also looking at the Ultrasone 550 Pro and 580 HFI. Both are in the 100-150 range but maybe theyll go on sale during black friday. It seems these have a very good combination of sound stage and bass.
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 9
11/12/12 at 11:00am
I have Sony MDR-XB 500 and I absolutely love them. This pair of headphones produces insane amount of quality bass and can do miracles with equalizer tweaking. I heard that xb500 have more bass than xb700. On the other hand, xb700 have better mids and highs, but I don't see any problems with xb500, because equalizer solves this problem. I use these headphones for music and gaming.
Hoplite ST
(11 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
FX-8320 Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 MSI 7850 OC Power Edition 1333 MHz Kingston Value RAM 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
Seagate SV35.5 ST1000VX000 7200 rpm 64MB cache Crucial M4 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Windows 7 Professional x64 
MonitorPowerCase
DELL U2312HM OCZ Fatal1ty 550W modular PSU Enermax Hoplite ST 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
Hoplite ST
(11 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
FX-8320 Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 MSI 7850 OC Power Edition 1333 MHz Kingston Value RAM 
Hard DriveHard DriveCoolingOS
Seagate SV35.5 ST1000VX000 7200 rpm 64MB cache Crucial M4 Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo Windows 7 Professional x64 
MonitorPowerCase
DELL U2312HM OCZ Fatal1ty 550W modular PSU Enermax Hoplite ST 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
post #9 of 9
11/12/12 at 12:50pm
  • Joined: Feb 2010
  • Location: bay area
  • Posts: 1,157
  • Rep: 60 (Unique: 53)
  • Trader Rating: 4
  • Folding Team Rank: 2,401
  •  
    Name Team Rank Points / Jun Work Units / Jun
    daydream99 2,401 291,572 / 0 794 / 0
     
  • Select All Posts By This User
Quote:
Originally Posted by om3nz View Post

I have Sony MDR-XB 500 and I absolutely love them. This pair of headphones produces insane amount of quality bass and can do miracles with equalizer tweaking. I heard that xb500 have more bass than xb700. On the other hand, xb700 have better mids and highs, but I don't see any problems with xb500, because equalizer solves this problem. I use these headphones for music and gaming.

Yep this is true, the 700 has less bass than the 500, but it compensates with improved mids and highs. They're very comfortable, too. OP, go with the 668b, it's basically the same as the sr850. An OEM relationship maybe?
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
htpc thing
(13 items)
  		  
CPUMotherboardGraphicsRAM
q6600 p5b-vm gtx 285 8gb ddr2 
Hard DriveOptical DriveCoolingOS
320gb wd blue/750gb barracuda lol?  n520 7 x64 
MonitorPowerCaseAudio
westinghouse lcm-22w2 silverstone 450w nsk3300 ht omega striker 
Audio
equation rp 21 
View all
  hide details  
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Sound Cards and Computer Audio
Overclock.net › Forums › Components › Sound Cards and Computer Audio › Sony MDR-V6 for gaming?