Which would sound better

[itsalright smith]

Would a mix amp and a pair of sony mdr xb500s sound good for playing games on the pc? Im not big on gaming headsets as they arent always the best for watching movies and listening to music

 

[tiny voices]

The will be fine. They are quality headphones and sound like quality headphones. If you want "excellent gaming audio", you need to buy a 5.1 or 7.1 surround headset with an amplifier.

OR, a half decent set of speakers.

 

[itsalright smith]

I can always use razers new surround subscription. And games like battlefield 4 come with their own specialty surround setup (which works a lot better than i expected).

 

[VincentP]

Would a mix amp and a pair of sony mdr xb500s sound good for playing games on the pc? Im not big on gaming headsets as they arent always the best for watching movies and listening to music

You're right. Gaming headsets aren't ideal for music.
They sacrifice sound quality for surround effects and booming bass.

For music you want a balanced tonal response, right down to deep bass if you can.
It's easier to turn up the bass in the range you can reproduce than actually engineer a solution to reproduce lower frequency sound.
Loud bass jumps out at you in a shop and Sony, at least with sound systems, have a nasty habit of making systems with lots of bass but not enough balance or clarity.

If music is what you want the headphones for, try them out and listen to a range of music if you can.

As for the mix amp, consider instead a sound card that supports Dolby headphone.
This gives you a virtual surround solution with stereo headphones.
The Asus Xonar range are respected for quality and they have a range of models to suit your budget.
http://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_DX