Playseat SV Sound and Vibration Gaming Seat

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After paying the money that I have payed for this seat, I have to say that I expected more.

The seat itself is ok. I find it comfortable, it holds the wheel firmly, and you can adjust the distance of the pedals and the wheel. The integrated sound is fine as well, although to me it doesn't bring an awful lot. You could play with your earphones and you would be alright. But then, all the other components have, in a higher or lower degree, some sort of issue.

The main thing for me is the vibration. It is so disappointing that, if I had known beforehand how it was going to be, I would have not bought this seat. I decided to go for the SV seat after getting my Logitech G27 and experiencing for the first time the great immersion feeling that its force-feedback provides. I thought that extending that feeling to the seat would be the closest you can be to a real driving experience. Unfortunately, this is not the case, as when I was assembling the seat, I found out that the vibration is not syncronized to the game, but simply connected to the bass. Not only that, the seat has only one pattern of vibration. Overall, better forget about any kind of immersion into the game from this side.

Then, we can talk about the platform for the pedals. It looks very compatible with the G27, as it has the same size and the same holes that the pedals. However, if you assemble them in this way, the bar that holds the wheel falls exactly in front of the brake pedal, which means that you would be hitting the bar with your leg every time you want to press the brake. Fortunately, there is one additional hole in the platform, a little out of the center, and you can screw the pedals there in a way that the bar falls between the brake and the clutch and it doesn't bother. However, by doing so, you assemble the pedals with just one bolt, so you have to keep it tight to prevent them from moving when playing.

And finally, another big issue is the "compatible" gearshift holder. My God, I can't believe that the seat and the gearshift are made by the same company! It is a complete disaster! You have to unscrew one bolt of the seat to stick the gearshift and then screw it back, but it becomes so unaccessible once you have put the gearshift that screwing it back took me hours, trying to setup adaptors from my home tools to my Allen to reach it. Not only that, once I finished with this piece, I proceeded to insert what would be the actual support of the gear, only to find out that the subwoofer under the sit acts as a barrier and does not allow it to go to the end, what means that I can't reach the gears keeping my back in the seat!

After all, I kind of sorted the issues (except the vibration; there is nothing to do there) and I am having good fun, but the bottom line is that the extra money I paid for this seat, compared with the other standard ones in the market without sound or vibration, is not worth at all.

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I was looking at this seat asking myself are the built in speakers worth it? I mean, I have a fantastic Denon/Polk sound system already. But what I was really interested in was a self contained system that could be placed anywhere without depending on a separate sound system. I first connected it to my home theater system, using my 55" TV as the monitor. This bypassed the seat's sound system, so I could make an honest comparison with the seat's self contained sound versus home theater sound. After hearing the two setups, I preferred the Playseat SV sound experience to the HT setup. It definitely was more immersive, as advertised. Close proximity to the speakers allows you to experience all the subtle sounds along with well, more immersion.

I like the wheel platform coming from the chair the SV model uses I had no obstacle problem of moving my foot from accelerator to brake some have complained about when the platform is attached from the pedal side of the Playseat. The chair is comfortable, but I would appreciate building this chair with thicker foam, or even memory foam (why not, the chair is top class priced).

The tubular steel supports fit together easily, and the locking mechanism holding the paired tubes together is effective. The tolerances are not exactly tight though, and I am considering tightening them slightly using the material half of Velcro. The spec for weight tolerance in this seat is another selling point (300 lbs max).

If you really want another notch of game immersion, I recommend pairing this with the Playseat Pro Kit TV stand with its own monitor. It really puts that cockpit feel right into the game. This also allows you to place it anywhere you would like, as long as an electrical outlet is nearby.

The Playseat SV has given me a top rate simulator gaming experience. I was willing to pay the additional money for it, and I am glad I did.

System: Playseat SV Gaming Chair, Fanatec Porsche GT2 Wheel, Fanatec Clubsport Pedals, Playseat Pro Kit TV Stand, LG M2780 27" Monitor, Playseat Floor Mat

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The gear shift mount does not work with this model without modifications(metal work). You would think that the manufacturer might test this out, but nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Because the subwoofer is mounted under the seat the metal plate that attaches to the seat does not fit. Ok, so i fixed that only to find out that you can not adjust the position of the gearshift because it hits the subwoofer. The seat is great, but after paying good money for a product I do not want to waste my time fixing it so it works properly.

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The playseatsv has great sound but the vibration is a

Little weak if you want something that hits hard try a buttkicker gamer2 and don't buy the sv playseat a buttkicker want fit under the seat with that sub under the seat

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The quality of construction and the materials used are up to the task of family fun. This is a solid seat with a solid deck for both the wheel and the foot pedals. It adjusts very easily, however, the cables and the chase for the cables may leave you with less adjustments than the seat itself allows. The sound quality is better than I expected but the vibration is pointless (it does not sync with the action, only the bass). The sound coming from the headrest offers excellent stereo separation and the sub will emphasize the deep game sounds very well. I have a second seat without sound, I had to install a set of PC speakers to duplicate the fun that the SV seat offers. I recommend the Playseat, I recommend the Playseat SV if you want to enjoy an immersion experience without a home theater. (I use mine with the home theater on too)