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Choose the MV6 if you want one USB cable and a stand in the box. Choose the MV7+ if you'll add an XLR interface, want to use USB and XLR at the same time, or move the mic between a computer and an interface. This compares connections and controls, not sound.
Compared by the connections, controls and parts each maker lists. No hands-on sound ranking.Updated Oct 13, 2026How we choose
The MV6 Gen 2 comes with the mic, a 2 m USB-C cable and a desk stand with an isolation base (the original MV6 came with a 1 m cable). Tap-to-mute, the headphone jack and Shure's voice processing all work over that one USB cable.
Listing matched on the original MV6 (Gen 1, UPC 042406863353). A different edition or bundle is a different listing; check the model
number before you buy.
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The MV7+ connects by USB-C or 3-pin XLR, and Shure says you can use both at once. The box has no desk stand, so budget for a stand or arm even if you start on USB.
MV6 Gen 2 microphone · 2 m USB-C cable · Desktop stand with isolation base
Shure MV7+ microphone · 3 m USB-C-to-USB-C cable · Black foam windscreen · 5/8-inch-to-3/8-inch thread adapter
Also needs
Depends on how you connect and mount it
Depends on how you connect and mount it
Mount or thread
5/8-27 thread
5/8-27 thread
Dimensions (differs)
169 x 51 mm microphone; 295 x 169 x 127 mm on base
Not listed by the maker
Software needed
Not listed by the maker
Not listed by the maker
What the MV7+'s XLR output changes
The MV6 is USB only. Plug its USB-C cable into your computer, pick the MV6 as the input in Windows or macOS, then pick it in Discord. You don't need a preamp or an audio interface.
The MV7+ has both USB and XLR outputs. Over USB, the mic itself is what you pick on the computer. Over XLR, the sound goes to an interface or mixer, and that is what you pick in Windows and Discord. Shure also says you can use USB and XLR at the same time, which only helps if you need your voice in two places.
The MV6 has a tap-to-mute button, a 3.5 mm headphone jack to hear yourself in real time, and voice processing over USB: Auto Level Mode, Digital Popper Stopper, Real-time Denoiser, tone and a high-pass filter. Shure's MOTIV Mix desktop app controls these settings and the routing.
Over USB, the MV7+ gives you its headphone jack, touch-panel controls and Shure's processing. Over XLR, the sound goes to your interface, and the mic's USB controls and processing don't apply to it automatically: you mute, set gain, process and hear yourself at the interface or in its software. If you use USB and XLR together, work out which mute and which headphone jack does what before a live call.
The MV6 Gen 2 comes with a 12 cm round-base desk stand, which Shure calls an isolation base, and a 2 m USB-C cable; the original MV6 came with a 1 m cable. The base takes desk space, and the mic has a 5/8-27 thread if you later move it to an arm.
The MV7+ comes with a 3 m USB-C-to-USB-C cable, a windscreen and a 5/8-inch-to-3/8-inch thread adapter, but no stand, so add a desk stand or boom arm even for USB. For XLR, add an XLR cable, an interface or mixer, the cable from the interface to your computer, and headphones on the interface if you want to hear yourself.
Decide: USB, XLR, or both at once.
Pick a stand or arm and check its thread, weight limit, clamp fit and room to swing.
For XLR, add the interface, the XLR cable, the interface's computer cable and headphones, and decide which mute and headphone controls you'll use.
Add up today's prices for everything each setup needs.
Shure lists the MV6 for most Windows and macOS computers, and the MV7+ for Windows 10 or later and macOS 12 or later with a computer. Over XLR, it's your interface that has to work with your computer and chat app, not the mic.
Shure makes claims about sound and noise reduction for both. We haven't run listening tests, so we don't call either one better for voice, keyboard noise, fan noise or room noise. Shure doesn't list console chat for either.
Two complete setup examples
MV6 direct to a Windows Discord PC
Use the stand and USB-C cable from the box, plug headphones into the MV6 if you want to hear yourself in real time, and pick the MV6 in Windows and Discord. MOTIV Mix sets up the voice processing, but you still pick the MV6 as the input in Discord.
Shure MV6
Included round-base desktop stand
Included 2 m USB-C-to-USB-C cable (1 m with the original MV6)
Windows computer with a compatible USB-C data port
Connect the MV7+ to a Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen interface by XLR, connect the interface to the computer, and pick the interface in Windows and Discord. In this setup the interface handles gain, mute if it has one, and your headphones. The MV7+ doesn't need phantom power, but the interface still needs a mic preamp.
Shure MV7+
Compatible stand or boom arm
XLR cable
Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen USB audio interface with microphone preamp
The interface's USB cable and a Windows computer it supports