RadioShack microphone is quite noise-cancelling!
Submitted by Matt Chambers on Fri, 06/24/2005 - 18:40.
This week, I had to travel from Washington, DC to New York and back. I chose to travel on the Amtrak Metroliner. Luckily, the trains were not crowded (perhaps because the Acela train is not working) and nobody sat in the seat next to me.
This is the first time I've taken the train since I bought the RadioShack microphone that Martin Markoe and others sell. To my satisfaction, and surprise, it worked far better than the Andrea 650 and its ilk. I had absolutely no problem dictating, except when announcements were being made over the train's loudspeaker system.
Even better, because the headset does not have any sort of earpiece, I was able to put some noise canceling headphones on over the RadioShack microphone, and listen to music from my iPod! It was a very relaxing and productive pair of train rides.
The only downside I see to the RadioShack microphone is that it does not fold up very compactly, so it takes a fair amount of space in your bag. I think the high-quality of the recognition makes up for it.
RadioShack microphone is quite noise-cancelling!
Matt,
If you're talking about this:
http://emicrophones.com/microphones/prod_details.asp?prodID=098
we agree.
It is extremely accurate and noise canceling, but rather uncomfortable when compared to the Sennheiser Headset, at least in my opinion.
Michael Mendick
http://www.emicrophones.com
eMicrophones, Inc.
Comfort
That is the model to which I was referring. I don't find it uncomfortable, but it took some time for me to get used to it. I'm sure the Sennheiser is more comfortable to wear, but it is a lot more expensive.