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Microphone Recomendations for Breeze Meetings and Presentations |
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Selecting a microphone can be a difficult task, however with the popular spread of Skype many new direct USB options are now available (see Logitech headsets below). For presentations, the quality is very much dependent upon the audio clarity and quality of the naration. For meetings, quality can be somewhat less. Below are recommendations for microphones and USB sound interfaces, and which combindations work.
Please consult the compatability table below when selecting a microphone and sound interface. A breeze presentation is available that can be used to compare audio clarity and quality.
Microphone Selection and Comparison Test: Hear the Difference
Microphones
Logitech
Premium USB Headset 350
Price: $49.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Good audio quality. Requires no sound interfaces or driver installation.
Disadvantages: Slight tinness in recording.
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Logitech
USB Headset 250
Price: $39.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Good audio quality. Requires no sound interfaces or driver installation.
Disadvantages: Somewhat less comfortable than the Logitech 350 above and no independent volume control. Slight tinness in recording.
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RadioShack
Hands-Free Tie-Clip Omnidirectional
Price: $24.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Good audio quality, and works well with the recomended sound interfaces.
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Griffin Technology
Lapel Multipurpose Stereo Microphone
Price: $14.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Good audio quality.
Disadvantages: Only works with the Griffin iMic.
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Sennheiser
Wireless Microphone EW112P-G2
Price: $499.99
Product Description
Retailers:
B&H Photo-Video
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Advantages: Superb audio quality and background noise removal. Especially recommended for class room lectures.
Disadvantages: Cost and requires frequency coordination with other users in the area. For frequency usage in your area
please see the Sennheiser Frequency Finder.
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USB Audio Interfaces
Griffin Technology
iMic2 USB Audio Interface
Price: $39.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Good audio quality, and works well with the recomended microphones, portable and convient.
Disadvantages: Headphone level can be low with out powered headphones.
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Creative SoundBlaster
Live! 24-bit External
Price: $49.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Excellent audio quality, and works well with the RadioShack and Sennheiser microphones. Appears to be the sucessor product to the Audigy2 listed below.
Disadvantages: Requires driver installation.
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Creative SoundBlaster
Audigy2 NX USB Audio Interface
Price: $98.99
Product Description
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Advantages: Excellent audio quality, and works well with the RadioShack and Sennheiser microphones.
Disadvantages: Less portable, needs power supply. Requires driver installation. Maybe difficult to find, appears to be discontinued product.
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PC Mic Input
Available on most laptops.
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Advantages: Adequate audio quality for meetings, requires now additional devices other than a microphone, and works well with the RadioShack microphone.
Disadvantages: Audio quality can vary depending on manufacture and model.
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Compatibility Information
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Griffin iMic2 |
SoundBlaster Live! 24 |
SoundBlaster Audigy2 |
PC Mic Input |
RadioShack
Lapel Mic |
best price |
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good for meetings |
Griffin
Lapel Mic |
good for meetings |
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Sennheiser
Wireless |
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best audio |
best audio |
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