Telex M-560 Computer Headset Review

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(More customer reviews)Most computer microphones are plugged into your existing sound card.Though the card can certainly improve reception, it can also cause signal degradation by picking up internal and external electronic noise.As a result, voice recognition software sometimes labors to understand precisely what you mean.
With this USB device, though, there's no sound card involved. It automatically records your voice in digital sound as you speak, rather than running your voice through a board where additional noise can be picked up. In fact, so good is the Telex M-560, that it actually tanks if you try to record in anything less than CD quality.
Unsurprisingly, recordings are therefore crystal clear for multimedia work, and voice recognition software obviously responds better to it than non-USB mikes.Like a boom on a movie sound set, it can be put well out of the way and still pick up brilliant sound.Because of its unique directional technology which cancels background noise, you can use it at a distance of up to two feet and still have superb results with voice recognition software. I've got mine on top of my monitor and I never have to readjust its position. And, because it's USB, I can easily share it between Mac and Wintel machines.
The only problem I can think of with this thing is that it doesn't work under Windows 95.Telex hasn't made drivers to support that legacy platform, and they don't appear to have an interest in doing so.Their primary target audience is quite clearly people with newer machines, and Telex makes no apologies for it.After all, most voice recognition software requires faster processors to run effectively, and those machines would typically be running at least Windows 98, anyway.
That proviso aside, I love this microphone.No, it's not quite as good as the results you'll get from inside a recording studio.But for the money, it's close enough for me.

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Product Description:
Telex is proud to announce the volume availability of the new Super-Directional USB Digital Desktop Microphone (M-560). This innovative microphone enables high-quality digital speech recognition without a sound card or headset for PCs iMacs, and iBooks.Telex is first to market with USB microphones. The company is in its fourth quarter of shipping USB devices. As computer companies continue to standardize on legacy-free systems, Telex will continue to lead the way with innovative USB audio products. USB means one product can work with multiple platforms. USB microphones are perfect for legacy-free systems like Apple's iBook or Compaq's iPac.The Telex M-560 delivers pure digital signals to voice applications, eliminating performance problems caused by sound card variations. The result is more accurate speech recognition and higher voice quality. This innovative desktop microphone works with any USB-equipped PC running Microsoft Windows 98 or Apple iBook or iMac systems running Mac OS 9.0.4. Because there is no sound card to configure, you simply plug it in. This desktop microphone provides high-quality audio input without a headset. Now you can use voice applications without being tethered to your computer by a headset.Clear, consistent audio performance is critical for accurate results with voice applications. That's why Telex has used its more than 60 years of experience in the audio industry to design a unique microphone structure that allows destructive interference to cancel background noise and focus audio reception on the user's voice. The Telex M-560 provides speech recognition up to two feet away in most office environments. Effective range is even further for other applications. And its price performance can't be beat!The Telex M-560 microphone is ideal for all voice applications, including Internet phone and chat, video conferencing or editing, language labs, voice command and control, and speech dictation.

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