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I'm afraid I have to disagree with Alborg’s LifeChat LX-3000 and your Logitech USB microphone recommendation. 1 of my jobs is to test microphones for Nuance and various speech recognition vendors. No Logitech microphone has ever come close to meeting our requirements. The Plantronics DSP line of consumer microphones came the closest but no cigar. There's a reason why your stethoscope has an L. on it rather than a K. as in Kmart. It is because quality counts. We don't even recommend using DNS Preferred in a professional workplace (although you can get by with it) and we certainly don't recommend using consumer grade microphones even if you are getting relatively good results which most end-users will not. There's a reason why a professional mechanic doesn't buy his tools at Wal-Mart and neither should you. The noise cancellation on these types of microphones are almost nonexistent, they are typically uncomfortable and the microphone elements are extremely small. These types of microphones are primarily designed for VoIP and gamers; not serious speech recognition use.

If you're looking for a real wireless microphone solution you have many options which you will find on our Microphone Comparison Matrix but you will want to narrow down your choices. Decide if you need an extremely noise canceling wireless headset that will double as a wireless headset for your landline telephone and cell phone. You may not need a very noise canceling microphone or even a headset microphone if you dictate in a quiet office. Perhaps a lapel microphone will do. You probably don't need a microphone with 2 giant speakers on each year, like most commercial grade headsets but you may have other requirements. Privacy/security may also be a concern. You'll also be able to compare these microphones for comfort, pricing, accuracy and noise cancellation.

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