[MV] Re: Microphones for iListen/some thoughts

[Kai-Man Lee]

Is there a difference between an Andrea Electronics USB pod and an Andrea
Electronics USB Adapter or they one and the same?  I only find the latter on
their website.  Thanks.

Kai-Man


> From: "T. Patrick Henebry" <tphenebry at comcast.net>
> Reply-To: "MacVoice, Speech Recognition
> List"<MacVoice at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Mon, 09 Jun 2003 14:54:01 -0400
> To: "MacVoice, Speech Recognition List"<MacVoice at lists.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: [MV] Re: Microphones for iListen/some thoughts
> 
>> What is the difference between the Vxi TalkPro and the Vxi TalkPro Express,
>> and is that an important difference for Mac users using either VV or iListen
>> (I'm using both!)?
> 
> I use both ViaVoice for OS X and iListen too.
> 
> The VXi, or VXI you see it both ways on their site, TalkPro has a
> battery box--which despite what they say in the instructions almost
> always means you need to install batteries for good accuracy
> according to reports from others. And according to Martin Markoe
> batteries are a necessity when using this microphone with an Andrea
> Electronics USB pod. I *hate* battery boxes, they are difficult to
> open and the batteries always seem to die (causing your accuracy to
> suffer) at the worst times. But microphones with battery boxes are
> good for connecting to sound cards on PCs.
> 
> The VXI TalkPro Xpress is essentially the same microphone but
> *without* the battery box. It works very well in both ViaVoice for OS
> X and iListen when connected to an Andrea Electronics USB pod. I do
> not know how well it would work with a Griffin Technology iMic.
> 
> The combination of a VXI TalkPro Xpress and an Andrea Electronics USB
> pod is what I use and recommend on a Mac.
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