Many thanks to all - I didn't realise quite how ignorant I was! I'm sure I can make a decision with those leads. Thanks again. David On 19 Nov 2003, at 05:44, Matt Lehrian wrote: > I've used the Griffin iMic, a Plantronics DSP-300 headset and the > Apple iSight as sound input for my Cube. With Panther, the DSP-300 > works flawlessly even though Plantronics has disowned Mac users after > the release of Mac OS X (Jaguar didn't support the volume and mute > button on the headset cord). There are actually quite a few USB & > FireWire hardware devices for sound input at various quality levels. > Check out: > > http://www.griffintechnology.com (iMic) > http://www.motu.com (mostly high-end) > http://www.m-audio.com (wide range) > http://www.edirol.com (Roland subdivision - wide range) > http://www.plantronics.com > http://www.apple.com/isight > http://store.apple.com (Third Party Products : Music Creation) > > Good luck! > Matt