How about the quality of the ACM mic ? can it pick my voice from a distance (1.5 ~ 2 meters)? does it have a noise canceling feature so can I use it in gaming with no issues?
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Eh...it's a great mic, but if you have speakers on, there WILL be feedback sent through. I don't think there's a mic that can realistically cancel out sound from the speakers but still pick up your voice. They advertise it as such, but the tech isn't really there. It's a great mic though for all intents and purposes!
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I have heard from those I talk with on skype that the mic is buzzing a lot, and picks up background noises. It could be that my sound card isn't good enough to handle it, or that some of my settings are wrong (though I have tried to fix it for a while without luck).
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Hello, I use the mic to video football games on the sidelines. I always had the mic on but tried with it in normal position and extended range. I can pick up a lot more action (voices of players and coaches) in the extended mode. It does make a difference. I never turned it off before.
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It picks up a lot of background noise sometimes. Its really sensitive. It is a directional microphone, so its designed to pick up sounds from what's in front of it, if you set it up right in front of your desktop or keyboard, facing you, it won't pick up sounds behind it as much as if you were to turn the mic off the the sideways or something, if that makes sense? So there are ways to avoid it picking up unnecessary background noises.
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The headset does not have noise cancellation so background noises are picked up, but I didn't notice much in the way of the device adding sound or noises to recordings. Please note - I am using teh headset for telephone communication and recording phone messages are not very high fidelity.
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Hi Todd, I only use the headset for Teamspeak (Ventrilo, Skype, etc). I then have the rest of the audio coming through my computer speakers. If I am running all audio through a headset, I switch to my wireless surround sound headset because the sound quality is so much better. The sound quality on the G330 is just ok. I purchased it because the g330 is very breathable and doesn't leave a line in my hair like traditional headsets. You can do multiple hour sessions, but during extended periods your ears may get a little sore where the plastic rests on them. The mic on this unit is very good and I never gets complaints regards of the software I am using it with. This is in my opinion the best wrap around headset out there. If that is what you are looking for you will like it. Just don't expect premium sound quality.
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I find it great for gaming. Great sound and great isolation for voice on the mic and just today I found them comfortable enough to wear for 3 hours straight (it was a teleconference this time though)
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I wouldn't know because I'm only using it in a room. The mic is pretty powerful. You might want to try it and if it doesn't work out you can return it. This company seems really aimed to please. Im really happy with it. I can't complain. Hope this helps!
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It's got to be the frequency range. It's a nice mike... good distance, good clarity. Only bad thing is that there is not enough mechanical isolation between the microphone body and the mic itself. It seems to pick up my wedding ring rather loudly.
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It sounds pretty good. The mic input is only stereo though so if you are looking for 5.1 the built in mic is your only option.
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I use the soundblaster ZxR sound card and I use the noise cancellation feature that is built into the sound card. I run an extremely loud fan right next to my computer and I have been told that my mic sounds better than everybody else's. The mic is very good quality.
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The wide range of pickup shouldn't interfere with VR software since anything speaking nearby is quite clear and the mic does a good job of separating background noise from foreground speech. Should work with XP, although I haven't tried it. Honestly I don't see any reason why it wouldn't since it just uses the Microsoft drivers, you don't have to install any software, just plug and play. The mic will pick up as long as the software is asking for it, so if your VR software is always running, then no it won't turn off. As long as it's plugged in and some kind of software that would use it is running, it's listening for you. However if no software is active nothing will happen. Standard for a USB microphone. The wide range of pickup shouldn't interfere with VR software since anything speaking nearby is quite clear and the mic does a good job of separating background noise from foreground speech. Should work with XP, although I haven't tried it. Honestly I don't see any reason why it wouldn't since it just uses the Microsoft drivers, you don't have to install any software, just plug and play. The mic will pick up as long as the software is asking for it, so if your VR software is always running, then no it won't turn off. As long as it's plugged in and some kind of... » Read More The wide range of pickup shouldn't interfere with VR software since anything speaking nearby is quite clear and the mic does a good job of separating background noise from foreground speech. Should work with XP, although I haven't tried it. Honestly I don't see any reason why it wouldn't since it just uses the Microsoft drivers, you don't have to install any software, just plug and play. The mic will pick up as long as the software is asking for it, so if your VR software is always running, then no it won't turn off. As long as it's plugged in and some kind of software that would use it is running, it's listening for you. However if no software is active nothing will happen. Standard for a USB microphone. « Show Less
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Since it has a noise canceling mic, you do not get a lot of bleed if you are also using speakers. I usually use the headset for voice chat while playing a game, so the game sound comes out the speakers while the voice chat sound comes out the headset. It works well.
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Mine was actually pretty defective and the sound quality was really bad so I never used it. I don't recommend it. I'm not sure if it works for mics.
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I can't address any issues with this mic. as I bought it for my grandson's camera when filming deer hunts. I haven't heard anything negative from him, but am sure I would if it didn't perform well for him.
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I love my MMX300 everyone says that I'm clear and loud when I'm using them. The mic is really high end for a headset plus sound is amazing specially if you pair them with a ASUS PCI-Express x1 Sound Card XONAR ESSENCE STX/90-YAA0C0-0UAN00Z :D
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The best microphone I've used with Dragon is the Sennheiser ME3 (or ME-3). This headset has amazing noise cancellation capabilities, and is fairly comfortable when worn for a long time (you really need good noise cancellation to avoid confusing Dragon). The only issue is that the ME-3 is rather pricey -- about $135 on Amazon. A good alternative to the ME-3 is the Radio Shack 33-3012 "Headset Microphone with Gooseneck Boom", which is less than $25 but performs nearly as well as the Sennheiser (this microphone is a virtual clone of the Sennheiser). In fact, I routinely use my Radio Shack and leave my expensive Sennheiser in the box the 33-3012 came in! The Radio Shack microphone includes a long cord extension with an on/off switch, something that is missing from the Sennheiser. Any microphone is going to work best with a "USB sound pod" device. A sound pod is an "active" device that accepts the 1/8" male plug on most headset style microphones and plugs into any USB port on your computer. It works as an amplifier (I guess) and provides a much, much better signal than any consumer-quality microphone. I use a VXI "Translator" pod I got from emicrophones.com, but the Andrea units are also reputed to be good. Plan to spend about $40 to $60 for a pod, but it makes a world of difference in the quality of Dragon Naturally Speaking dictation. (Without a pod, you're relying on your computer's sound card to provide amplification. Generally speaking, sound cards in most desktops and laptops are very poor at handling microphone input, and are much better at playing music and game sounds.) BTW: Microphone positioning is everything when it comes to speech recognition. The mouthpiece must be moved away from your mouth -- I position it about 2 to 3 inches to the right of my mouth to avoid breath sounds and noises that confuse Dragon.