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(21 customer reviews) 57 of 62 people found the following review helpful
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January 23, 2006 Ungenious (Here, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone (Electronics)
I bought a couple of microphones looking to replace my Plantronics .Audio desktop microphone. Of them were the Koss M-18, Logitech USB Desktop, and this one.
This Olympus was the cheapest of the 3. It's sensitivity is a little low. This helps with canceling a lot of background noise & makes sense as the primary purpose of this mic was usage with digital recorders. However, any dictation where the source is further than 10 inches may not record clearly.
I was using the mic with my PC audio card so results may vary when using it with the suggested Olympus recorders.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Good mic at a great price,
January 3, 2007 Daniel Limbach "Reader, writer, gadget guy" (Algonquin, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone (Electronics)
Better for interviews than the built-in mic on Olympus voice recorders. I have the WS-320M recorder. The ME-12 mic is not as sensitive as the built-in, though. The ME-12 is at its best when dictating, and not as good when recording a lecture from far away.
Works great with an extension cable, and is especially good for recording live interviews. You can move the mic where you want it depending on who's speaking.
54 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Better off without mic,
February 20, 2006 Gerard Collins "Returned Refugee" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Olympus ME-12 Noise Canceling Microphone (Electronics)
I married this mic to the Olympus WS-200S Digital Voice Recorder, which by the way plays in stereo. When attaching the mic there was a significant loss of volume, as the system only used one channel rather than stereo. The resulting loss of volume requiered the volume to be turned up during playback increasing backround noise levels. I use this device to record class lectures at the college level. Without the mic I was able to hear student questions from the back clearly. With the mic installed, I could no longer make out all the questions from the high volume related static.
