Looking for noise-cancelling microphone/headphones
Oct 22, 2020, 2:33 pm
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Looking for noise-cancelling microphone/headphones
Had a lot of trouble doing telecons form RV while on the road - background noise made it impossible for others to hear me.
Any advise on headset with good noise canceling microphone?
Any advise on headset with good noise canceling microphone?
Oct 23, 2020, 6:37 am
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Microphones dont cancel sound really
It's about the directionality of what the microphone pickup - i.e. its polar pattern
https://blog.landr.com/microphone-polar-patterns/
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/U...3/N/3681064896
If you're sitting static, you want the microphone to point at you and listen to just you and nothing else surrounding you or it
It's about the directionality of what the microphone pickup - i.e. its polar pattern
https://blog.landr.com/microphone-polar-patterns/
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/U...3/N/3681064896
If you're sitting static, you want the microphone to point at you and listen to just you and nothing else surrounding you or it
Oct 23, 2020, 6:48 am
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Have a read of this...
https://krisp.ai/blog/how-to-reduce-...se-microphone/
A friend of mine has a Rode microphone with a Lightening connector for his iPhone and swears by it.
https://krisp.ai/blog/how-to-reduce-...se-microphone/
A friend of mine has a Rode microphone with a Lightening connector for his iPhone and swears by it.
Oct 23, 2020, 1:48 pm
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I've been using the plantronics voyager 5200 for years as I hate holding the phone and dislike BT calling via car's system. This headset works wonders, the other person on the line does not hear the background noises (driving with windows down, chewing, washing dishes etc). I tried airpods, galaxy buds etc but I come back to this for calls. The others I use to listen to music, watch movies etc. With that said, I would like a two in one solution as well but have not found it.
Oct 25, 2020, 7:49 am
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Most headset with boom arm mic will only pick up your voice due to the proximity to the sound source and pick up pattern.
Question is: Do you need wireless, BlueTooth or just a standard 3.5mm jack into your computer.
Longhaul truck drivers swear by Blueparrots with their noise-cancelling mic technology. I use one with my phone when a quick audio or video recording is needed for prime time. It has a longer mic boom and is more noticeable than the Plantronics voyager 5200.
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Question is: Do you need wireless, BlueTooth or just a standard 3.5mm jack into your computer.
Longhaul truck drivers swear by Blueparrots with their noise-cancelling mic technology. I use one with my phone when a quick audio or video recording is needed for prime time. It has a longer mic boom and is more noticeable than the Plantronics voyager 5200.
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Oct 25, 2020, 3:11 pm
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The interior of a RV is very "hard" with echo and reflection bouncing all over the place. A wired headset will be a great improvement over a table top mic or computer's built in mic.
Your lucky day as neighbors brought their trailer home to get ready for winter travels so I had a place to test in the RV on their driveway.
Your lucky day as neighbors brought their trailer home to get ready for winter travels so I had a place to test in the RV on their driveway.
Oct 28, 2020, 12:44 am
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Most headset with boom arm mic will only pick up your voice due to the proximity to the sound source and pick up pattern.
Question is: Do you need wireless, BlueTooth or just a standard 3.5mm jack into your computer.
Longhaul truck drivers swear by Blueparrots with their noise-cancelling mic technology. I use one with my phone when a quick audio or video recording is needed for prime time. It has a longer mic boom and is more noticeable than the Plantronics voyager 5200.
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Question is: Do you need wireless, BlueTooth or just a standard 3.5mm jack into your computer.
Longhaul truck drivers swear by Blueparrots with their noise-cancelling mic technology. I use one with my phone when a quick audio or video recording is needed for prime time. It has a longer mic boom and is more noticeable than the Plantronics voyager 5200.
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i have plantronics with boom mic with a standard jack for laptop or android - that may explain why i was mostly ok but spouse making calls from jack-less iphone couldnt get anything done... need to look into bluetooth options eg 5200...
i did come across blueparrots and these below suggested for truckers
Oct 28, 2020, 6:19 am
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Thanks!
i have plantronics with boom mic with a standard jack for laptop or android - that may explain why i was mostly ok but spouse making calls from jack-less iphone couldnt get anything done... need to look into bluetooth options eg 5200...
i did come across blueparrots and these below suggested for truckers
https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-.../dp/B07K8Q212Q
i have plantronics with boom mic with a standard jack for laptop or android - that may explain why i was mostly ok but spouse making calls from jack-less iphone couldnt get anything done... need to look into bluetooth options eg 5200...
i did come across blueparrots and these below suggested for truckers
https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-.../dp/B07K8Q212Q
Oct 28, 2020, 1:08 pm
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i did come across blueparrots and these below suggested for truckers
https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-.../dp/B07K8Q212Q
https://www.amazon.com/Rand-McNally-.../dp/B07K8Q212Q
Seems like a nice device and probably just what you would need.
Oct 28, 2020, 7:56 pm
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Nov 25, 2020, 3:08 pm
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So my plantronics 5200 just died when cleaned with toooo much lysol. I decided to try https://us.aftershokz.com/products/opencomm since its almost the same as the price of another plantronics voyager 5200 that I've been using for 5-6 years now. Purchased from Bestbuy with their promo ($20 off).
So far so good. Very light weight and a lot nicer for audio listening but seems to be canceling 85-90% of what the mic of the 5200 can do. I'll update in a few weeks of daily use.
So far so good. Very light weight and a lot nicer for audio listening but seems to be canceling 85-90% of what the mic of the 5200 can do. I'll update in a few weeks of daily use.
Dec 19, 2020, 3:57 pm
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I find my Bose NC700 to be perfect - the microphone is inside the headphones so as long as your phone is in BT range, you're good to go.
Jan 11, 2021, 4:43 pm
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