From: Gerry Sullivan <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Subject: Re: #10210 Ambient-noise-blocking headsets?
Date: April 9, 2014 4:00:34 PM CDT
To: <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
Cc: Gerry Sullivan <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>


Dear Ms. Burns, When the average person searches for "noise-cancelling headsets", they are typically looking for something they can wear on a long airplane ride to block out the cabin noise so that they can listen to their music or sleep. A classic example of a headset designed for this purpose is the Bose Quiet Comfort unit. Of course these units can retail for several hundred dollars. When a language teacher searches for "noise-cancelling headsets", the objective is usually quite different. As you indicated, the headset needs to have an integrated microphone. And, while blocking out ambient room noise so that students can hear properly is important, the more critical requirement is for the headset is to minimize the pick-up of background noise by the microphone so that student recordings and student communications highlight the student's voice and not the ambient room noise. While there are a number of good heavy-duty headsets intended for language learning applications, the missing link for most is the noise-cancelling microphone. Robotel designed the SC2500-HS2 headset for the exact environment that you have described. This headset uses a noise-cancelling microphone design that is excellent for both intercom and recording needs in a crowded language learning environment. This headset is extremely rugged so as to be student-proof. And it costs considerably less than high-end "noise-cancelling headsets" that focus on listening (rather than speaking). These headsets have been installed in thousands of schools around the world. It would be our pleasure to provide detailed specifications for the Robotel SC2500-HS2 and answer any questions that you might have. Regards...Gerry Gerry Sullivan Director - Marketing Robotel Inc. Phone: 450-680-1448 Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>


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