--- Forwarded Message from John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 16:14:36 -0500 >Subject: Re: #7408 headsets (again) >From: John de Szendeffy <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the LLTI list at LISTSERV.DARTMOUTH.EDU. If you simply forward it back to the list, using a mail command that generates "Resent-" fields (ask your local user support or consult the documentation of your mail program if in doubt), it will be distributed and the explanations you are now reading will be removed automatically. If on the other hand you edit the contributions you receive into a digest, you will have to remove this paragraph manually. Finally, you should be able to contact the author of this message by using the normal "reply" function of your mail program. ----------------- Message requiring your approval (43 lines) ------------------ The SB-30 headset mics deliver a mic-level input, so you shouldn't get much of anything with it. You need line-level input. We had about 50 of these headsets originally and almost all of them fell apart. We used the Mac's built-in omni mic. Since then, we have been outfitting all of our student stations with the Plantronics DSP 500 USB headset mic. Its unidirectional mic picks up very little ambient and peripheral noise, it has mic mute and volume control on the cord, and works out of the box in OS 9 or X beautifully. We're very happy with them. They also seem farily durable. Just be sure you select "External Mic USB Audio" in the Sound control panel as the input device. These headsets list for about $149 but we got them for $65/ each from Amazon and CDW. -John ___________________________________________ John de Szendeffy Multimedia Language Lab Center for English Language and Orientation Programs Boston University ph 617.353.7957 fx 617.353.6195 lab http://www.bu.edu/celop/mll/ personal http://people.bu.edu/johndesz/ > Tammy Berberi <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I have a Mac G-4 lab with Koss SB-30 headsets. I can record using the > mic, > but I'm not getting much output (almost none). It's likely I need some > new > headphones. Four questions related to this: > > 1) Shall I buy more of these, or can someone recommend something else? > (these were highly recommended in a 2002 discussion, whereas Califone > have > since received accolades) > 2) Do I also need to buy Griffin's imic to boost output? (this is what > I > gather from the archives) > 3)Does anyone know whether the Mac G-5 has remedied this issue (if > indeed, > I have pinpointed the right issue)?