--- Forwarded Message from Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 15:59:51 -0600 >From: Derek Roff <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7490.5 recommendation for headphones (!) >In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> > I want to second Jack's recommendation. However, the Califone > 3066AV does not work with iMacs, according to this website: This is not a feature of the Califone 3066AV, but rather of the iMac. Since the iMac has a built-in microphone, there isn't a separate microphone input jack/port. This means that no analog microphone will connect directly to an iMac, which is unfortunate in a lab situation. A solution for using an external mic is to get a USB mic or input device. I don't know of any headphones integrated with a USB microphone. When necessary, we use the $35 Griffin iMic, which will accept any 1/8" microphone or line level input, digitize it, and input it to the iMac via USB. It's annoying and expensive to equip a lab with iMics just to be able to plug in a microphone, but I don't know of a cheaper, simpler way. The Califone 3066AV plus iMic should work fine with an iMac. Derek Derek Roff Language Learning Center, MSC03-2100 Ortega Hall Rm 129, 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001 505/277-7368, fax 505/277-3885 Internet: [log in to unmask]