KnowBrainer Microphone Comparisons

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This microphone comparison guide provides a high-level comparison of the various headset, wireless, and specialty microphones available from KnowBrainer. We've organized our microphones into separate categories. You can select to view all of these categories or just a specific category from the drop down menu above. You are currently viewing All Microphones.

Jabra Pro 9470 (w/ KB PLUS PACK)
	Overall Rating: 10.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $499 Notes: Multi-use connectivity, touch screen base, 450-ft range, 10-hr talk time	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   10

Samson Airline 77 Microphone (with KB Plus Pack)
	Overall Rating: 10.0 Accuracy: 10.0 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $300 Notes: KnowBrainer's best microphone - period.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   10   Overall Rating   10

Samson Airline Micro SWAM2SES
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $249 Notes: Not only our smallest wireless system, but also our most comfortable, reliable and versatile system ever.	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   9

Jabra GN9330e USB Wireless Headset (w/ KB Plus Pack)
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $241 Notes: Newly designed, range up to 325 feet!	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   9

Jabra GN9350e Wireless Headset (w/ KB Plus Pack)
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $318 Notes: Best combo wireless headset for quite environments	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   9

Sennheiser BW 900 Wireless Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 7.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $325 Notes: Bluetooth, Multi-switch, Hook-switch, goosneck boom, LED status on headset	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   7   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   8

Plantronics CS55 wireless combination telephone and computer headset microphone (w/KB PLUS PACK)
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.6 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 6.0 Price: $270 Notes: 1.9 GHz/ Works with land line phone/ Optional wearing styles	Noise Cancellation   6   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.6   Overall Rating   8

Plantronics CS70N Wireless Microphone (w/KB PLUS PACK)
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.6 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $270 Notes: Newly improved dictation speed, 6hr talk time	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.6   Overall Rating   8

VXI BlueParrott Xpressway Bluetooth Microphone (w/KB PLUS PACK)
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.4 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $80 Notes: 16+ hrs of talk time/ 66 Ft range	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.4   Overall Rating   8

Revolabs xTag USB Wireless Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $249 Notes: Newly designed, WiFi friendly, range up to 65 feet!	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   8

Plantronics Savi 440
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.6 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $249 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.6   Overall Rating   8

theBoom v4 Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.8 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $150 Notes: Over the ear version.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9.8

theBoom O Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.8 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $110 Notes: 2% more accuracy with theBoom microphones	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9.8

theBoom C Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.8 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $150 Notes: In stereo with 2 speakers.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9.8

ANC 750 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.6 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 7.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $79 Notes: Excellent accuracy and noise cancellation.	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   7   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   9.6

Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW (w/KnowBrainer PLUS PACK)
	Overall Rating: 9.5 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $129 Notes: This microphone competes directly with the Sennheiser ME3 (also viewable in this matrix) but is significantly less expensive, more accurate, more comfortable and more noise canceling.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9.5

theBoom Pro-3 High Fidelity Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $289 Notes: Impressive noise cancellation at any level of background noise.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro SC1 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $79 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro USB1 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $129 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro USB2 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $139 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro USB3 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $139 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro UC1 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $149 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro UC2 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $159 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI TalkPro UC3 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $159 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

theBoom Quiet
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $300 Notes: Only microphone designed for speech recognition and high fidelity music playback	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

VXI Tria V-DC Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 9.0 Price: $90 Notes: Three wearing styles.	Noise Cancellation   9   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

Sennheiser ME3 Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $209 Notes: Rugged, light, comfortable, high quality!	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   9

KnowBrainer Hands-Free Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $50 Notes: The best value in a speech recognition headset microphone!	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   9

theBoom Pro-1 Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $200 Notes: High clarity UmeVoice noise cancelling microphone.	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

theBoom Pro-2 Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.9 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $250 Notes: Redesigned arm/More comfort/Two speakers	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.9   Overall Rating   9

Buddy HeadsetMic DM101
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.6 Comfort: 8.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $50 Notes: Finally a reliable headset solution that you and your clients can afford	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   8   Accuracy   9.6   Overall Rating   8

ANC 700 Headset Microphone
	Overall Rating: 7.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 7.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $69 Notes: Great noise cancellation and quality.	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   7   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   7

Parrott VXI TalkPro Xpress
	Overall Rating: 7.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 7.0 Noise Cancellation: 6.0 Price: $79 Notes: Great affordable starter microphone.	Noise Cancellation   6   Comfort   7   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   7

Andrea Electronics NC-181VM High Fidelity Monaural PC Headset With Noise Cancelling Microphone
	Overall Rating: 6.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 6.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $29 Notes: Great OEM starter microphone equivalent to the DNS Pro boxed OEM.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   6   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   6

Andrea Electronics NC-181VM USB Headset
	Overall Rating: 6.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 6.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $49 Notes: Includes a PureAudio USB soundcard.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   6   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   6

Andrea Electronics NC-185VM USB Headset
	Overall Rating: 6.0 Accuracy: 9.5 Comfort: 6.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $54 Notes: Dual speaker mic with PureAudio USB soundcard.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   6   Accuracy   9.5   Overall Rating   6

Sennheiser MD 431 II Desktop Microphone
	Overall Rating: 10.0 Accuracy: 10.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 10.0 Price: $450 Notes: #1 for speech recognition!	Noise Cancellation   10   Comfort   10   Accuracy   10   Overall Rating   10

SpeechWare 3-In-1 2nd-Generation USB w/New De-Cicking Algorithm
	Overall Rating: 10.0 Accuracy: 10.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $279 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   10   Accuracy   10   Overall Rating   10

Philips LFH 3010 SpeechMike Air Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $599 Notes: Advanced design, Bluetooth enabled, lightweight and optimized for speech recognition.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   9

SpeechMike Air LFH 3000 & 3010
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $499 Notes: Advanced design, Bluetooth enabled, lightweight and optimized for speech recognition.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9   Overall Rating   9

SpeechWare Standard 2-in-1 TableMike Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 10.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $179 Notes: Shotgun unidirectional mic, superior digital sound with 20 inch adjustable boom.	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   10   Accuracy   10   Overall Rating   9

SpeechWare USB 6-in-1 Table Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 10.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $329 Notes: Built in USB soundcard, foot petal, audio port and speaker. Filters out background noise.	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   10   Accuracy   10   Overall Rating   9

Philips LFH 3005 SpeechMike Air Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $599 Notes: Advanced design, Bluetooth enabled, lightweight and optimized for speech recognition.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   9

Olympus ME31 Compact Gun Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.0 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 6.0 Price: $169 Notes: Multi-directional microphone that hones in on the sound unobscured. Windscreen included!	Noise Cancellation   6   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9   Overall Rating   9

Dictaphone PowerMic II Handheld Microphone
	Overall Rating: 9.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $424 Notes: Simplified operation for dictation or document editing.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   9

Grundig Digta CordEx Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $499 Notes: Allows users to move around while dictating directly into the computer.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Grundig Digta SonicMic II
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $299 Notes: Handheld USB mic with programmable buttons.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Buddy Desktop Mic
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $170 Notes: High quality USB microphone specifically designed for speech recognition.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Buddy Flamingo USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $100 Notes: Highly flexible, 2-Ft long Gooseneck USB mic that plugs directly into USB port.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   8

Buddy Gooseneck USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $200 Notes: Sensitive mic from 2 " to 6" away. Attach to your desk with clamp.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Philips SpeechMike LFH-3205 USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $379 Notes: Great noise cancellation with sound card and high-end speaker for playback.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Philips SpeechMike LFH-3215 USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $399 Notes: Slider switch, tracker ball and high end speaker for easy operation. Noise canceling and integrated sound card.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Buddy StylusMic 7G
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.6 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $299 Notes: For tablet PC and convertable laptop computers. Multifunctional, noise cancelling, soundcard included.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.6   Overall Rating   8

Buddy Desktop Mic 7G DSP (NEW Lower Price)
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.8 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 8.0 Price: $170 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   8   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.8   Overall Rating   8

Olympus DR-2200 Professional Dictation Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 9.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $279 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   9   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   8

Olympus DR-1200 Directrec USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $249 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   8

Buddy Flamingo 90-USB Microphone
	Overall Rating: 8.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $100 Notes:	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   8

Samson Q7 Microphone
	Overall Rating: 7.0 Accuracy: 9.7 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 7.0 Price: $69 Notes: An inexpensive alternative to the Sennheiser MD 431 with great noise cancelation.	Noise Cancellation   7   Comfort   10   Accuracy   9.7   Overall Rating   7

Philips SpeechMike Classic Plus LFH 5272 (ONLY 1 LEFT)
	Overall Rating: 7.0 Accuracy: 8.7 Comfort: 10.0 Noise Cancellation: 5.0 Price: $499 Notes: Four programmable buttons for ease of control, built in speaker, adjustable volume, excellent sound quality.	Noise Cancellation   5   Comfort   10   Accuracy   8.7   Overall Rating   7

Andrea Stereo USB SUMA Voice Array Microphone
	Overall Rating: 0.0 Accuracy: 0.0 Comfort: 0.0 Noise Cancellation: 0.0 Price: $45 Notes: