I have to participate in a civil court case in a few weeks via Teams and
the built in mic' on my Dell Optiflex 9030 doesn't seem to work very well.

Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these oddly
name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want to spend
much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably never use it
again) I do need it to be clear.

Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug, don't
know if that makes a difference?

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
You can't tell which way the train went by looking at the tracks

On 19/09/2023 12:13, Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
> I have to participate in a civil court case in a few weeks via Teams and
> the built in mic' on my Dell Optiflex 9030 doesn't seem to work very well.
>
> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these oddly
> name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want to spend
> much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably never use
> it again) I do need it to be clear.
>
> Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug,
> don't know if that makes a difference?
>

Microphones can come as part of the webcam or as part of a headset

Look at Logitech for webcams and look at Jabbra for headsets (both jack
and USB versions available.

Jeff Gaines wrote:

> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic?

No, but ... the best mic I have for Teams use (i.e. I've never had any
complaints about volume/clarity using it, unlike various other mics) is
a Logitech HD Pro C920 webcam.

On 19/09/2023 13:51, Andy Burns wrote:
> Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic?
>
> No, but ... the best mic I have for Teams use (i.e. I've never had any
> complaints about volume/clarity using it, unlike various other mics) is
> a Logitech HD Pro C920 webcam.

I like the C920S with a privacy shutter!

Personally, I find a headset, gets the best response from listeners.

<https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BRNQ76ZF>

Needs bluetooth!

Pancho wrote:

> I like the C920S with a privacy shutter!

I have an add-on privacy flap ...

Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
>
> I have to participate in a civil court case in a few weeks via Teams and
> the built in mic' on my Dell Optiflex 9030 doesn't seem to work very well.
>
> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these oddly
> name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want to spend
> much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably never use it
> again) I do need it to be clear.
>
> Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug, don't
> know if that makes a difference?
>

Most people use headsets for Teams calls. Jabra are the ones we use at
work, but are probably a bit pricey for you.

Standalone mics will be for music or youtube folk so could be quite
expensive for a good one.

On 19/09/2023 in message <xn0o70ujq8bbkby000@news.individual.net> Jeff
Gaines wrote:

>Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these oddly
>name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want to spend
>much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably never use it
>again) I do need it to be clear.
>
>Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug, don't
>know if that makes a difference?

Many thanks for the replies everybody :-)

I don't need a webcam really so went for the base wired Jabbra.

Just a thought for Pancho - are there latency issues with Bluetooth? I
have a Re.Corder (electronic recorder) and it comes with lots of warnings
about latency if you use Bluetooth headphones.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
If you ever find something you like buy a lifetime supply because they
will stop making it

On 19 Sep 2023 at 15:11:48 BST, ""Jeff Gaines"" <jgnewsid@outlook.com>
wrote:

> On 19/09/2023 in message <xn0o70ujq8bbkby000@news.individual.net> Jeff
> Gaines wrote:
>
>> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these oddly
>> name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want to spend
>> much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably never use it
>> again) I do need it to be clear.
>>
>> Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug, don't
>> know if that makes a difference?
>
> Many thanks for the replies everybody :-)
>
> I don't need a webcam really so went for the base wired Jabbra.
>
> Just a thought for Pancho - are there latency issues with Bluetooth? I
> have a Re.Corder (electronic recorder) and it comes with lots of warnings
> about latency if you use Bluetooth headphones.

There can be, depends how well *both* ends of the bt connection have
implemented things. Worst case is shitty bt speakers with two seconds of
delay, best case is inaudible except to the very sensitive.

I only use bt audio for Apple stuff which unsurprisingly does very well
indeed, so I can't suggest options outside that garden.

Cheers - Jaimie
--
"It has been said that man is a rational animal. All my life I
have been searching for evidence which could support this" -- Bertrand Russell

On 19/09/2023 15:11, Jeff Gaines wrote:
> On 19/09/2023 in message <xn0o70ujq8bbkby000@news.individual.net> Jeff
> Gaines wrote:
>
>> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic? There's lots from these
>> oddly name Chinese companies on Amazon but while I really don't want
>> to spend much (I've gone 30 years without needing on and will probably
>> never use it again) I do need it to be clear.
>>
>> Any suggestions please? Many of them are USB rather than jack plug,
>> don't know if that makes a difference?
>
> Many thanks for the replies everybody :-)
>
> I don't need a webcam really so went for the base wired Jabbra.
>
> Just a thought for Pancho - are there latency issues with Bluetooth? I
> have a Re.Corder (electronic recorder) and it comes with lots of
> warnings about latency if you use Bluetooth headphones.
>

I don't really know. I use the headset for the telephone, I doubt I
would notice a Bluetooth 34-200 millisecond latency.

I also use different Bluetooth headphones for TV. There, I would notice
a lag between picture and sound, caused by latency, but I don't. In the
past, I used to notice a lag, but not any more. The improvement could be
due to Bluetooth latency getting better, or due to Media players getting
better and shifting the audio forward a few milliseconds, to compensate
for a known latency. Either way, it is not a problem for me, but your
needs may vary.

On 19/09/2023 13:51, Andy Burns wrote:
> Jeff Gaines wrote:
>
>> Amy suggestions for a good standalone mic?
>
> No, but ... the best mic I have for Teams use (i.e. I've never had any
> complaints about volume/clarity using it, unlike various other mics) is
> a Logitech HD Pro C920 webcam.

which is the webcam I use coincidentally