There's so many cheap, small, high quality USB mics out I'd go with one of them instead. One reason is the sound quality is much better than with a sony jack like that one. The other reason is for programs like DragonDictate and other voice recognition ones, if you train it using a sound card mic, and switch sound cards or computers, you have to retrain it all over again.

If you use a USB mic with them, you can move your dictionary file to a new computer and keep using it without having to teach it all over again.

USB ones are pure digital, not into an analog port then to digital, you lose quality and the USB ones are so cheap and common, just get a good microphone and be done with it, even the full sized ones aren't that big or heavy.

Hello_Newman

@kipmartin: Yeah, my first impression was: Won't that pick up all the computer drive rumbling etc?

ideaman2020

[www.soundprofessionals.com]

kipmartin

that mic will be a background noise nightmare. this is MUCH better--and cheaper:

[www.soundprofessionals.com]

ive used this for a year now and its perfect. and $29.00

kipmartin

Narae Inter also makes the credit card sized voice recorder/flash drive. I would expect that ThinkGeek might pick this up.

I'd actually like to see a batle-o-modo between the Sony ECM DS30P, Mertline [www.meritline.com] this and a DIY microphone. It looks like all three are psudo-stereo , that is one mic element split to two outputs.

DeadWriter

@strider_mt2k: Lost me at "a little soldering skill" and "eight bucks." A man's got to know his limitations.

As to the former: I don't like the smell of burned flesh, particularly my own.

As to the latter: I borrowed a dollar from my 13-year old to buy M&M's today.

I also don't think that femtosecond laser is fast enough to capture the rapidity with which I would lose one of these.

ps61318

Gokor tell me catalog numbers might help those so motivated, so here:

1/8 plugs: 274-0284
condenser mic element: 270-0092

Attach and enjoy!

strider_mt2k

so how's this differ from one of those $5 mics from meritline?

Weihovah

1/8 inch stereo plug: 3.99 2-pack
microphone element w/leads: 3.79

Those are Radio Shmack prices, but a little soldering skill and 8 bucks will get you one of these if you can't wait to purchase one.

:)

strider_mt2k

@Camaro02: Price is about $50

Camaro02

@maven2k: They did. I have one similar to this [www.minidisco.com]
I purchased at least 8 years ago

Camaro02

Combine this w/ a mini Bluetooth transmitter, and I can see real potential.

Git Em SteveDave

That is nifty! That's one of those "why didn't someone think of that a long time ago" things.

maven2k

great idea for use with Audacity

[audacity.sourceforge.net]

flyboy