SpeechWare’s FlexyMike Dual Ear Cardioid is a very light wired microphone that offers the best accuracy of any microphone I have tested. It weighs about 25 grams, and has a unidirectional cardioid microphone to ensure the best quality sound for speech recognition…

This is the finest headset that I have tested. Accuracy approaches 100 percent, and this was in testing with a new profile in Dragon Dictate having only done the minimal required speech training. Over time, it’s likely that this microphone’s accuracy will be near perfect.

…This is a microphone that is designed to primarily be used as a unidirectional, adjustable headband-style device. By combining it with the company’s TravelMike USB, however, it can also be used as a desktop or laptop microphone. Most people, though, are going to want to plug this into a voice recorder or a smartphone and, thankfully, the company includes an adapter for iPhone and Android devices in the box. This is a real rarity in the field… In terms of performance, it was as accurate and consistent as other SpeechWare microphones I’ve tested… with Dragon Professional Individual 6 for Mac and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 13 Premium for Windows it made two mistakes each time from 301 words, resulting in 99.3% accuracy…

It is this “cardioid” arrangement that contributes significant ly to the external noise rejection of this microphone. And not widely appreciated, one of the biggest benefits of rejecting contaminating noise is less “thinking” for dragon and a significant improvement in speech recognition speed…

If you’re looking to step up to a very high quality headset microphone and consider simplicity and sound – card compatibility a priority, the FlexyMike Dual Ear Cardioid is your best choice.