Product Compatibility Review
Given the variety of computers, operating systems and speech recognition products, we are attempting to compile information on compatibility. If you have personal experience shedding light onto compatibility - either good or bad - please feel free to share this with us.
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Microphone & Sound Card Compatibility Chart - Windows Based Systems |
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Windows XP & Dragon |
Windows Vista & Dragon |
Windows Vista & Vista Speech |
| Sound Adapters |
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| Andrea USB Sound Adapter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VXI Two-Adapter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Buddy 5G |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microphones |
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| Andrea NC91 |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Yes |
| Andrea ANC 700 |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Yes |
| Andrea ANC 750 |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Yes |
| Plantronics CS50-USB |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| Plantronics CS55 (with SeleCT switch) |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| Radio Shack Sennheiser Knock off |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| Revolabls Xtab |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| theBoom "O" |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| theBoom Quiet |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| theBoom V4 |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| Samson Airline 77 |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| Sennheiser ME3 (with USB Adapter) |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| Sennheiser BW900 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI TalkPro Express |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI TalkPro |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI TalkPro USB 100 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI TalkPro USB 200 |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI B150 GTX |
Yes |
Yes (2) |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI B1000 GTX |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
(1) When used with Andrea or VXI USB Adapters
(2) Necessary to create new user, select bluetooth microphone as microphone source
Microphone Compatibility Chart - Apple OS Based Systems |
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Intel Mac with NaturallySpeaking, Boot Camp & Win XP |
Intel Mac & NaturallySpeaking Using Parallels & Win XP |
Intel Mac & NaturallySpeaking Using VMWare Fusion & Win XP |
Intel Mac &MacSpeech Dictate |
| Sound Adapters |
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| Andrea USB Adapter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VXI 2-Way Adapter |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Buddy 5G |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Buddy 6G |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Microphones |
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| Andrea NC91 |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| Andrea ANC 700 |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (3) |
| Andrea ANC 750 |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (3) |
| Plantronics CS50-USB |
No(2) |
No(2) |
Unconfirmed |
No(2) |
| Plantronics CS55 (with SeleCT switch) |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
Yes |
| Radio Shack Sennheiser Knock off |
Yes (1) |
Yes(1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes(1) |
| Revolabs Xtag |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| theBoom "O" |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| theBoom Quiet |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| theBoom V4 |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| Samson Airline 77 |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
Unconfirmed |
| Sennheiser BW900 |
Yes (5) |
Yes (5) |
Yes (5) |
Yes (5) |
| Sennheiser ME3 (with USB Adapter) |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes (1) |
Yes |
| VXI TalkPro Express |
Yes (1) |
Yes(1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| VXI TalkPro |
Yes (1) |
Yes(1) |
Yes (1) |
Yes (1) |
| VXI TalkPro USB 100 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VXI TalkPro USB 200 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| VXI B150 GTX |
Yes (4) |
Unconfirmed |
Unconfirmed |
Unconfirmed |
| VXI B1000 GTX |
Yes |
Yes |
Unconfirmed |
Marginal Performance |
(1) When used with Andrea or VXI USB Adapters
(2) When the Plantronics CS50-USB was used on our testing Intel Mac (with either Dragon running through Parallels or directly with iListen) barely acceptable results were obtained during sound set-up, and a notable background hum was detected and recognition accuracy not great. Pending testing on another Intel Mac, we recommend against this microphone. The CS55/SeleCT Switch did not lead to a similar hum when used directly with the line-in jack or with the use of a USB sound adapter, and provided good results.
(3) Adequate performance of the Andrea ANC 700 and 750 results when used with the Buddy 5G and Buddy 6G USB Adapter. The signal strength is reduced with the Andrea USB sound adapter and with this adapter requires use of an Andrea APS-100 Auxiliary Power Supply.
(4) Using bluetooth dongle
(5) Sennheiser BW900 headset will not directly pair with PC using current bluetooth drivers. This unit must be used with a wired connection between the base station and the PC or Mac. This connection can be the Sennheiser modular to PC adapter, ZoomSwitch or GN Netcom SeleCT Switch. When using the Sennheiser modular to PC adapter or GN Netcom SeleCT switch we recommend using the Buddy 6G USB adapter, but this is optional.
Testing Machines:
Windows XP & Dragon: Dell XPS laptop with 3.4 GHz P4, 1 GB RAM, SigmaTel integrated audio; Dragon NaturallySpeaking Medical Solutions.
Windows Vista & Dragon & Windows Vista and Vista Speech: Toshiba A205 laptop with 1.7 GHz Core 2 Duo processor and 2 GB RAM, Dragon Naturally Speaking 9.5 Medical Solutions
Dragon on Intel Mac: Apple MacBook Pro with 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, running Parallels Desktop 3.0 for Mac, Windows XP Pro, and Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9.5 Medical Solutions. Boot Camp testing was done on this machine, both with the Tiger and Leopard operating systems (appeared to be no differences between Tiger and Leopard)
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