Shure VR116L Electret Cardioid Handheld Microphone for Voice Recognition.

Electret Cardioid Unidirectional Microphone

The VR116L is a low-impedance, unidirectional, battery powered electret condenser microphone. You'll be able to feel the difference between this handheld microphone and its competitors as soon as you take it out of the box. It's heavier, more durable, and designed to provide faithful vocal pick-up and unparalleled clarity for all your computer speech applications.

Specifications

Type: Dynamic, Close-Talking

Frequency Response (at 8mm [5/16 inch]): 50 to 15,000 Hz

Polar Pattern: Cardioid (Unidirectional) response-iniform with frequency, symmetrical about axis

Impedance: Microphone rating impedance is 150 ohms (200 ohms actual)

Output Level (close-talked at 1,000 Hz): Open Circuit Voltage / -47.0 db (4.5mV) (0 dB= 1V/100 ubar); Power Level / -66.0 db (0 dB= 1mW/10 ubar)

Hum Sensitivity: 38.4 dB equivalent SPL in a 1 millioersted field

Environmental Conditions: Operating Temperatures: -18 to 60C (0 to 140F); Storage Temperatures: -40 to 74C (-40 to 165F); Humidity: 0 to 95%

Cable: Attached 3.0m (10ft), small-diameter, shielded, PVC-jacketed

Construction: Black thermoplastic housing; stainless steel grille; black-TEFLON‚-coated steel wireframe; rubber-clad steel gooseneck; rubber/nylon elastic headband

Net Weight (including connector): 60.1 g (2.12 oz)

Creative Sound Blaster Approved, the VR116L operates for over 1,000 hours on the supplied AA battery.

The next generation of the original Shure microphone used by OEM software developers to create the voice models used in their systems. Optimized frequency response, unidirectional pickup pattern and low distortion for high accuracy speech to text or voice ID requirements.

Shure ruggedness and reliability is an advantage for use in any home or office environment. High impact plastic housing and a thin flexible boom arm locates the microphone in the ideal location near the speaker's mouth. Comes with an attached 10 foot small diameter cable and 3.5mm plug. Includes snap on clothing clip, 2 replaceable foam pop screens. Two year warranty.

Best used with the following sound cards. The VR230D may not be compatible with soundcards other than those listed below.

Advanced Gravis - Ultrasound Max (3010-10)
Ensoniq - Soundscape Plug and Play
Mediatrix Peripherals Inc. - Audiotrix Pro
Mediavision - ProAudio Studio 16
New Media - WavJammer
Reveal - Sound FX Wave32
Reveal - WaveExtreme 32 SC800
Turtle Beach - Tropez