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Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB

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The Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW features a hypercardioid dynamic microphone capsule that is incredibly noise cancelling and deadly accurate with NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Medical and Windows Speech Recognition. **We include a 6 foot shielded cable.**
Price: $129.00
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
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Audio Technica Pro 8HEMW KB
Accuracy: 9.9
Noise Filtering: 10
Comfort: 7
Overall: 9
Pros: Great noise filtering and accuracy/rugged
Cons: Customer complaints of the headset being too tight

Important Product Note: This microphone must not be used with your computers integrated soundcard. It must be used with a recommended USB external soundcard. When using this Microphone with the VXI Full Duplex Soundcard you must use a P_100 power converter.
 

 

See our Microphone Comparison Chart for more details regarding microphone performance.

 

The following PDF links include pictorial step-by-step audio setup guides. Click the appropriate link/s to download a complimentary Microphone Installation Guide

 

Audio Setup Guide for Dragon NaturallySpeaking

 

Audio Setup Guide for WSR

Audio Setup Guide for DragonDictate

 
Audio-Technica PRO8HEMW

The Audio-Technica PRO8HEMW is a lightweight hypercardioid headset for use with the pRO88 wireless transmitter. The adjustable headset is ideal for capturing speech during presentations, narration and more. The hypercardioid polar pattern is focused and rejects off-axis feedback and noise.

  • Professional quality vocal pickup with hands-free operation
  • Hi-ENERGY® neodymium element for crisp sound reproduction
  • Low visibility headband provides stable, comfortable fit
  • Pivot mounted flexible mic boom descends from left or right side
  • Terminated with a 1/8" (3.5mm) mini connector for the Pro88 wireless transmitter
KnowBrainer Speech recognition Perspective on the Audio-Technica PRO8HEMW
 
This microphone, like the Sennheiser ME3 and KnowBrainer hands-free microphone, do not include speakers.

 

 

  • Includes additional 6 foot speech recognition breakaway cable (KnowBrainer exclusive)  
  • Hyper-cardioid Neodymium Dynamic microphone element
  • Frequency response 200 to 18,000 Hz.
  • 2.1 ounce weight.
  • Terminating 1/8 inch (3.5 mm) monophonic plug (for speech recognition use).
  • This headset does NOT include speakers
  • 2 year warranty

 

 

Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW vs Sennheiser ME3

 

  1. Pro 8HEmW features notably better noise cancellation in high noise environments

  2. Pro 8HEmW is less expensive the the ME3

  3. Pro 8HEmW features a larger microphone capsule (bigger is better)

  4. Pro 8HEmW features a lower noise floor then the ME3
  5. Pro 8HEmW features a more focused hyper-cardioid microphone element as compared to the ME3 cardioid element which is less expensive to manufacture
  6. Pro 8HEmW can be worn as a traditional headset (over the top of the head) or around the back of the head with a microphone on either side while the Sennheiser ME3 can only be worn around the back of the head with the microphone on the right side.
  7. Pro 8HEmW features a more focused longer range hyper-cardioid microphone element as compared to the standard ME3 cardioid element which is less expensive to manufacture
 
For a more detailed comparison on how the Sennheiser ME3 compares against the new Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW click Here
 
Chuck Runquist of VoicePower says "My Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW performance is impressive to say the least. It outshines the Sennheiser ME3”

 

 
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"My favorite mic"

Rebecca Moore on 4/24/2024 9:08:36 AM

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Review Description: Love this mic!

Customer name: Rebecca Moore

Title: Real-time Closed Captioner

Description: Flawless recognition - I’ve used mine for years and love it!! We are a package deal for any job! Thank you, Lunis, for your recommending this to me! I appreciate you! Thankful Dessa told me about you so long ago- my go-to source for every technical need to keep me running fast and clear!

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Curt Hagenau on 10/13/2016 6:37:53 PM

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Review Description: I wear mine around my neck, as I need no ear speaker fxn. Neurology dictation...best I've found Wore mine out, ordering a new one today

Customer name: Curt Hagenau

Title: Audio Technica

Description: see above

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Robert Fletcher on 9/12/2014 1:57:33 PM

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Review Description: The Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW arrived on time this morning. Thank you very much you certainly know how to send things international. I am absolutely amazed by this microphone it certainly is achieving the accuracy which I desired. I guess in the area of microphones and speech recognition it is very hard to actually advise people what the improvements in accuracy would make. But the Audio-Technica Pro 8HEmW is leagues ahead of the Andrea. I have sent my cousin in Australia the Andrea with the hope... More details