Andrea Communications WNC-1500 Stereo 2.4Ghz Wireless Computer Headset with Noise canceling Microphone, USB Charging Cable in Retail Packaging

Pros: Works well with Dragon Naturally Speaking. It's wireless. Cons: The build quality is really shoddy. One of the ear pads was ripping open straight out of the box; had to put a bit of glue on it. It's barely used and one of the plastic hinges already broke. The over the ear pads are too hot.

It works somewhat. On SKYPE, if I remotely (at the headset) mute the audio, it disconnected, so I had to go thru the process of options to reconnect, a software bug. The range is somewhat limited in my house.

Came without any how to use instructions and the online instructions proved to be inadequate. I had problems getting these to ork each time I activated my speech to text software on both my iMac and my Windows. They now lay idle, unused, after a meek spent finding them a nuisance. They are not comfortable and I do not use them. I wasted my money. I purchased a far more expensive speaker, I which I had bought these first. My $500. cost Sonnheiser is brilliant—it works instantly at every new speech to text session. My fault for settling for a cheaper model hoping it wound be good enough for my speech to text needs. If you can, spend a little more for a better product than this.

I've owned in the past many speech recognition headsets, but this is by far the best I ever had. I always thought there was better out there. And now, after experiencing the quality of speech recognition and listening to music. This Andrea, 1500 headset is exceptional and won't break the bank. I highly recommend this product.

Use for language practice with my Mac Pro. Uses a USB connection and is wireless. Setup easy. Headphones produce very good sound so work well for listening to music, etc. Microphone placement near user's mouth can be a bit tricky. Sensitivity and volume for microphone are not what I hoped for. Voice reproduction is not clear and crisp making use with interactive programs frustrating. Give it an okay for listening.

I second the Broke too easily review. The design is not good, barely used (twice a week or so) and they literally starting falling off my head during a conference call because the little black mount broke same as described in the other review. Don't purchase these. Battery life is also pretty bad.

The device can only charge thru the compuiter. Occassional the dragon program needs to be reset to the off position to gtet the program to recognize speech from the head set. With two earphones you cannot carry on a conversation without removing the headset. It is nice not having wires to trip on while dictating. I am a physician who dictates at a standing work station.

I bought this headset for use with Dragon speech recognition software and Skype. I've been using both programs with a variety of microphones for many years. This is the first microphone that failed. Even with the maximum volume, people were barely able to hear me over Skype and many words were missed in Dragon speech recognition. I have been using Dragon for four years and this is the first microphone that failed so spectacularly. Most microphones give you a wide range of adjustability when it comes to microphone input volume or at the very least a "microphone gain" option. Unfortunately, Andrea chose not to make its own drivers for this headset but instead opted for generic USB audio drivers. These generic drivers do not have a microphone gain option. As a result, you cannot set the volume of the microphone to a usable level. For those wondering, I did try every possible microphone boom position short of swallowing the damn thing. I also scoured the web for any possible solution to that the aforementioned generic drivers and found nothing. In short, this thing is going back!

Broke in the first week.

Plastic broke where the headset piece attaches to the head band within a few weeks of use. Had to be returned and will look for a replacement.

I bought this for speech recognition. This has been advertised as being very good for voice recognition, however I have found that recognition is rather poor with this device. Yes, I did position my microphone properly to take into account noise cancelation. Playback is rather good however.

These headphones work as advertised and resulted in increased accuracy in Dragon Dictate, the purpose for which I purchased them. That they fold down into a nice case is a bonus.

I just ordered this headset for use with Dragon Dictate 3.03 for Mac. Works much better than the wireless Plantronics one I had been using. Accuracy is much improved due to the excellent noise cancelation. The headset is also quite comfortable and great sound. For the money, it can't be beat!