Not all microphones are created equal. Most are made for music. Few are designed and tuned for speech recognition software, dictation or transcription --a much smaller market. Here you will find the best buy plug and play dictation microphones and optional USB adapters. They are meant for unmatched performance with Speech Recognition, Voice Recording, Podcasting, Teleworking and Voice over IP. Desktop with detachable booms or headset models. If USB connectivity, high definition, frecuency range, cardioid pattern, noise reduction, crystal clear voice clarity and portability are important to you, give SpeechWare microphones a try. You will be amazed. Some of them are considered as the best in their category by the specialized media. Besides, if you use Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking, you will get instant transcription, no latency, human-like accuracy and maximum comfort. What a change for professional dictation in a laptop or computer running Windows or MacOS, even with high ambient noise!