Hi Harry, I would agree with Sue. If you feel like shopping around though, checkout the Microphone comparison matrix at http://www.knowbrainer.com/newstore/pc/viewcontent.asp?idpage=1 Go for the Samson Airline77 which people say is the best Microphone around for use with speech-recognition. See the above link for more information. I use it myself and have had no reason to complain. Pranav