I recommend Bluetooth for your head set. I have a blue tooth keyboard, it is great. Especially combined with wireless headphones. It turns my iMac into a portable computer. TF On 11/08/2012, at 12:10 PM, Cheryl Homiak <cahomiak@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Yes, I have my microphone at about 66% input and that usually is plenty. Sometimes if I put the input much higher than that if I'm recording something and get really loud, there is Some distortion. But I really do like the dictation. One of the advantages of the Mac Pro over my beloved Mac Mini is having a built-in microphone. But still, for some purposes, I'd like to find stereo microphone maybe with a headset. However, for just dictation, this works very well -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Aug 10, 2012, at 7:00 PM, Tuscia-Falconer <falconer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I found the default microphone level was low and raised it to 80 getting > better results. > I am using an iMac with a built in microphone. > I am sitting at least 2 1/2 feet from the microphone speaking with a normal > volume. > > I have dictated all of this message without any corrections. > > TF > >> >> Click on the link below to go to our homepage. >> http://www.icanworkthisthing.com >> >> Manage your subscription by using the web interface on the link below. >> //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >> >> Users can subscribe to this list by sending email to >> macvoiceover-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> with 'subscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web >> interface at //www.freelists.org/list/macvoiceover >>