Steno SR Pro-1 is a Pocket Sized Sound Booth. Privately use Speech Technology and Eliminate Background Noise with The Industry Best Voice Isolation Microphone.

Over the past couple of decades I've delved into dictation and tried a variety of microphones, digital recorders, not to mention different speech to text programs. In the past few years things have gotten better, but things have improved significantly in speech to text conversion. Two things of note. First, Microsoft has acquired Dragon Naturally Speaking. Second, Apples latest IOS and Mac OS now have amazing dictation ability.But you're not reading this for a brief history of dictation. What is important is what can the Steno Pro 1 do for you. Surprisingly, it's probably not what you're thinking. IMHO the key advantage is that the voice quality is consistent. If you're dictating with a microphone sitting on your desk, pinned to your label, or being hand-held, there is a variation as you move closer or further away from the microphone. There's also plosives that can be problematic. The Steno Mask eliminates those issues.Some folks complain about the air flow issue. Now that's a head scratcher because there is a hole next to where the cable comes out. Personally expelling the air while speaking has never been a problem.Other folks complain that you have to hold it in front of your face to get any sound at all. Really? Did they not look at the images of the device in use? If you're thinking that this is going to have the quality of a $400 microphone, think again. It's not. The steno mask is not designed for podcasting or telephones.One thing worth noting is that you may need to get a USB to USB C adapter to connect the phono plug adapter (suggest the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Play! 3) to your device. The Syntech adapter that I purchased had problems. It fails to connect firmly (you should feel a little snap when it is inserted). At first, I thought maybe the one I had was defective, so I tried others of the same brand. They all failed to seat firmly. I suspect some owners who report poor dictation with the steno mask may have used a low quality USB to USB C connector. The first time I dictated with the low quality connector the results were horrible. However, when an Apple USB to USB C connector was used the results were spectacular.

I have been a court reporter for over 10 years and this is the worst mask I've ever had. Sound quality is horrible. I've purchased Talk Technology masks in the past but this design is the worst. I do not recommend.

For my phone set-up, i have to tap the speaker icon twice in order to get the clear voice mode to kick in. Otherwise the voice will sound very muffled and unclear. But then its smooth sailing from there on.

Let me explain my use of this device. I sit in a crowded office and have to do sensitive phone conversation for business. I have added a splitter and attached a set of headphones to it to make a rudimentary privacy device, since none is available in market, Hushme keeps dangling there device in air from 2 years and it looks like pie in sky.Microphone in this device works great, overall it significantly dampens my voice that some one standing 5 ft away can not understand a word. It does changes the voice a little bit not significant, people still recognize me over the phone. For those who like bullet points.It dampens voice really well when placed properly on face, even with a beard.Padding is soft and doesn't hurt.Can be connected to any device with 3.5 mm Jack or a USB convertor.Acoustic design is good and serves it's purpose well.Technology wise it has nothing and lot of room from improvement.For this price they can add Bluetooth and head phones to it.Any idea of making it hands free similar to Hushme concept will be great

This is my second purchase as I like to have a back-up mask in case something happens. My first mask is about six years old and still works perfectly. I don't think these masks stop working (i.e., the microphone dies.) It's usually the pod you plug them into for noise quality that stops working. Love this mask. I am a court reporter and use it with in-person and Zoom depositions.

I’m a realtime court reporter. I work primarily in court. I had high hopes for this new mask as I have been a loyal customer of talk technologies stenomask since 2008. I have never used any other mask. I have purchased several masks throughout the years. Lately in the past few years the quality of their masks has significantly gone down. This particular mask stopped working due to moisture I presume within just a few hours of use, even though it was packed with foam and shamwow. Even the wireless mask that i purchased was a dud. I contacted Nigel at Talk Technologies and rather than provide a solution like a replacement, he simply made ridiculous excuses and was no help at all. Unfortunately I cannot continue to recommend this company although I have to many reporters in the past. Unfortunately there are not many stenomask companies to choose from, so court reporters, the people they earn their living from, are stuck with no competition for the time being. I hate to leave bad reviews but they offered me no choice and they know who I am. We have a long documented history of my purchases from them.

I was able to talk to people wearing audio recievers with not interference even though I was RIGHT NEXT to a group of very loud people!! There is a little bit of an element of sounding like you are talking in a "vacuum tube" but it is minimal and MUCH preferable to having lots of distracting background noise!

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