Steno SR Pro-1. Single microphone professional model Stenomask. Silently communicate and transcribe anywhere. Industry best noise isolation microphone. Steno SR is a hand held sound booth.

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.

I’m giving it five stars because I’m just thankful this product exists. With the pandemic I’ve had to take sensitive calls and participate in meetings with kids running around and while sharing work space with others who are also having calls and meetings. This device 1) dampens outside noise so the person on the other line can’t hear the mess going on around you and 2) dampens your own voice to outsiders so that only the person on the other line can hear you. Other reviewers point out that it would be great if it was wireless, didn’t look so bulky etc which are all fair points but to me it’s more important that there is a device out there that could accomplish 1&2 above.

A must have for court reporters. Be careful with the cord near the plug. It does tend to short out very quickly if bent for storage

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!