SoundCard&Headset Compatibility for DNS

[habeeb]

I would like to have the following information :
“I want to purchase GN503 USB headset for my office Computer to use the same for dictation with Dragon Naturally Speaking 8.0. Though I have Creative SoundBlaster Audigy ZS in my system, I go for GN503USB instead of GN503SC with the hope that the performance and recognition level would be higher in case of GN503USB.
I would like to have technical advise whether or not GN503 USB is superior and preferable to GN503 SC if the latter is to be used with Audigy ZS. The price of GN503 USB is double the price of GN503 SC.
Habeeb

[saphalline]

Oh! Dragon Naturally Speaking! Now I get it! You should have spelled it out in your thread title, though. I read this out of curiosity, but many people are going to assume that you meant Domain Name Space, since that's the standard expansion of the 3-letter acronym DNS.

If you've got a dedicated sound card like an Audigy2 ZS, I'd go for the cheaper SC version. The USB version will likely require drivers and a lot of effort to get working correctly and interfacing with audio in the OS. The SC version is going to be a standard microphone/line-in device, which means plug 'n play and higher compatibility. No sense paying for the complexity of a USB device when you spent all that money on a dedicated sound card! Otherwise, what was the point of buying an Audigy2 ZS?

[habeeb]

Dear Saphalline
Thank you for your advise. I can now judiciously invest my money on the right microphone.
habeeb