Olympus ME-52W Noise Cancelling External Microphone, 3.5 mm Mono Jack

Not particularly cheap but provided effective noise cancelling when used with a Chinese Android car headunit.

Bought this to fix in the end of a Sony ICD-UX512, a small 1x4x10cm digital recorder, because the built in stereo mics pick up too much surrounding 'clatter'. This Olympus ME 52 slots neatly in the end of the recorder and no messy trailing wires or clips. it rotates and swivels so you can place the recorder flat ant the mic will be generally in the direction you want. Or hand holding the recorder you can point the mike where you want and hold the recorder so its screen is visible and controls are easy to operate. The mic picks up its power from the recorder ok. the sound is a major improvement, which is a relief. pointing at wife and daughter on computer chatting about 20ft away they cam out clear and keyboard 'tapping' was appropriate level and no sudden intrusion of background clatter or noise. when i spoke [from behind] the voice was clearly louder but not a lot or excessively so. I like this as it balances sound reasonably well. Note recording is mono using left channel.

Good product. The sound quality is very good for one-to-one interviews done in a large room. It arrived quickly and I am very pleased.

A few things in the product leaflet not clear from the description: 'not suitable for conference recording' 'Do not use this microphone with any recorder that cannot supply power to an external microphone' Most small microphones need no power supply, and will at least work to some extent with a wide range of devices. Not so this one. It works with my Olympus DS-330 - and presumably with other Olympus recorders, assuming that all their products supply the necessary voltage. It does not work at all (even though the 3.5mm jack is a perfect fit) with anything else I have of other brands such as PC, laptop, mp3 players, cassette-type walkman, PA/Karakoke machine, etc.

Received this item within 24 hrs of ordering and used it in a lecture within an hour of opening it. Well made, robust but neat and discreet this microphone is a must for anyone looking to use a modestly priced digital voice recorder for longer distance recordings without or without high ambient noise. My recorder is the VN-6800PC. Typically in a busy lecture theatre up to 10-20m from the speaker with papers rustling, packets being opened and secondary conversations underway this little beauty does a great job of enhancing the primary subject and filtering out some of the unwanted rubbish. Not used the extension lead or tie clip yet but those look useful additions to the package as well.

Don't get me wrong - it's probably a great microphone. I can't tell. I purchased it to go with my Sony PX312 and it just doesn't work. I have tried everything, but to no avail. The build quality looks good and having an extension lead and tie clip, along with a wind baffle is a great plus. Perhaps one day I will buy another recorder, which is compatible and be able to update this. :(

I have to admit that the first one sent to me was faulty and did not work on my Olympus voice recorder so I had to return it. This I did and the replacement IS FANTASTIC. It works WELL above my expectations. The only point that needs to be made is that this mic does not allow the recorder to be used in "Conference Mode" - not a problem to me, but it might be important to some people. This mic is VERY sensitive and works well in the "voice activated mode" on my Olympus voice recorder. In this mode my Olympus VN-713PC recorder runs for just over 48 Hours Non-Stop - In a domestic situation - on one fully charged set (2) of 950 mAh NiMh Batteries. I am VERY impressed with this microphone. Mr. B.S. Kent.

This product worked but was not ideal for me for two reasons. 1. I knew it was a mono microphone but I expected that this would mean it gave the same signal on both channels of a stereo voice recorder. In fact it gives a signal on just one channel and the other is blank. Hence, I have to manipulate the recording afterwards on a computer to copy the one live channel over to the blank channel, or convert it to a mono track. 2. I thought I might be able to use the microphone whilst walking about with it clipped on to a lapel. In fact the recordings like this were more or less unusable for something like a video voice-over due a loud background rustling noise of clothing against the clip and the microphone. In other words, it is not particularly well shielded against movement noise. This may a characteristic of all such microphones but I thought it useful to point out this limitation here in case others may think it suitable for that sort of application.

Je possède déjà un micro de ce type, j'en suis toujours très satisfait : exemple enregistrement de conférencier ( le mono suffit ) sans trop accrocher les bruits de l'assistance ( attention, si en fin de conférence ils y a des questions posées par l'assistance, on ne les entend pratiquement pas et il faut prévoir une deuxième source d'enregistrement ). Petit détail : la bonette qui faisait partie du lot il y a 2 ans n'est plus fournie ( elle était de piètre qualité il est vrai ). ATTENTION : n' achetez pas les bonettes mousses Rycote 105501 qui sont beucoup trop petites pour ce micro, ( je viens d'en faire les frais ).

Bought this mic for my working van Android head unit. Before the feedback was a very muffled audio but now my mates all saying that sounds like I’m talking from my iPhone. The other positive is that the mic head can be removed and attached to my DLSR camera. It is a bit pricey but worth it.

I installed third party chinese car android, for bluetooth hands free calls, i tried many mics but no use, after so much searching i found this mic, moment of truth the noise cancelling mic worked, it tried eliminating thee car background noise, my phone calls are much better. High price, but the noise cancelling worked.

Awsome mic use it wiht my aftermarket car screen as a phone mic, no road noise in my phone calls!

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