All, what sort of mics and speakers do you use for videoconferences?
We currently use two Jabra 710 mic/speakers, but this isn't ideal at all. The sound is often robotic. Besides that, users find it hard to set up.
Recommendations are appreciated! #fossmendations
@Gina If you're for quality, any headphones with protracted mic are the best.
For a room setup I personally find the distance people are sitting from the mic to have the primary impact on quality.
@kravietz General room design and dressing is hugely undrerated.
People put vidoeconf (or voice conf) setups into bare-walled rooms with hard tables and large glass windows ... and expect there *not* to be a tremendous amount of reverb, echo, feedback, and cross-feed.
And that's before you get to micing & c.
@dredmorbius @Gina That's a valid point, didn't realize that it matters so much!
@kravietz Even just a few wall dressings / window treatments can make a huge difference.
The problem of having mics literally _sitting on a table_, where every interaction (bags, papers, books being put on them, pencil/pen tapping, someone typing on their laptop, any mechanical motion, etc.) will be conducted directly to the mic, is a big one. Mounts help.
Close-micing of individual speakers.
Muting inactive participants.
@dredmorbius @Gina Oh yes, I just had a wonderful experience yesterday listening to a colleague unpack his sandwich, literally heard each layer he striped :)
