[AG-TECH] AG2.0 RAT issues (and cheap sound ...)

Randy Groves randy.groves at boeing.com
Thu Sep 18 14:21:59 CDT 2003


Yes I know about that solution, and you're right, it works well.  But the 
interconnect is clunky looking and the fact that you have to switch between 
telephone and AG using the little switch on the box is not the best 
solution for technophobes and execs.

I'm looking for a nicely packaged solution with connections right on the 
device that allow me to get in the middle of the echo-suppression process 
and suck out what I need for AG.

Hands-off would be nice, but if we need to go with a headset, then a cool 
wireless cell-phone headset would work just fine.

-randy

At 11:53 AM 9/18/2003, you wrote:

>I use a solution in that price range actually...
>
>Its a polycom soundstation teleconference phone in combination with a
>polycom interconnect box.
>
>The phone (available with extension mics to give you two extra pod mics to
>cover a medium sized room/large table), I think was $400, and the
>interconnect box is about $100.  The interconnect box interfaces with the
>phone to convert its mic and speaker to 8th" line level inputs/outputs.
>Works quite well.
>
>-Mike
>
>
>On Thu, 18 Sep 2003, Randy Groves wrote:
>
> > Well, from my research so far, and the resounding silence on this list as
> > to possibilities, I would say that the IP telephony crowd hasn't had much
> > effect yet.  It seems that the only solution (for good sound, and hands off
> > capability) is the single channel Gentner - which is in the $2000 range.
> >
> > We obviously haven't reached any tipping point yet - I can't believe that
> > this is still rocket science.  It would seem that there would be a pretty
> > good market (think home and office use) for a unit in the $300-500 range.
> >
> > Even better if it was less.
> >
> > -randy
> >
> > At 10:37 AM 9/18/2003, Robert Olson wrote:
> > >At 10:47 AM 9/18/2003 -0400, James Miller wrote:
> > >>OK, Is there a way to resolve echo issues in laptops?
> > >
> > >I just have to echo Mike Miller's comment:
> > >
> > >>The only solution I have found is to get an outboard echo
> > >>canceller(Gentner, Polycom) or use a headset.
> > >
> > >At least, until there's good real software EC available in an RTP audio
> > >tool (Jay?) or other good commodity EC mics; it seems like the latter
> > >shoudl be findable given the growing popularity of IP telephony stuff.
> > >
> > >--bob
> >
> >
> >
>
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