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Could this be the new standard office hours microphone? If it had a PTT, that's push-to-talk, I'd be all over it like white on rice.

ASKED BY · David Brady · NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK · 23 SEP 2026 · ▶ 00:18:51

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Notes Trash Talk Audio makes a classic mouth microphone with XLR connector; discusses availability in different colors and potential for modification with push-to-talk button.

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18:45And there's a link to trash talk audio. Now I got to see. What is this? Who has it? Somebody haven't opened up yet. It's a great domain name, by the way. Yeah, right. Yes. This is the future. Please. Oh, I'm buying this. Is that an XLR? You know, they've had a USB version of this for a very long time. But does it have foldback?

19:11Does it have foldback? There's no connector. You should be playing audio into it. David, I could absolutely just see you sitting at your desk at work going, yeah, that's not what I said. You got that all wrong. Drop it on the table. But then you have to get that foam thing, you know, that lets you put your shoulder against it. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

19:35Wow. Mouth mic, XLR cable, quarter-rich cable. Actually, and if I'm not mistaken, there's a 3.5 millimeter one that folks put out to use, like, in your car as, you know, with your phone at the time when you were still plugging it into the phone. Speaking of this, have you ever seen that video clip of a woman who got pulled over for talking on her phone in the car in her hand?

20:01And the guy, and she goes, I wasn't holding my phone. He goes, I saw you. You had it in your right hand. And she holds her nub up. She goes, I don't think so. She didn't even have a right hand. Anyway, thank you, cops. Oh, you can get it in different colors, David. You should get a red one. check it, red. And it really does need push to talk, doesn't it?

20:27Isn't that the bat phone? Yes. It's red, right? Oh, I love this. That's so funny, David. You might have to mod it with a push to talk button. Let's go to the next question, Alexander. That's going to be my dedicated comms mic from now on. Next question is coming in from Andre Dole in Berlin. Can you please explain the different audio levels you have to meet

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