i bought this for doing a pod cast under ideal conditions, background noise wise. and knowing the ear piece was crap and possibly would need glue. im happy to say its not as bad as i thought. - 1 * cuz of the ear piece is still not great for travel but in a room with no music or no streets to lose the ear plug it will serve greatpro- aaa charger- it picks up everything thing clearlycon-n ear pice falls out too easyIT PICKS UP E V E R Y T H I N G CLEARLY