VXI launched the parrott t Switch 60V which was the first amp to provide seamless alternation between the telephone and the computer. Prior to the parrott t 60V, two headsets were required for users of speech recognition, one for the telephone and one for the computer. VXI was first to add a feature that gave the user the ability to hear the person on the telephone even when they were inputting data into the computer via voice. Previously, and to this day many competitor's amps do not allow the user to hear the person on the telephone when the switch is in the computer position for inputting data via voice. The parrott t 60V contains the parrott t Translator which has two benefits - Universal Compatibility and Improved Microphone Performance.
Universal compatibility is a major issue with voice recognition performance.
Several soundcards and many laptops are poorly configured for electret microphones. The result is a moderate to severe reduction in the performance of voice recognition. The impact is that users become frustrated with the software, when the issue is a compatibility issue. The parrott t Translator's function is to detect the bias and resistance from the PC and properly balance it to be compatible with the headset. Therefore, the headset always has the right power for optimal performance.