Do you have to buy a garmin external mic?

 

Is the Garmin external Mic special or necessary? Or can you just buy any mic that has the same male jack size?

Any mic will do

As long as the plug fits the jack...but for things like this, I tend to go with OEM accessories, as they were designed for the units they work with.

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*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*

Ummm....will ANY mic

Ummm....will ANY mic do?????

Mics have didnt OHM resistance that could make a difference.

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Charley - Nuvi 350 - Bel STI Driver - Cobra 29 w/ wilson 1000 - AIM: asianfire -

Not literally any mic

But any mic amongst the accessories designed to be used with cell phones ought to work...I plugged one of those mics with an ear-bud into my 660's cradle, and it (the mic part)worked fine, of course there was no sound in the ear-bud...but the Garmin OEM mic was better.

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*Keith* MacBook Pro *wifi iPad(2012) w/BadElf GPS & iPhone6 + Navigon*