Mic choice for podcasting in GB3

I'm assembling hardware to create a podcast and am having a heck of a time finding a microphone that will work with GarageBand 3 and a PowerBook G4. Regardless of whether I plug the mic directly into the input or into iMic and then FireWire, the levels produced barely register in System Preferences/Sound or in GB and are way too low. I'm able to boost the vocals somewhat in GB, but the resulting hiss is unacceptable.
I'm using an Audio-Technica Pro24 stereo mic rated at 600 ohms. Could the problem be that even with iMic, I need a mic with higher impedence?
Is the best solution to buy an amplifier?
-- Leigh
PowerBook   Mac OS X (10.4.6)  
iMac    

Since your PowerBook has a Line-In I'd suggest a better solution than an iMic would be a small mixer like the Behringer UB502 Eurorack Mixer for about $30. It will give you a lot more control over the levels.
--HangTime [Will Compute for Food] B-|>
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