Shure has announced the launch of the Microflex Advance MXA902 integrated conferencing ceiling array that integrates an array microphone with a loudspeaker and proprietary IntelliMix DSP for small and medium-size meeting rooms.
The array microphone is designed to foster enhanced directional voice capture, with the wide-dispersion loudspeaker offering natural sounding far-end speech. IntelliMix DSP applies automatic mixing, echo cancellation, noise reduction, and automatic gain control.
“Most conference rooms and meeting spaces no longer address the needs of modern-day professionals,” says Evan Groom, conferencing product manager at Shure. “Employees are more discerning than ever –opting to meet in spaces that best support hybrid collaboration with in-office technology that is both flexible and effective. We’ve recognized the depth of our customers’ needs with the MXA902 as a solution that delivers the best audio capture and reproduction technology for all users in the room. With the microphone, loudspeaker, and DSP all in one device, the MXA902 helps improve the overall room design, creating a sleek and elegant meeting room without extension mics and extra wires – a win for end users and a win for IT and installation professionals.”
The MXA902 is officially certified for Microsoft Teams and Zoom Rooms when paired with the USB audio network interface with matrix mixing (ANIUSB-MATRIX). The MXA902 and ANIUSB-MATRIX have undergone rigorous testing in lab and real-life environments.
In addition, the MXA902 is designed with proprietary Single Zone Automatic Coverage technology, which is designed to cover a 20 x 20-foot space with minimal configuration needed. This is combined with the wide-dispersion 2.5-inchloudspeaker to deliver sound capture and listening from one device. Futher, the MXA902 is built with Shure Audio Encryption to help ensure audio content is protected among all Shure Microflex Ecosystem devices in the room.
MXA900 series accessory kits provide a simplified mounting system that works with a variety of ceiling types, including in-ceiling, on-ceiling, pole, or wire rope. A white (and paintable) industrial design fits most architectural needs of meeting rooms.
The MXA902 will be available later in 2023. Go here for more specifics.
