The flexibility that the modern work environment demands means that IT managers and AV professionals need audio solutions that can be easily configured out-of-the-box so they can transform small-to-medium-sized rooms into fully-featured spaces that enable meeting equality. The days of meeting rooms that do not allow for different sizes of groups and different forms of interactions are over but there’s a real need for room infrastructure to rise the challenge of this new working environment. Audio quality is among the most essential pre-requisites for high quality meetings and collaboration and can’t simply be handled by the patch performance of embedded laptop microphones.
“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,” confirms Evan Groom, the conferencing product manager at Shure, pointing out that few rooms meet today’s needs: “Most conference rooms and meeting spaces no longer address the needs of modern-day professionals.”
To address this need, Shure has launched the Microflex Advance MXA902 Integrated Conferencing Ceiling Array. Shure is claiming a world first with the product which integrates a ceiling array microphone with a loudspeaker and the company’s IntelliMix DSP for small-and-medium-sized meeting rooms in a single device. The MXA902 has been designed to provide premium audio coverage for all participants in the room. The ceiling technology allows all talkers to be closer to the microphone and speaker, which ensures equality of experience for both those in the room and in the online meeting. By being mounted on the ceiling it keeps the room free of distracting table and wall clutter, while ensuring that all participants enjoy the same quality no matter of where they are seating in the room. Additionally, unlike all-in-one camera bars, it allows ideal camera placement regardless of where the speaker and microphones are placed.
With the MXA902, IT Managers and AV professionals have now an easy to install and to use solution, that brings the high-quality experience that users would find in a complex and large executive boardroom, to small and midsized rooms.
“We’ve recognised 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,” adds Groom. “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.”
To ensure experiences are seamless and collaboration is simple, 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 been through rigorous and comprehensive lab and real-life testing to gain compliance so IT professional and integrators can be sure that end users will enjoy premium audio in an easy-to-use conferencing experience.
The installation-friendly MXA902 can be augmented with accessory kits including a simplified mounting system that works with a variety of ceiling types, including in-ceiling, on-ceiling, pole or wire rope. The white industrial design, which can also be painted if desired, fits most architectural needs so installers don’t have to worry about making additional cosmetic changes.
The MXA902 was shown for the first time at InfoComm 2023 and is available now. For more information, visit Shure.
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