Inavate + Shure: Expanding capabilities

• Features

• 05/03/2024

Audio is essential for hybrid work and Shure remains one of the premier providers of solutions that can enable modern work routines. The offerings from Shure continue to become more advanced and more suited to the evolved communication, collaboration, and aesthetic needs of today’s users.

Following on from the successful launch of the Shure Microflex MXA902 last year, Shure has introduced the Microflex Advance MXA901 Conferencing Ceiling Array Microphone. The product expands the availability of Shure’s excellent audio solutions to a wider array of meeting spaces.

Featuring a round form factor that is unobtrusive in nearly any architectural setting, the Shure MXA901 is designed with Single Zone Automatic Coverage Technology, which covers a 20ft by 20ft space with minimal configuration needed, enabling users to automatically capture the talkers they wish to hear and avoid distracting noise. It also ensures quality sound output, an engineering feat considering the product’s form factor.

To add, MXA901’s onboard IntelliMix DSP includes Automatic Gain Control, Acoustic Echo Cancellation, Noise Reduction and Automatic Mixing to deliver high-quality sound for all participants. With the Shure MXA901 users can rest assured that all their audio needs for meetings and collaboration will be taken care of completely. Further enhancing the seamless deployment and management of Shure’s Microflex Ecosystem portfolio is the development of Designer 6.0, the next generation of the Designer configuration software. Designer 6.0 represents a complete overhaul of the software’s workflows and user experience, making it easier than ever to configure, deploy, and manage Shure hardware devices.

As a whole, the Shure Microflex Ecosystem presents an unbeatable value proposition for communication and collaborate as Evan Groom, conferencing product manager at Shure, says: “The MXA901 combines a sleek and stylish form factor with exceptional audio quality, following the standard set by Shure’s Microflex Advance in conferencing excellence, and design. For users integrating multiple Microflex Ecosystem devices, the new Designer 6.0 makes configuration seamless.”

In addition, the Microflex Wireless neXt 2 (MXW neXt 2) is a versatile, two-channel wireless system designed to offer a cost-effective, intuitive, and all-in-one audio solution for diverse spaces and hybrid environments.

The Microflex Wireless neXt 2 features a unique combination of advanced DSP capabilities and comprehensive audio I/O connections, including USB, Dante networked audio, and analogue audio. It pairs mics at the touch of a button, taking just a matter of minutes to set up. All these features simplify complex installation workflows and offer outstanding audio right out of the box.

Specifically designed to address the hybrid needs of corporate and education facilities, the Shure Microflex Wireless neXt 2 is perfect for spaces that require only two microphones and it connects seamlessly to videoconferencing systems for situations with remote presenters.

Doug Daube, director of conferencing, global product management at Shure, concludes: “AV/IT professionals in corporate and higher education environments now require more flexible solutions for teaching, conferencing spaces, and other hybrid scenarios. MXW neXt 2 will help address their current challenges by simplifying workflows and affordably delivering exceptional Microflex audio performance, all in a user-friendly and convenient form factor.”