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MXL Microphones AC-360-Z V2 MXL Microphones AC-360-Z V2
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Zoom meetings. How quickly they seem to have crept in to our everyday working life! Of course, the logical next step from this was to have Zoom meetings with more and more people attending and able to tune in and contribute from afar and so Zoom Room came in to being. And then this: a microphone designed specifically for Zoom Room.

The unit itself has 4 quadrants, each housing 3 microphone capsules, making it able to pick up any sound within a 25-foot radius and with 360° coverage so, suitable for medium sized meetings with probably about 7-8 people in a normal office space and the freedom to move around the room as needed with no reduction in pick up. For larger rooms or for more participants, you are able to connect multiples of this device together using USB-C cabling. USB-C is also how the mic connects up to your PC and it doesn’t require any drivers, which is a massive bonus in my opinion!

The sound quality is reliable and clear due to the echo cancellation software within Zoom itself (so, even though there are 12 microphone capsules in all, none of them will cause feedback or echo in any of the others) and the Digital Signal Processors keeps all the audio on track. The rubber feet on the base are removable and the kit comes with mounting pads so you can place the mic wherever suits your needs best, be it the ceiling or desk-mounted. It also comes in a choice of black or white and has an all metal frame so is pretty durable and takes the worry of accidental damage away. Finally, the power supply cable is lockable, making it very unlikely it will be accidentally unplugged in the middle of a meeting. RRP £460

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If you use Zoom Rooms in your day-to-day business activity, you can’t go too far wrong with this. Just be prepared to factor in the lack of wireless connectivity if you want to move rooms at a later date!
  • Good radius of sound pick up
  • 360° coverage
  • Able to ‘daisy-chain’ other units for larger coverage
  • Designed for use exclusively with Zoom
  • Only able to use with Zoom!
  • No wireless connectivity option